Narrative

The narrative is the different elements which structure the story line and help with the process of the story. The narrative tends to tie together the characters, obstacles the characters face and the actions. 

In our trailer "Smile" the effect the structure has on the audience keeps them interested throughout the trailer Our narrative is shown in many different ways. One of the ways is having the first scene of the trailer in an everyday setting which makes seem like a normal day. This is a stereotypical convention of a horror film as this makes the audience think everything is fine and nothing strange or unexpected is going to happen. The next part is the equilibrium which is the argument between my character and Kiera which causes a disturbance for the audience as they didn't expect this to happen because they thought everything was normal. The reason for the equilibrium is to make the audience curious of what is going to happen next and later on in the film. The complication stage in our trailer is when Kiera thinks she has seen Ellie sat up against a tree with severe wounds on her face. Usually trailers ends with a resolution but we decided to end ours with an open ending. This allows the audience to think of what is going to happen and captivates them to watch our film.