Narration
Narration is the act of telling a story as well as the flow of story information moment by moment over the course of a film.
Unrestricted Narration (Omniscient)
Unrestricted narration has no restrictions to every aspect of the film. It tells and shows the audience everything whilst the characters in the film remain oblivious to the narration. The viewer knows more than the characters.
An example of an unrestricted narrative in a film is His Girl Friday by Howard Hawks (1940). The film shows different characters and scenes. The audience acquires more knowledge about the characters whilst the characters don't know much. The audience knows how Walter schemes to get Bruce in trouble but in the film Bruce is unaware of Walter's actions.
Restricted Narration
A restricted narration limits the amount of information that the audience receives. The audience will only receive information through the narration of a single character. This biases the audience towards one specific character making them sympathize with that character. The audience tend to find out more information about the other characters towards the end of the film.
An example of a restricted narrative is Juno by Jason Reitman (2008). This film uses restricted narration to limit the audience to only seeing Juno's perspective. Therefore, the audience feels more sympathetic towards Juno and her situation without understanding the other characters and their situation.
Narration is the act of telling a story as well as the flow of story information moment by moment over the course of a film.
Unrestricted Narration (Omniscient)
Unrestricted narration has no restrictions to every aspect of the film. It tells and shows the audience everything whilst the characters in the film remain oblivious to the narration. The viewer knows more than the characters.
An example of an unrestricted narrative in a film is His Girl Friday by Howard Hawks (1940). The film shows different characters and scenes. The audience acquires more knowledge about the characters whilst the characters don't know much. The audience knows how Walter schemes to get Bruce in trouble but in the film Bruce is unaware of Walter's actions.Restricted Narration
A restricted narration limits the amount of information that the audience receives. The audience will only receive information through the narration of a single character. This biases the audience towards one specific character making them sympathize with that character. The audience tend to find out more information about the other characters towards the end of the film.
An example of a restricted narrative is Juno by Jason Reitman (2008). This film uses restricted narration to limit the audience to only seeing Juno's perspective. Therefore, the audience feels more sympathetic towards Juno and her situation without understanding the other characters and their situation.
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