Understanding Non-Linear Narrative

For the second brief we were given a project that involved creating a non-linear narrative triptych from a song. The first thing i decided to do was research about non-linear narratives because i was a bit confused as to what non- linear narratives. I was confused between wither the narrative could have a start and finish or not.  A lot of the material and resources online were about the writing style and film and they all have a plot line with a start and finish but it was the way it was presented to the audience that made it non-linear, The basic idea however was still the same. In the end i think this image really explained the concept nicely.

In class it was also mentioned to us that in order to create a non-linear narrative we either had to take the choice away from the audience or give them the choice. I really like the idea of giving the audience the choice and it an idea came to me about creating a narrative that would change depending on the order with which you view the triptych.