Narrative Structure & My Film Opening

Narrative Structure

The narrative structure of a film is if it is in chronological order or whether the film cuts to different points at different time throughout to create added tension or for other reasons, which is different depending on the individual film. If the film is non-linear it is out of time order, on the other hand, if it is in time order, the narrative structure is known as linear.

Narrative Structure & My Film Opening

The narrative structure of my film opening will be linear. This is because I feel that it will be easier for the audience to follow the storyline and the tension that we want to create in the film opening can be done in the best way possible. We feel as if a flashback isn't the best way to intrigue the audience and create tension in the film also, because our film opening is at a point of high tension and therefore, there is no need. Also, with selecting a linear structure it means that there could be many options/paths that the film could take, meaning that more mystery is created within the audience as the don't know what will happen next/what path the film will take.