Some examples of films featuring narration:
Sunshine, 2007, dir. Danny Boyle
-narrated at the beginning and end by the protagonist
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 2005, dir. Garth Jennings
-narrated by the "book"
Kick-Ass, 2010, dir. Matthew Vaughn
-narrated by the protagonist
9, 2009, dir. Shane Acker
-narration from unseen scientist
Sunshine, 2007, dir. Danny Boyle
-narrated at the beginning and end by the protagonist
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 2005, dir. Garth Jennings
-narrated by the "book"
Kick-Ass, 2010, dir. Matthew Vaughn
-narrated by the protagonist
9, 2009, dir. Shane Acker
-narration from unseen scientist
Other films/programmes with narration include Scrubs, Mean Girls and American Psycho. Many film noir also have narration, to add suspense.
The following is a short film about a character from a sitcom called Black Books. It is all narrated, but the voice-over is of the letter that is being written at the time:
The use of music, hand held camera and quick editing makes this short both simple and amusing. It is also not nessacery to have watched the series as it tells a story in it's own write.
I love Bernard.
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