Narrative

Narrative: Narrative is the sequence of events, more commonly referred to as the plot. Narrative structure is how the story is portrayed to the rest of the audience. This is basic story structure.

Linear: This is the basic, when the plot starts at the beginning, goes through the middle and finishes at the end. Nearly all films follow this structure.

Non-linear:This is when the narrative moves around in an non-linear fashion, such as Quintin Taratino films, for example pulp fiction.

Reversal: Occasionally, films such as memento will do something strange with the chronology, such as put it in reverse, end, middle, start.

A common narrative sequence in linear films are flashbacks, a way to show past events in a normally narrative sound.