Narrative structure refers to how elements of a story are organized to create a narrative. Key aspects of narrative structure include tension, expectation, and closure, which lead the audience through the unfolding of the story. Different types of narrative structures include open-ended, closed, multi-strand, and enigma structures. Narrative is also informed by characters that take on roles like protagonists and antagonists to create conflict, actions that propel the plot forward, and locations that set the scene and tone for how events will unfold.

1. Narrative structure

2. What is narrative structure.
Narrative is the way different elements are
organised to create a story.
Some of these are similar and different stories
share certain characteristics, this links them to
genre.
The narrative structure is the way the story unfolds,
its often given to the audience by tension,
expectation, suspense and closure
The audience are lead to believe certain thing will
happen, this can build the tension and
expectation.

3. Different narrative structures
Open: When there is no conclusion to the story and
it ends with an open ending.
Closed: If it has a closed structure then the story
has an ending and is more satisfactory for the
viewer to watch.
Multi strand structure: When multiple narratives or
stories are happening at once, it could be
different peoples perspectives.
Enigma: Where there is a puzzle in the story that
the audience try to solve as the characters act out
the story.

4. How its imformed
Characters have functions that build the
narrative by having protagonists and
antagonists for example who create conflict.
Action in the narrative sets what events occur
and what that influence then is
Location sets the tone of the film and shows off
how a story could unfold, for example horrors
will be set in creepy buildings.