Story Telling and Representing Reality Essay

A film that does not have this power, be it narrative or documentary will either simply not get made, or not get supported in such as way that anyone of import will view it or know its title and plot.

Conclusion

Both narrative and documentary films, in order to be viewed and understood must have a compelling social interest to the viewer, be it emotional, political or both, which it usually is. There must be a story line, often a villain or an implied villain and a message, often placing the political into a position of affecting emotion, be it anger, disgust, empathy, sympathy or even hatred for an implicit or explicit villain, who is in some manner is usually oppressing an underdog. The manner in which the viewer is compelled to build an opinion about the antagonism of a story is through good story telling.To make a film or write a story that has merit and is read or viewed you must have all the same elements of intrigue, plot, conflict, compelling character (s), compelling setting and compelling ideology as to make a reader of viewer a believer in any concept you must draw them in to the story.

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