Launching the Imagination CH 14: Narrative and Non-Narrative

Story telling is one of the oldest forms of sharing information. Stories communicate understanding, provide inspiration and can increase self-awareness. Multiple image structures can be used to express complex ideas in both narrative and non-narrative videos. The 3 most common multiple image structures are group, series and sequence. Filmmakers use the beat, scene, sequence and act to create a screenplay. Non-narrative approaches are categorical, rhetorical and abstract. Establishing boundaries develops effective stories. Boundaries like deciding on the beginning and when the story ends, who the story is about, what is the underlying theme and the setting. A change in style can really affect communication. Ideas and emotions can be communicated through a straightforward series of causes and effects or through a series of seemingly unrelated images. The opening and closing, personal perspective and characters used can make or break a story. TV advertisements can present ideas in less than 15 seconds 8 different approaches!!
In my final project I will be using the group multiple image structure. I will group by shape and subject matter. In the end it will be narrative like. It is the battle between order and disorder.