Narrative Structure In My Trailer

I wrote a short essay on the narrative structure in my trailer. This is the essay that I wrote:

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Narrative Structure in my Trailer

Narrative structure is made up of five components; exposition, development, complication, climax and resolution. Exposition is when you introduce the setting and characters to the viewers. Development is when the story is developed and we meet more characters. Complication, is when the complicating event which will affect the lives of the main characters. Climax is when dramatic tension is at its height. Resolution is the sequence in which stability is re-established.

In my trailer the exposition is just after the start of the trailer when the group are getting into the car to go out and you see the characters for the first time. It is established that it is someone’s birthday by the ‘Happy Birthday’ banner outside the front of the house. It can be said that the entrance to the forest is establishing the setting of the trailer.

 The development section of the narrative structure comes as the group travels from the house to the forest and the viewer learns more in-depth knowledge about the characters. The fact that they are in a car could signify to the viewer that there could be car trouble on the way.

 The complication element comes from completing events which affect the characters, in my film this is when the car breaks down in the forest. This is the main complication that sets off the film. However this is not the only complication, the fact that there is no signal so the mother needs to go find help, leaving the teenagers on their own is another vital complication and also shows signs of what may happen. The final complication is when the group decide to leave the car as the mother has not come back and that when the main problem start to accrue.

 The main part of the narrative structure is the climax, the point in which the dramatic tension is at its highest. In my film this is when the group re in the forest and there are shots from the stalkers point of view and shots of the main character running away. These high tense scenes will be accompanied by fast music to help increase the tension of the viewer.

 The resolution comes at the end of the film. This is when the main character gets out of the forest all safe however he is the only one that survived but the viewer doesn’t care as he is the main character. The stalker is then caught by the police as they had been tracking the group after they found the car in the forest and tried to find them to help.

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