Media Theory: Narrative

Media Theory: Narrative

Narrative

(Definitions)

• Narrative is a story or plot
• Narrative is the way the story is organised.

Elements of Narrative include:

• Time
• Closure
• Enigma - A problem that needs to be solved

Classical Hollywood Narratives:

• Linear - The events that take place in chronological order
• Few, if any, sub plots
• Tendency towards closure

The theories of Narrative

• Tzvetan Todorov
• Equilibrium
• Disruption
• Resolution
• New Equilibrium

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