Monday 19 October 2009

Narrative and Non-narrative Structures


Traditionaly, films are structured - they have a narrative. Not all films however, follow this. Narratively structured films have a clear beggining, middle and end. Despite what people may think, experimental films do not always follow a non-narrative structure. "Doll Face" by Andy Huang for example, has a clear narrative. There is a beggining (robot extending from box), a middle (the robot manipulating it's physical appearance) and an end (the robot breaking). Non-narratively structured films do not have a clear structure, and are generally more complex. An example of this type of structure is seen below, in the video "Gothic Surrealism" by stop motion animation artist Jamie Dean.


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