Types of Narrative Structure

Open Narrative structure- There are questions unanswered, audience is left to make there own
minds up about the issue                
                  or                         
Closed Narrative structure-No loose ends, everything is tied up at the end, there is a definate ending Eg- 9/11 Documentaries


Linear- Programme is in chronological order Eg- 9/11 documentaries 
    or
Non-linear- When there is no chronolgical order, time is disrupted in some ways, Eg- Flashback


Single strand (storyline)- There is only one narrative thread (Most documentaries
        or
Multi strand- More than one narrative thread in the same programme. These may overlap, (central theme soaps)


Circular- At the start a question is posed. The narrative explores the question and returns to it at the end Ie- at the end the programme returns to the question posed at the start