task 1

Narrative
The simplest form of telling a story in a movie is called sequential narrative this means that the order in which the viewer sees the events happening are ‘’real’’ time so there is no interruption ,
extension  or any change made to the clip and the audience views the scene from start to finish as it has been shot. This could also mean that the film has been filmed from start to finish in order
 and there are no jumps back to the past or future during the film. This kind of narrative is common in films although can be seen as boring in some cases and can cause loss of attention from the viewer.
One example of a film that uses linear narrative is ’High Noon’ this is a piece of old cinema and shows a great example of sequential narrative, during the film there is a scene in which the characters have
 a traditional cowboy fight during this scene we are frequently reminded of what time it is as there are shots of clocks often this makes the viewer aware of the timing in the film and makes it much more
 realistic for the audience when watching. Another example I have chosen for this narrative is

Non-linear narrative on the other hand is where events are portrayed in film in a non-chronological order so the narrative and what the audience is viewing is not in real time timing and may skip
 unnecessary points to keep the viewers’ attention as well as this shots can be speeded up, slowed down, or repeated in this form of narration making it much less realistic but easier to watch for the viewer,
one great example of this form of narrative would be (500) Days of Summer where the main character looks back on a failed relationship we are also frequently reminded of the day off all the events
 in the film and this shows the viewer that everything is not happening in real time but rather is being cut into key information of the memories and time they spent together another positive aspect of this is
 that during the film the audience is unaware that the film is not being set in the present and this brings an element of surprise for the viewer keeping their interest throughout the film. Another example of
non-linear narrative is ‘slumdog millionaire’ where throughout the film the viewer is shown snippets of the main characters childhood to inform them on how the character came to be in the situation he is
currently in this is very effective and brings an emotional attachment on the viewer with the characters as they see them grow throughout the film making the audience feel connected to the protagonist.

Flashbacks are points narrative storyline where the film goes back in time to show events that have happened in the past these can be shown in a range of different ways and are commonly introduced
 to the viewer with a bright light or zooming into  a characters face although this is not necessary although this is unrealistic and cannot be used in linear film using flash backs means the audience
 has a lot more information on the characters in the film making it much less confusing and easy to understand for viewers and also is a less time consuming way of giving the viewer a large
 amount of information , one example of flashbacks being used in film is ’Breaking Dawn Part 2’ where the viewer is shown a flashback of the couple’s relationship up until that point in the film
this brings the viewer in and makes them feel as though they are a part of the film as well as inform they of any key information they may have missed or not be aware of, the flashback is introduced
with a close up of one characters face in the present time being merged with the others in the past making the flashback look much more natural and fitting for the romantic setting, another example
of a flashback being used in film is in ‘The Avengers - Captain America’ in this flashback scene different to a traditional flashback scene commonly used in film this flashback goes back and forth
from present and past events this makes the scene much more tense with fast switching shots it I very fitting to its violent scenes.

Realist narrative are story lines that are believable to the audience because they appear real or because they are based on actual events this can be shown throgh a range of diferent techniques
for example hand held camera this makes the viewer feel more emotionaly conected to the evants and charcters in the film and also see themselves in the position of the characters
one example of this is in 'cornfield' in this action film the hand held camera techniques make the veiwers focus on the movements of the camera and what it focuses on more than
usual when viewing other films this brings out a range of much stonger emotion in the viewer and makes them feel as though they are present in the events of the film. another example of this
type of film would be 'the inbetweeners' the characters in this are built so that the audience finds things in common with them and so find the hummor much more funny and feel connected to
the characters and their stuggles.

non-reaslist is the oposite of this where the narrative is made clearly unrealistic and is less about the viewer getting emotionaly attached but more of a escpe from reality tyoe of film where the
film plays with the audiences imagination the best known example of this is 'star wars' everything from the setting to the costumes and characters this is a more light hearted type of viewing experience
and is much easier for the audience to watch.