Narrative Planning

At lunchtime, Morrighan and I brainstormed the common narratives of film noir together to help us decide which direction our film noir narrative will head. These were our ideas:


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We decided to write a narrative focusing on the revenge of an anti-hero against the death of a femme fatale. This could involve romantic elements, as he could be infatuated by her, and there could also be a gang or single villain that commit the murder. We will develop our ideas further, but for now, this is an adaptable basis idea.

**Edit:
Morrighan and I discussed the narrative theory which our OTS complies to, over Facebook. We considered the narrative for the rest of the film when we concluded that our follows three theories; dual narrative, non-linear narrative, and Barthes' enigma codes.

Non-linear:
The chronology of scenes for our OTS and overall film are non-linear, as the OTS itself features flashbacks to the death of the femme fatale, and these flashbacks will continue throughout the film.

Dual narrative:
Our film will be following the lives and perspectives of the three main characters, in order; the anti-hero, femme fatale, and villain. Although it is narrated by the anti-hero for most of the OTS and film, the other characters' lives are still followed. The characters' lives also cross-over and meet at many points in the film.

Barthes' enigma codes:
The audience finds out events and information regarding the plot at the same time as the characters in the film (predominantly the anti-hero). This makes the anti-hero a more relatable character, and creates an enigma for the audience to follow and stay interested in.