The movie, The Way things Go by Peter Fischli and David Weiss followed a series of events that passed energy through a variety of forms. From different camera angles, I found myself focusing on separate angles of the action. If the camera was looking from in front of the spark or falling board, I looked at the cause of the action. If the camera was positioned behind the bubbling foam or rolling ball, I would focus on the effect. The movie talked about narrative because depending on the perspective and angle of the camera, the chain of random causes and effects took on a whole different meaning. When an author creates a story, he or she must take care of the perspective. Any change in camera angle draws attention to a new set of images with their own connotative meanings. 

The Soft Cinema Project by Andres Kratky and Lev Manovich draws attention to the complex connotative connections that occur whenever we recall memory. For an author, many inspirations and experiences go into the creation of a narrative. When a viewer watches the narrative, he or she fills in the gaps and makes assumptions about what is going on based on what they already understand. The Soft Cinema project asks how much structure an audience needs to understand a narrative. It combines text, video, audio and color schemes to trigger emotional responses so the audience can create an opinion about the piece. Regardless of the meaning an author conveys within the artwork, a viewer will take what he or she wants from it. Narrative creates the structure for a piece, however the true meaning is determined by the observer.