Post 7: Narrative

Structure
By: Leeroy
Closed/Open Narrative

Closed:
There are no loose ends and the documentary has a clear
conclusion and has answered the question that could be asked.
Open:
The documentary ends with unanswered questions and all the ends
are loose as they havent been concluded, leaving the audience to
wonder.
Linear/Non-Linear

Linear:
The documentary follows a timeline of events and the different
pieces in the documentary are shown chronologically, in an order
of time.
Non-Linear:
There is no order to what is being shown in the documentary.
Single/Multi Strand

Single Strand:
This is where the documentary follows one narrative.
Multi-Strand:
There is more than one narrative being told in the documentary or
they can overlap or they can be told at the same time.
Circular Narrative

Circular Narrative:
A documentary starts and finishes on the same point. This can
bring closure or might leave loose ends to the story.