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What is narrative? And where is it found?
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Kate Parkin 11 HB 23/02/02 Media Course work: Narrative Structure Essay What is narrative? And where is it found? Narrative is basically the art of telling a story. Most media products use narrative and therefore it is a primary issue for producers. Narrative can be found in situation comedies for example in "Friends" Monica's and Chandler's hidden relationship was one. It can also be found in Soaps for example the "Anna and Alex's baby" in Hollyoaks is another. In EastEnders "Who shot Phil?" is an example of an almost over-hyped narrative. Where the audience was kept on tenter hooks to find out who the attempted murderer was and what Phil would do to them. Some products that wouldn't normally be expected to do so use narrative. For example in music City High's "What would you do" tells the story of a single mother who's been forced into prostitution due to a lack of money. Narrative...
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