MEDIA STUDIES REVISION AS/A2

It is important to understand that narrative does NOT mean what the story is ABOUT, it is about how the story is TOLD.

In order for the human mind to be able to understand a media text, a narrative must be present whether it be on the TV, on the radio or on print. 

When we analyse narrative we look at the conventions such as genre, characters form and time and the knowledge of these conventions allow you to…