Features Of A Narrative
This page gives a quick overview of the features of a narrative and how to make the story in your brickfilm more exciting and engaging.
Incorporate these elements of narratives into your brickfilms to make them more exciting.
A quality narrative should feature a beginning, a middle and an end.
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In the beginning all the characters should be introduced and the setting of the story should be set. For example, "In a galaxy far far far away...", "Once upon a time..." etc.
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In the middle of a story is when a complication or a major problem arises and a series of events are set in motion. Great stories use coincidences to make the series of events flow better, rather than "...and then this happened... which lead to... and then... etc."
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The ending of stories usually has the major problem resolved, that is why it is sometimes referred to as the "resolution". On some occasions when the writer is planning a sequel, they will resove the major problem and then create another complication leaving a cliff-hanger ending.
Narratives also have other features such plot, character, conflict, theme and setting. The video below further explains these elements of a narrative.
