My presentation is about Vladimir's props theory

1. Vladimir’s prop’s
theory
Example… