Genre and Narrative

Key Film Language 

The key Technical components of a film can be divided into key categories;

Marco Elements and Micro Elements. Macro Elements refers to Genre and Narrative.



Genre
Genre refers to a cateory of media products that classify as being organised.

There are many types of Genres, these include;
 Horror, Comedy, Thriller, Drama, Action, Romance, Adventure,Sci-FI, Musicals, Western, Fantasy, Historical, Short Films and Documentary.

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Narrative 

Narrative refers to the way a story is organised. A sequence of events, often referred to as the plot.

Narrative Structure

A Narrative Structure is the way those events are revealed to the audience.


Linear Narrative  

Linear Narrative is the sequence of events are shown in the order that they place beginning, middle and end. This is the most popular form of narrative structure. E.G. Road Train, Drag Me To Hell and The Call. http://www.imdb.com/video/wab/vi3122791449/   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1127180/?ref_=nv_sr_1 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1911644/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Non-Linear Narrative

Non-Linear Narrative is the sequence of events that are revealed out of the expected order E.g Pulp Fiction, Momento and The Walking Dead. http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi164666905/  http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi1368785177/  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1520211/?ref_=nv_sr_1