: Using flashbacks or non-linear structures to create curiosity or suspense.
: Narratives control the audience's experience by manipulating: Quantity : Withholding or overloading information.
While the film itself "narrates" through its form, explicit narrators (voice-overs) serve specific roles: What is Classical Hollywood Narration?
: Accessing a character's inner thoughts through voice-overs or POV shots. Modes of Cinematic Narration
: Associated with early Soviet cinema, focusing on collective action and ideological messaging rather than individual psychology.
