Task 3-Narrative Structure

Linear Narrative
A linear narrative is a story in which the events happen in chronological order from the start to finish. The plot of the narrative is usually told without using things such as flashbacks or flash-forwards, this means the narrative has a clear beginning to end story and is easy to understand the order of events in the story. For example, Bridesmaids.
Non-linear Narrative
Non-linear narratives don’t run in chronological order and can often include flash forward and flashback through the film. It is known as a disjointed narrative, it is sometimes difficult to understand as there is no real clear structure to the narrative. For example, Shaun Of The Dead.
Flashback
Flashback is a scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current events to give a better view of the narrative from earlier points in the story or later in the story. In television and film, camera techniques and special effects are used to show the viewer when a flashback has taken place to avoid any confusion, however sometimes it is difficult to understand what is flashback and what is the story, if it isnt made clear. For example, the TV show Friends uses flashbacks a lot to show when they were younger.
Realist Narrative
This is a storyline that is believed to be true, this is because they appear real, or they are based on a true story that has happened in the past. This is a good way of captivating the audience as they can relate to the storylines. Soap operas are a good example of this as the storylines include events that would normally happen, such as Eastenders.
Anti-Realist Narrative
An anti-realist narrative is something that doesn’t happen in real life. This is a good way of helping the audience escape from reality and give them a feeling of escapism and sometimes that is what audiences want in tv programmes. This is shown in Sci-Fi films and some adverts. An example could be Monsters University.
Open Narrative
An open narrative is where the story is left open to the viewer’s imagination. They are often used to keep the audience on their seats and guessing what will happen in the next episode. This is used for when the movie or tv show plans to have a sequal, to leave the audience wondering what will happen and keep them waiting for the sequal. This is also used in soap operas such as Eastenders.
Closed Narrative
A closed narrative has a beginning, middle and ends much like a story. The audience are aware that they are watching a story and they will expect a clear ending, much like a book. This is clear in most movies and is a good way of structuring a narrative as the audience arent left disappointed or wondering what is going to happen next. Finding Nemo could be an example of this too.

Task 5-Music Video Initial Ideas

This is the original idea mind map that we had for our music video. We wrote down all of our ideas to then create a timeline of which things to do in which order.

Task 4-Camera Shots and Camera Movements

I have been look at different Camera Angles and this is my research.



This is an extreme close up. It is used to show extreme emotion through facial features of the character or subject.







This is a close up. It is used to show emotion and create tension.





This is a mid shot. It is used to establish the character in more detail than a long shot.





This is a long shot. It is used to show action and a head-to-toe view of the character.



This is an extreme long shot, or establishing shot. It is used to set the scene.





This is a two shot. It is used to show two characters together.



Task 1-Single Camera vs Multi Camera

Within video production there are 2 techniques that can be used to record material. These techniques are multi camera and single camera. There are advantages and disadvantages of both of these techniques which I will be discussing in this essay.
Single Camera Technique
The single camera technique is the use of one camera to shoot scenes separately, and each of the separate scenes and camera angles are shot with the same camera. Advantages of using this technique include not being restricted to shooting the sequence of scenes in chronological order. This gives the people involved flexibility and choice in which order they want to record each scene. This also means that all shots requiring specific actors can all be shot together and all shots requiring specific scenes or equipment can also be grouped. Another advantage is that there will be less time spent looking through all the footage during the production process. However there are some disadvantages of using the single camera technique, such as the time taken to shoot the footage. When only using one camera it takes much more time to produce the footage than if it was being recorded using multiple cameras. Single Camera is also much more expensive to produce. Another disadvantage is that you can only capture one angle at a time; this doesn’t give much flexibility or interesting angles that could be used to keep the audience interested in what is going on. By using the single camera technique, it takes up much more time editing the scenes into the correct order and linking them all together in the production process than it would if the footage was shot using the multi camera technique.

Multi Camera Technique
The multi camera technique is the use of multiple cameras set up around the scene at various angles and points, to capture the scene all in one take, from different points of view. Advantages of using this technique include many different choices of shots from one scene to select the best and most effective one to use in the final footage. Using multi camera means that each camera can have an actor or point of the scene to focus on throughout, and this means that no action or emotions will be missed, that could be missed from using the single camera technique. Another advantage is that when using the multi camera technique it takes a lot less time to produce material and is therefore cheaper to produce. However there are some disadvantages of using the multi camera technique, such as not being fully flexible with where you can move the cameras as you have to be aware of where the other camera men are and where the set of the scene is. Another disadvantage is that multi camera scenes are usually shot on a set or a stage, which makes the actual backdrop of the scene or the set, much less realistic and could possibly end up not being realistic in the final production.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-camera_setup http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple-camera_setup