Narrative Structure

Narrative Structure in Documentaries 

Story
Documentaries also have characters and a setting as well as a narrator who tells the story from the character's point of view. In documentaries there is normally a voice over narrating and telling the story.

Conflict
Conflict is the thing that stands between your characters and their goals. There are many types of conflict such as inner conflict, relationship conflict and societal conflict. Conflict always needs an opponent, for example a villain or time.

Structure
Narrative structure is an element generally described as the structural framework in which a narrative is presented to a reader, listener or viewer. The narrative text structures consist of the plot and the setting. A story has five basic elements; these components are: the characters, the setting, the plot, the conflict and the resolution. These essential elements keep the story running smoothly and allow the action to develop in a logical way.

Characters
A character is a person or other being in a narrative. A character may be entirely fictional or based on a real life person. Characters help to bring the narrative to life. There are many types of characters such as dynamic or developing characters, flat or static characters, and protagonists or main characters. In documentaries, there are narration scenes where actors act out a scene that occurred in real life. This gives the audience a better understanding of the story the documentary is trying to portray.