When reading the part on "Citizen Kane" where the article segmented the story, it helps make me understand how most narratives are made. There are bold points which show that they are main scenes from the movie, then there are sub-points that are like shots from the scene. These sub-points are sequences that play out from the scene then it'll transition to the next important scene which creates a new bold and sub-points. In short this example from the reading shows that it is quite simple to create a narrative in a film maker standpoint.

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