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Narrative Structure
Difference Between Storyline and Narrative
A storyline is what the book or piece of media is about basically the synopsis or the blurb found on the back of the book or on the piece of media. And a narrative is what happens in relation to the actual plot of the story.
3 Act Narrative Structure
The 3-act structure is an old principle adhered to in storytelling today. It can be found in plays, poetry, novels, comic books, short stories, video games, and the movies. It was present in the novels of Conan Doyle, the plays of Shakespeare, the fables of Aesop, the poetry of Aristotle, and the films of Hitchcock. It’s older than Greek dramaturgy. Hollywood and Broadway use it well. It’s irrefutable and bullet-proof, so to speak.
1. Equilibruim - The beginning, everything was balanced.
2. Desequlibrium - Things start to happen.
3. New Equilibrium - Things start to work out, there is a new balance as the 'new equilibrium' has been reached.
5 Act Classic Hollywood Structure
5 act Classic Hollywood Structure is made up of 5 steps, Exposition, Development, Complication, Climax and Resolution and these are all used to make up a storyline.
1. Exposition - The key characters and the location
2. Development - We get to learn more about the characters
3. Complications - Something happens
4. Climax - Problem gets solved
5. Resolution - Happy Ending
Linear and Non Linear Narrative
Linear is a normal storyline, it has a beginning, middle and end. It uses the equilibrium, desequlibrium and new equilibrium or exposition, development, complication, climax and resolution.
Non linear is different in the way the story is shown. It doesn't follow the set structure pattern that a linear does. It will show the different steps of the acts and swaps them round along with having several story lines at once so that it will make it more interesting for the audience if the film is slightly boring on its own.
A storyline is what the book or piece of media is about basically the synopsis or the blurb found on the back of the book or on the piece of media. And a narrative is what happens in relation to the actual plot of the story.
3 Act Narrative Structure
The 3-act structure is an old principle adhered to in storytelling today. It can be found in plays, poetry, novels, comic books, short stories, video games, and the movies. It was present in the novels of Conan Doyle, the plays of Shakespeare, the fables of Aesop, the poetry of Aristotle, and the films of Hitchcock. It’s older than Greek dramaturgy. Hollywood and Broadway use it well. It’s irrefutable and bullet-proof, so to speak.
1. Equilibruim - The beginning, everything was balanced.
2. Desequlibrium - Things start to happen.
3. New Equilibrium - Things start to work out, there is a new balance as the 'new equilibrium' has been reached.
5 Act Classic Hollywood Structure
5 act Classic Hollywood Structure is made up of 5 steps, Exposition, Development, Complication, Climax and Resolution and these are all used to make up a storyline.
1. Exposition - The key characters and the location
2. Development - We get to learn more about the characters
3. Complications - Something happens
4. Climax - Problem gets solved
5. Resolution - Happy Ending
Linear and Non Linear Narrative
Linear is a normal storyline, it has a beginning, middle and end. It uses the equilibrium, desequlibrium and new equilibrium or exposition, development, complication, climax and resolution.
Non linear is different in the way the story is shown. It doesn't follow the set structure pattern that a linear does. It will show the different steps of the acts and swaps them round along with having several story lines at once so that it will make it more interesting for the audience if the film is slightly boring on its own.
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