Format and narrative structure

Formats of Single Camera Production
These are the 3 main formats you use for single camera proudction

• Serial
• Single drama
• Series 

Serials

A serial is when the episode doesn't end and it carries on to the next episode. The story carries on and continues throughout the next episode. A serial  is normally based on 1 or 2 characters throughout 1 or 2 episodes. An example of this is 'Game of thrones'. 'Homeland' where the episode is about one character.

Single Drama
I personally think of a single drama as a film because they can go up to 90 minutes long or maybe even longer. However the story line finishes and that's it, it not repeated again. An example of this is Interstellar, it is a film and the story doesn't carry on.



Series
A series is when every episode has something in common, the episode will be about a character and then the next series might be about someone else but the other character is still involved in some way. An example of this is 'Supernatural'




Narrative structures
Linear (3 act structure)-   This is when it starts from the beginning, middle to end, this follows a straight line

Non Linear- Order of the events is rearranged or deconstructed effects. This consists of flashbacks, the movie is a thriller. The audience would feel confused about it because of the flashbacks.

Episodic narrative- Story told through a series of episodes such as soap operas on televisions.

Open- A open narrative has to do with the audience . An example of this is 'The children of men'. The woman and baby. The man dying wondering if he is died.  It leaves the audience in a cliffhanger.

Realist- Believable story that maybe even is based on a true life story. Can make the audience feel emotional. Making them feel part of the film

Anti-realist-It is basically the opposite to realist anything can happen

Single stranded- Story focused on a single character

Multi Stranded- There is more than one story line going on. Example of this is 'Eastenders' or 'Skins'




My webisode- The last text
In my webisode i have used a episodic narrative because the story hasn't finished and it will carry on till the next episode. An open narrative has been used because it brings the audience in and makes them get into the webisode more.