Narrative theory

As well as audience theory, I will also apply Narrative theory to my music video and thriller video.

The narrative is the way the story is organised in the media text.

Elements of narrative includes:

Time- Time in media texts vary, some will cover hours while other will cover hundreds of years.

Closure- This is how the narrative ends, does it tie up all the loose ends?

Enigma- A mystery that will keep the the audience interested and text going.

The narrative of media texts can also been shown in a Linear order. This is where the text is in chronological order. A linear order can be found n many Holywood films.

Texts can also be non-linear, this is where the narrative does not go in chronological order, it may have flashbacks or flashfowards, or in some cases such as Pulp Fiction and Inception, be totally in the wrong order.