Story & Narrative

Story & Narrative 

Story;

The story never changes, This is where the script writers creativity is really shown, as the actually screening of the script will be a lot different from the written script as the directors may cut out small bits of the script but the story never changes. Story is NOT a synonym for Narrative.

Narrative;

The narrative is how the story is told. The Narrative is changed by the Director, this is due to costs and also for a chance to give the director their view and how they would shoot the scene. 

Narrative Structure

Classical Hollywood Narrative Film Structure;

1. Exposition; Introduction to Key characters, and locations. 

2. Development; In Depth introduction to the characters, help's you know the characters.

3. Complication; Something goes wrong, which effects the characters.

4. Climax; The problem gets sorted through a scene which gets heated up.

5. Resolution; Happy ending, the film is finished. 

This is a LINEAR structure.

3 Act Structure;

1. Equilibrium; A balance, everything is fine. 

2. Disequilibrium; A change in the balance, something goes wrong, a problem which will need to be solved. 

3. New Equilibrium; A balance is achieved again. 

A 3 Act structure is common in Television shows, such as soaps like Eastenders. 

A Breakdown of each storyline in Pulp Fiction