Narrative

What is Narrative?

• Story
• Plot

Narrative is the way the story is organised.

Elements of Narrative:

• Time 
• Closure - Resolving the situation 
• Enigma - Mystery 

Classical Hollywood Story: 

• Linear 
• Few, If any, Sub plots 
• Tendency towards Closure 

Audience Theory

Suture 
Classical Hollywood narrative, editing, sound and mise-en-scene. This positions the audience in certain ways making only one preferred reading possible, how ever the audience are not aware that they are in that situation.

The Gaze
The gaze is when it sees the women as an object of erotic desire. So the Triple gaze is the audience looks through the camera which is looking at the women.

Agency
This is when the protagonist is the main focus and he he centre of attention so everything unfolds in front of him. The female character is passive and powerless, so a good example would be when the male protagonist goes to save the women.

Audience Decodes meaning/message

Audiences and Audience Theory

There will be two theory's that we are going to look at:

• Suture 
• Feminist film theory and audiences 

Suture

Classical Hollywood narrative, editing, sound and mise-en-scene 'suture' or positions the audience in certain ways making only one preferred reading possible, however unconscious the audience is of that position.