Today was another research day, as I researched voice-over narrations.
I was reading through some articles about successful tragedy drama films or shows, and other subgenres of drama, and found voice-over narrations to be extremely helpful. These narratives allow a story’s development to be made clear, going over past events. They also tend to create a sense of structure, making the story flow better. In my case, viewers will gain a better understanding of the subject Claire’s childhood and why she gets to how she is currently.
In the show Euphoria, Rue, one of the main characters, frequently uses voice-over narrations. Throughout the entirety of the show, Rue narrates the story by providing viewers with the character's backstories. Fans of Euphoria talk about how they enjoy knowing more information about the characters. In my film opening, I would like to do the same.
Though Nati and I have not created a script for the narration yet, we have discussed what we think we should include. For instance, the voice-over is going to be told by Claire, and only during the showing of her younger self. Background noise, like her parents arguing, will still be present. Claire will mention how she used to think the world wasn't dark, and how she still had hope for her parents to be better. After this, there would be a pause in the narration while the clip of her younger self plays of her shutting the door, muffling her parents' argument. After the pause, she will continue narrating until the transition to her slightly older self.
I will discuss with Nati when we should create the detailed script, but for now, that is all! See you in the next post!
Links to articles:
- https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/8-powerfully-effective-voice-overs-in-modern-movies/
- https://dmtalkies.com/rue-zendaya-of-euphoria-the-unreliable-narrator-2019/#:~:text=Is%20it%20any%20surprise%20then,expose%20complicated%20histories%20to%20us.
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