When I think of the word ‘narration’ I immediately think of a voice over discussing an issue while videos, footage, images (any sort of footage) accompany as the visuals.

The definition of narration essentially suggests that it is an action or process of telling a story or a tale. It also suggests that it’s a commentary used to accompany some sort of visual whether that be film etc.

How is a narration different to a narrative?

Narrative is a ‘spoken’ or ‘written’ form of events, creating a story, whereas narration is the process conducted to tell a story. So basically a narrative is told through narration.