Example of a low level opening title sequence

Karma - AS Level Media Studies Opening Sequence by Sophie Barrett

Example of a high level opening title sequence

The Edge - AS Level Media Studies Opening Sequence by Rory Campbell       

Narrative

Narrative

Narrative is the order in which a film is told. In terms of Media and films narrative is the coherence/organisation of media texts for example the story. We connect events and make interpretations based on those connections. Narrative is correlated with genre as some genres have typical story-lines.

In most narratives there is a problem or a dilemma that the protagonist (hero) has to overcome, the majority of the film will be the hero attempting to solve whatever the problem is. These are called narrative enigmas, they are there so that the story line is more interesting.

Difference between narrative story and narrative plots

A narrative story is what happens in the film which includes a back story as well as those projected the story whereas a narrative plot is the order in which the story is told. 

Typical example of a narrative story

Crime conceived
Crime planned
Crime committed
Crime discovered
Detective investigates
Detective identifies criminals

If a director wants to make the story more interesting they can rearrange the order of events

Crime discovered
Detective investigates
Crime conceived
Crime planned
Crime committed
Detective identifies criminals

An example of a director that has done this in many of his films is Quentin Tarantino (Director of Pulp Fiction, Inglorious Basterds and Django)