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Narrative structure of documentaries.
Open VS. Closed
• There are un answered questions or loose ends that need to be tied up at the end of the narrative.
• Usually left so audience make up their own minds.
• There are no unanswered questions or loose ends, the narrative is complete.
Single – Strand VS. Multi – Strand • There is one narrative thread that runs
throughout the whole narrative.• There are different narrative threads which
sometimes converge in the narrative.
Linear VS. Non – Linear • The events in the narrative follow
chronological order.• Doesn’t follow chronological order.
• Flashbacks and flash forwards.
Circular • The start and end points of the narrative are the same.
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