Editing Story structure (section)

=== Linear narrative ===
[[Flashback (narrative)|Flashbacks]], often confused with true narratives, are not strictly linear, but the concept relies upon a fundamentally linear understanding of the narrative. An example would be ''[[Citizen Kane]]'' by [[Orson Welles]]. Although some films appear to open (very briefly) with the ending, flashback movies almost immediately jump back to the very beginning of the story to proceed linearly from there. Usually the film will proceed past the supposed "ending" shown at the beginning of the movie.