Narrative and Genre. -Narrative is the way a story is organised.

There are different sides to a narrative structure. The narrative or plot is the way it is structured.

The story is what happens. - Example of a simple and short story line.

A linear narrative is when the film goes from start to finish. (like the example given above).

Non-Linear Narrative means More fragmented. this can be used to create more tension in the movie.

A Fragmented Narrative is when the story line is all over the place, e.g the movie Memento, by Christopher Nolan as shown above. This movie is a very useful example as the director plays on the audiences mind with a quick reference back to the past every so often in the movie.

The change from the past to the future is displayed in black and white in the movie and this is where the  Writer plays on the viewers imagination.

My knowledge of narrative and genre will help me produce a good film as i can now understand how and why writers change from different scenes in a film to build up tension and anxiety within the viewer.

Brief.

I have been given a brief to follow and i have been asked to produce the titles and an opening sequence of a thriller genre.

- The sequence should last a maximum of two minutes.

- I may work in a group of 2 - 4 students.

- As acting is not assessed I am free to use actors that are not members of my group.

- The film is worth 60% of my coursework grade.

- The accompanying blog is worth 40% of my coursework grade

- Together the Foundation Portfolio is worth 50% of the overall AS Level.  

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My blog is set up to record my preparation and planning as I work towards completing an AS foundation Portfolio.