This document discusses the use of narrative devices in the author's AS and A2 work portfolios. For the AS portfolio, flashbacks were used to initially confuse the audience by showing a character receiving a text, and then providing context through revealing past events. This allowed the audience to understand the full story. In the A2 portfolio, voiceovers were used during expert interviews, such as playing volleyball footage during an interview with a player. The voiceovers provided background on experts or footage relevant to what they were discussing. This allowed the audience to link visuals to what was being said.

1. The use and impact
of Narrative in my AS
and A2 work
portfolios.
By Emma Willcox

2. Did I use narrative
devices in my AS
portfolio?

3. Yes

4. What kind of narrative
devices did I use?

5. Flashbacks
I used flashbacks to at first confuse the audience by showing them the
male character receiving a text message with a picture of his deceased
ex-wife with the person she was cheating on him with.
After providing the audience with this story, I then allowed them to
see what had happened in the past, which then meant that the
audience understood the storyline.
The impact of this on the audience is, it gives them the full ‘picture’ of
what the characters’ have been through, longer periods of time shown
for example, half of the film is in one year and the other half is of a
year previous to that. This means that audience have more
information to interpret the film and understand it in a way that makes
sense to them.

6. Did I use narrative
devices in my A2
portfolio?

7. Yes

8. What kind of narrative
devices did I use?

9. Voice-Overs
During interviews with experts, for example, Ben Pipes. I used
intercuts of him playing volleyball for his LeAF BU team. During
these intercuts, I use the interview with him as a voice-over.
The use of voice-overs are to provide the audience with
‘background’ information on each expert or to provide footage
that is relevant to what is being said in the interview. Such as
during the interview with Ms Blanshard where she is discussing
the LeAF Elite Athlete Academy and also the LeAF Stage and
Screen school and relevant footage is playing.
The impact of this on the audience is they are able to watch a
balance of interview and footage and are able to link what is
being said by visuals.