As part of Unit 11 (Scriptwriting) you need to produce a blog post about narrative structure. This should focus on linear and non linear narrative structures. You can use Pulp Fiction (Tarantino 1995) as your example. Your blog post should include the following:
- An explanation about the difference between story & narrative
- An explanation of both the 3 act narrative structure and the 5 act classic Hollywood structure
- An explanation about linear narrative and non linear narrative - you should support this with examples from film and/or TV
- A diagram illustrating a classic Hollywood narrative structure - this can be a flow chart or a table
- A diagram illustrating the narrative structure of Pulp Fiction - This is the order that the film is shown
- An alternative diagram that breaks down each storyline in Pulp Fiction and puts it into chronological order - there is an example below but you will need to decide how the story breaks down into the 5 act structure
As part of Unit 41(Film Production) you need to begin to research your documentary idea and begin to contact people who may participate. Work to start includes:
- Contacting relevant interviewee's
- Researching locations
- Researching the wider topic
- Spider diagrams of ideas
- Mind maps of documentary structure
- Draft log lines & pitch ideas
On Wednesday we are having Rob Harper visit us to talk about the process of making a documentary. Please prepare questions you would like to ask him. He has also made a music video which you can watch here