Allan Cameron came up with the idea that contemporary cinema uses complex narratives to operate this trend which started in the 1990s within popular cinema. Modular narratives " articulate a sense of time as divisible and subject to manipulate.
He identified four types of Modular narratives:
-Anachronic
-Episodic
-Split Screen
-Forking path
Anachronic narratives- this involves flashbacks but also flash forwards making the story chaotic and not in order.
Episodic- A narrative is a story which is told through a series of episodes and segments. The episode is normally ended with a cliff hanger so that the audience want to watch the next episode as they want to know what is going to happen next. This is typically used in soap operas as they consists of a series of shorter tales throughout each episode and this story is carried out through each episode.
Forking Path- This is where the story shows two alternative endings which shows the different ways that the story could of gone if there were small changes to the story line.
Split Screen- This is where the screen is divided into two frames which allows two stories to take place at the same time which allows the audience to understand what is going on and gives them more information.
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