Restricted and Unrestricted Narration

Restricted and Unrestricted Narration is where a film industry will tell a story however can change the tension levels of the film and the surprise element by varying between restricted and unrestricted narration.

Restricted Narration is where the producer of the film hides certain information from the audience so that the outcome and ending events of the sequence are made more surprising as the audience aren't aware of certain facts within the film and because of this, the ending is more impactful and effective. Moreover, due to not all of the information being clear and portrayed in the film, the build up towards the events ending the film are made more tense and gripping to the audience.

Unrestricted Narration is where the producers of the film don't hide any information from the audience and therefore the ending is more clear and anticipated. Despite the fact there are no hidden surprises within the journey, the build up can still build tension and grip the audience as they will be drawn to and want to know how the events unravel and have the plot explained.

The two can be combined in certain genres of film and TV, for example, in a mystery film or in an action film, the restricted narration of the film is usually shown in the opening sequence which grips the audience, after this, the rest of the film is usually in unrestricted narration and the events in the opening sequence are explained and shown how they took course.

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