Types of structure
- 1. Types of structure: Open narratives are story which don’t reach a conclusion, for example soaps are a prime example of this, they have individual episodes which end but the story still continues indefinitely due to the fact there are many different story in the programs which are ‘true life’, so these continue on. Closed narratives are story which do reach a conclusion, for example films and books do this, sometimes they may be in a set of 2 or 3 but they do have an ending so they are closed. My children book is also an example of closed narrative, my story has a clear ending which shows a resolution, this is good for a children's book as a child will want to know what happens. Another structure is Single stand this is when the narrative has one storyline, so there isn't multi other things going on, it is just one personas story which is shown, this is usually used in children books as its simple and easy to understand for the child, also adding to many different story in to one could be confusing for a young child. My story book is an example of this is it has one simple story running through out. Multi strand is when a narrative has many different storylines running through out, soap operas are a good example this for example Eastenders has many different people who all have individual lives, so these are show in the same episode but as almost separate story which overlap with each other from time to time. Linear structures are where the story beings at the start and flows through till the end, this is a simple but effective way of telling a story. It is the most used way of telling a story it tends to be used mostly in films books and journalisms uses this. i also used this when telling the story in my children book, it was the best way to tell my story as it is simple and easy to understand for the children, also because it is only a small book there wouldn't of been enough pages/room to keep skipping forward and backwards throughout. A non-linear structure is when narratives don’t go thought the story in a straight line, these stories jump around in terms of time, for example using flash forwards and flash backs to tell the story. This type of narrative doesn’t always make sense until the end of the story as all the pieces for the different times need to be shown before you have the full story. This
- 2. way of telling a story can be quite complex and hard to follow so it isn't used much for younger audiences, it tends to be used mostly in films. Realist narratives are ‘real life’ reflections, these are story which include events which could be things that would happen in day to day life. For example soaps are realist, but obviously more dramatic as they need to make the story interesting for the viewers. These can also be cartoons for example bobs burgers,it may be done in a cartoon but the structure being the story is realist just like a soap. Finally anti-realist are stories which are highly unlikely or impossible to occur in real lie, Sci-fi and fantasy are clear examples of what would be classed as anti-realist as there are things like magic, the story being set on a different plan or animals talking, these wouldn’t be happening in real life situations so that makes them anti-realist. Components: Opening - the start of the story Conflict - often what drives/moves the story onwards (not always a fight) Resolution - the ending ( not always positive) Enigma - a puzzle, something to interest the viewer, e.g. murder mystery Climax - the turning point which determines the characters fate Manipulation of times and space - jumping forwards and backwards in time, or stretching out time or condensing it