Linear
Hollyoaks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCpc1XFbfhsA linear is when a show completely goes in chronological order. It often tells the event in order in which they are meant to occur. This would relate to a soap genre as the event go in chronological order. The producer will tell the story from the beginning to the end.
An example of show which relates to this style is a show called the Eastender, the show also illustrates the ordinary life of everyday people. At one point of the show during the time of 22:03- 22:22 everyone is shouting in the car, a friend starts to drives the car and shout that everyone need to quiet so he can drive the car, the car crashes into someone. One of the friends asks the driver did we hit into someone. With this effect that the show uses it would make the viewer’s think that the show look very realistic. This scene makes the show make it look believable as it portrayed an event that that can happen in the real world, therefore makes it easy for us to follow and it makes it easy for us to predict what is going to happen in next.
Non Linear
Midsomer Murder
http://www.watchseries.ac/link/exashare.com/5656800A non-linear show is a type of show which often tells the event from different order so it would keep the audience guessing. This would relate to a crime genre as the event does not go in order. The producer may tell the story from middle or end or but never the beginning as the opening scene. Also it can be a where the events are not shown fully until the end when the detective fully figures out what happened in the end.
An example of a show is called Midsomer Murder. The first 4 minutes of the programme a murder happened. The shots do not reveal on where the body disappear to and the shots do not reveal the person who killed the victim. In fact we get a high of the disappearance of the body. This clearly will lead the audience questioning on what happened. At the end of the episode we understand how the body disappeared because the detective find out how. Often within the show the camera is following the solve producer which will add tension to the scene. With a crime show the producer have the opportunity to withhold information to the audience as it will keep them engaged and bring the viewers in.
Flasback
Naruto shippuden sakura's feelings
It is often when a shot cuts to a different scene or location within anime series, this is due to what the character or actress says within dialogue. This may also relate to a scene where a person explains his or her background to a person. It can also be when person's thoughts may be shown during a fight scene which may be a flashback of the past.
An example of a clip that is taken from the anime series called Naruto Shippuden. Throughout the episode there are multiple moments where the motivated cut is used and also flashback is use. However there was one moment where I felt that the flashback was used well. This happened from 8 minutes and 03 seconds on the clip and ended on 8 minutes and 43 seconds. The montage editing was used within these times to illustrate the event that happened within the Naruto series. Before the montage editing starts, you will see a shot reverse between Sakura and Naruto. The shot continues on where Naruto is thinking about what the female character Sakura said to him (which is 'i love you'), Naruto basically doesn't believe what she said to him, whilst he’s thinking about the past, an editing technique called dissolve is used on the left side of the screen. This hints what the next shot would look which is the flashback as Naruto remember what Sakura said about another character called Sasuke in the past.
Another moment that a flashback was use was at the time of 6:55 where the director put across Kiba thought of what Sakura said to Naruto (which is 'i love you'). Kiba know that Sakura is lying 'using a voice over :'dammit is this what she really had on her mind'. Before the voice over there is a dissolve editing of the flashback of what happened. They are planning to execute Sasuke and Sakura just do not want anyone to tell Naruto until the execution of Sasuke is done. The reason is because she think that she can convince Naruto and tell him to let them the village hidden in the leaf kill Sasuke. However it is ironic because the conversation between Naruto and Sakura turn out to opposite and the conversation turn to be about love.
With this flashback that the clip illustrated it adds tension and suspense and reveals some information about the past to the audience. With the montage editing it allows us to see key event that happened within the series and remind us what happened. Also it keeps us engaged and it adds some elements of excitements within the anime series for the viewers. It also the anime series keeps the story flowing as it rapidly condenses time.
Realist
Eastenders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKhYDtnadrQA realist narrative is often film in the real world. They show situations that would relate a normal human life. This would relate to a soap genre because they show realistic narrative that would happen in the real world and make the scene look believable.
