Recounting a story through visuals Communicating a definite idea relies a lot on the timing of the visuals. This timing decides the pace of a narration, i.e., the pace at which the story unfolds. Time can be related to narratives in terms of the pace of narration and the narrative tense. Pace of narration is different from narrative tense. The latter determines the sense of time the story belongs to or the epoch. The narrative structure based on visual timing is to be implemented in the short film. The narrative pace gives an opportunity to put a lot of messages into the limited time frame of the intended film. As a project I intend to explore narrative structure to learn about this important aspect of time frame. I intend to look at the various forms of narratives with respect to the element of time in which an idea is received by the viewer discretely. Narrating a story through the medium of animation is considered to be an advantage since it does not have the practical restrictions of live action. Despite this, there is this need to justify the use of animation as a medium. Animation brings with it a visual experience unlike the live-action medium.