Definition -
noun spoken or written account of connected events; a story:a gripping narrative[mass noun] the narrated part of a literary work, as distinct from dialogue:the dialogue and the narrative suffer from awkward syntax[mass noun] the practice or art of telling stories:traditions of oral narrativea representation of a particular situation or process in such a way as to reflect or conform to an overarching set of aims or values:the coalition’s carefully constructed narrative about its sensitivity to recession victimsadjective
in the form of or concerned with narration:a narrative poemnarrative technique
uses in art -
Music - lyrics
Photography
Films
Books
genres -
Music - acoustic, indie, rock, pop, opera
Films - horror, romantic, rom com, comedy. phycological thriller
Books - comics, fantasy, biography, horror, children's books
Photography - documentary, fashion, staged, landscapes, photo essay
uses in photography
photo by Gregory Crewdson
photo by Gregory Crewdson
When talking about narratives there are some big differences between text and imagery, some of these being:
- When looking at an image you can interpret things differently to others, some of this can be because you've had different life experiences than other people so what we've done, read, seen etc can make you think or feel something else.
- With text you are mainly being told what to see in your imagination by the author, however our experiences can play a part in this as well as we associate words with different emotions.
- Text can be a lot easier to understand what the person was trying to get across because of the use of words whereas in a image you are left to work things out for yourself a lot of the time.
