Flashbacks/flash forwards The difference between the both of them and the way to

determine which is which. How to make it clear to my

audience exactly which one it is?

Flashback in Scooby Doo

For example here they used a edit to make it look as through they are

going back time. And then the edit goes the opposite way for when it

goes to the present day. They also can used dialogue such as ‘do you

remember’ to show that its in the past. They are used in this video to

show that they haven't seen each other for a while, so they are filling

each other in on there life's. There verbally speak it to the other

character. However the audience get to visually get to see it, so we can

understand it and get hints from facial expressions and shot types, that

soft of thing. This hints that his life wasn’t so good beforehand so the

gang might get back together, this foreshadows that they have missed

eachother because life is no longer the same.

What are flash back are why are they used?

This is the opposite to a flash forward this take the narrative

back in time. It is giving you a hint towards why a person is

acting the way they are acting, or trying to help us justify what

they are doing. It is usually a crucial backstory and recounts

events that have previously happened before the start of the

movie. They are used to add structure to the narrative, add

suspense and develop a character. Camera techniques are

also used to ensure that the audience understand it is a flash

back, so that they do not get confused for example they may

used a discoloured screen to empathises the time if it was in

the 1900’s.

Flash forward in Harry Potter

For example when going forward in time they usually use text to show

how many years in the future that it is. Also they change the

characters, they age them so you know its in the future. For example

in this they give them children. This is the end of the sequence it gives

the creates of a movie a chance to create another film if they really

wanted to as it leaves in on a clip hanger, and it gives the predicted

outcome that everyone want. They are not necessarily going to do

another one, but since they have left it this way it means that they

could have the opportunity to if they wanted. Whereas if they had

killed all the characters of it would of disappointed the audience and

would mean they couldn’t do another movie if they wanted too. So

they do this to please the audience.

What are flash forwards and why are they

used?

This is where the narrative of a movie is forward in time. They

hint/ foreshadow something that is going to happen. They add

enigma because you want to know why you are shown the

middle of the movie first, it makes you want to continue to

watch it. They reveal significant part to the story line or your

told something the character does not know, which is

frustrating but it makes you still want to watch. However they

are not really in big detail but they make it short and brief so

that not too much is given away. Then when the actually event

occurs its in greater detail.