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2 – Narrator as an Investigator – he investigates with a
purpose (understand a notion or a person’s reality);
3 – Narrator as a Guide – as the show goes on, we can
observe that the Narrator has the intention to observe,
understand and explain;
4 – Narrator as a Teaser – here there’s a specific
purpose in the program. The nature of the narration
can be objective or ironic.
Its believed that these changes – or progressions – of
the roll of the Narrator in the “Documentary” mean that this
genre is: “rich and alive”(Id., 354). However, in today’s reality,
it’s still a classical broadcast linear story. So, as an endnote,
we can conclude that linear narratives give the audiences a
closed storytelling experience with the outcome that is defined
by pre-determined endings and finalities. It’s a goal directed
reality!
On the other hand, when we talk about “non-linear”
narrative s there’s no pre-determined narrative path. Janet
Murray describes these environments are not for: “passive
entertainment but for active free – form play” (Id., 1997:162).
Kevin Brooks talks about these stories as “Multi-form
Narratives”. He states that: “these narrative pieces on their
own do not constitute a single narrative path or plotline, such
as a chronological spine, but instead act as building blocks for
constructing many different narratives” (Id, 1999:31).
Today, we can observe that very old forms of
interaction are being used in the digital experiences. The
digital interactive satisfaction levels depend of the outcome of
these realities (Miller, 2004:14).
Here, regarding this issue, we believe we could talk
about the “participatory storytelling” scenarios. Historically it’s
believed that the WWW (World Wide Web) is responsible for
one of the biggest revolutions in the world. Like we’ve seen
during the course of this chapter storytelling is the prime
responsible activity to define today’s entertainment industries.
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