Narrative Terminology

Narrative

'Narrative is defined as "a chain of events in a cause-effect relationship occurring in time" (Bordwell & Thompson, Film Art, 1980)

Diegesis - The 'world' the narrative is set in that the characters experience and respond to etc.

Story & Plot

Story - all events both referenced both explicitly in a narrative and inferred/suggested through the text

Plot - the events directly incorporated into the presented text and the order in which they occur in

Narrative Range

Unrestricted Narration - A narrative form in which there is no limit to what the piece could be presenting, inferring or informing the audience (most applicable in message pieces such as a feminist supporting media text in which it's purpose although clear can be applied into limitless meanings and interpretations)

Restricted Narration - Only offers the audience with a limited level of information (the direct opposite to an unrestricted narration)

Narrative Depth

Subjective Character Identification - The viewer being able to visual see what each character see's and the action they take within the text

Objective Character Identification - The audience is allowed access into the personal thoughts/feelings/fantasies etc. of a character(s) within the text

This post is supportive both of the music video production and relevant as terminology to be applied to Section A Q:1b within the written exam