Movie Structure

plot - the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc. Essentially its what happens in the text.


narrative - a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events in a constructive format; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program ( an account, report, or story, as of events, experiences, etc.) (Beginning, Middle, End)


The Narrative is the structure of the text, it contains the beginning, middle, end, climax e.t.c. and the Plot is the story told in the different sections of the text structure.


Structure:
The Exposition:
The exposition is designed to get the audience interested, and make them want to stay and watch the film, it has to has a catalyst that will drive the movie foward, and give the movie somewhere to go e.g. Lord of the rings; The catalyst is that gandalf gives frodo the ring, and tells him he has to destroy it, giving a storyline for the rest of the moives.Catalyst=Call for adventure UP: The catalyst is when Ellie dies, and Carl continues to get older, without fulfilling his dreams, he finally decides to one day, and move to south america using balloons. Catalyst= Fufilling is dreams.


"Confrontations/Complications"
Complications are intorduced here to give the "hero" in the film something to stop him achieving his goal. At the end of act 2, there is often a "Dark moment" when it appears that all hope is lost, and there is no way foward in the film