Narrative Structure

For there to be a narrative structure, there needs to be a story- this is what the film/tv/radio is about. The narrative- this is how you decide to tell the story. The big difference between a story and narrative is that, a narrative's ending allows the audienve to think more about 

3 ACT STRUCTURE: 

1. Equilibrium

2. Disequilibrium

3. New Equilibrium 

CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD NARRATIVE STRUCTURE:

1. Exposition

2. Development

3. Complications

4. Climax

5. Resolution

This would be a linear narrative structure that the audience would expect to see in a film. What I mean by linear - is when the film/t.v./radio is in chronological order. However Im not saying all films are linear, you do have non linear films- this is where there is multiple stories going on not in chronological order e.g Pulp Fiction (Tarantino 1995). Below you will see Pulp Fiction in chronological order along side the other narratives playing out at the same time.