An example of a TV show which relates to the narrative structure of realist is a show called the Eastender. The reason why this would be great is because this show has always been set in the real world not alternate dimension. Also it illustrate real life problem that can happen to the viewers that it may relate to.
Throughout the show it indicates different character's present life and the show does not go back to past as the show keeps on going forward. With this effect that the show uses it would make the viewer’s think that the show looks very realistic. Also it can relate to the audience as it shows what the audience do in the real world. At one point of the show there was a scene that was over dramatic, however it related to some teenagers in what they do sometimes. This is shown during the time of 26.09 to the end of the Eastenders episode where there is a conversation scene between the two characters. The camera stays static and throughout the scenes which it only ends when the women takes off her clothes and takes a picture of herselves. This happen during the time of 26:45 last shot of her expression as a close up. With this scene it would make the show look believable and therefore foreshadow what will happen next to the viewers. This therefore makes it easy for us to follow.
Anti realist
Bleach 230
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhjZjkgO878
An anti-realist narrative is often animated. They do not set the show in the real world it is often set in a different dimension. The make the impossible look possible this can be people flying in the sky. This could relate to sci fi show, or fantasy show and animation as it is often used. The producer would make the show and completely ignore on what is relates in the real world.
An example of a show which does this is a show called Bleach as the show completely ignores the elements that is set in the real world. An example of this would be at the time of 13:04 where a 13:17 where a captain in a white coat summon a samurai from his sword, another thing is the looks of the captain is a fox face. This shows that this is a fantasy genre. Another moment that makes it look fantasy is when the true form of the Zanpukto comes out of each of the Shinigami's sword. This is all done between the times of 12 minutes onward to the end of the episode.
The example from above allows us to escapes from seeing the real world and switches our imagination. It can also make us not believe the event that happens as the impossible look possible.
Open
wwe undertaker, brock lesnar, goldberg segment in raw
It is when a show leaves the audience with a cliff hanger. Often the narrative would have to carry on to the next episode or series depending on what the producer wants to do with the show. In general a story might be told around the range of episode of 2-13 which it takes to finish the story or arc. It can be done as a live show and often when it is done live there are a lot of audience watching it. Therefore it can give the producer the opportunity to withhold information for the audience who are watching it at home.
An example of a show which does this is a show called WWE. Throughout the show it uses graphics to remind us that a segment will be happening and therefore will make the audience to stay tune to watch it. The Royal Rumble Match is coming and the audience do not know what is going to happen. At 1 hour 54 minutes 06 second the show leaves you with a cliff hanger as it shows a stare down of Brock Lesnar, Goldberg and Undertaker. We don't even know whether they fought or anything. The story is resolved in the pay per view where it show who won the royal rumble.
What this show does is that it leaves us with a very big question who out of three iconic will win the royal rumble another thing is that it creates spoiler as people from the forum will discuss about the show. Also it get people to socialise and talk about the show.
Closed
catfish show
These are type of shows which often follow Todorov five part structure editing. This therefore means that there is a clear beginning, middle and end in one episode of the show. This can relate to documentaries as some have only one episode and that is all. When a story is resolved within 1 episode, it is a closed episode. If the story does not end in one episode and leaves you with a cliff hanger it is not a closed episode.
An example of a show that does this style is a show called Catfish the TV Show, as each of the end episodes illustrates a resolved story. At the end of each episodes the investigator would have found out if someone was cat-fishing someone or not and go where they are and show it to the viewers.
Near the end of the Catfish show you will see that there are two investigators accompanying the lady to where the perpetrator is and find out what the person really looks like rather than the one in social media as they believe it to be a fake profile. This is done at the time of 33:23. They see the perpetrator. Then they go the perpetrator house next day and speak about the issue of what happened in the past at the time of 48:05. This scene would shock the audience as it gives us something to tune into. This also wraps up the episode nicely as we can hear the views of the perpetrator. Also it makes the audience predict what is going to happen next.
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