1. Story Vs. Plot
Story
The chronological order of all
events explicitly presented by the
text.
Plot
The way the events are put
together and presented to the
audience.
2. Claude Levi-Strauss' binary oppositions.
Binary oppositions are used to make a film more entertaining. Some
examples of binary oppositions are:
• Good Vs. Evil
• Dead Vs. Alive
• Man Vs. Woman Vs.
3. Tzvetan Todorov’s Theory.
• Equilibrium- Everything is normal.
• Disruption- Something disrupts the Equilibrium.
• Realisation- The characters discover the disruption and begin to attempt to restore it.
• Restored order- The characters solve the problem
• New Equilibrium- The Characters lives go back to normal or begin new, improved lives.
Equilibrium-
Everything is
normal
Disruption-
Something disrupts
the Equilibrium
Realisation- The
characters discover
the disruption and
begin to attempt to
restore it.
Restored order-
The characters
solve the problem
New Equilibrium-
The Characters lives
go back to normal
or begin new,
improved lives.
4. Vladmir Propp
Propp believed that typical characters were found in most films, for
example:
• The Hero- The character that seeks something.
• The Villain- The person who is fighting against the hero.
• The Wise Person- The person who gives the hero hints.
• The Blocker- The person who tries to stop the hero.
• The princess- The reward for the hero.
• The Helper- The person who stands by the hero.
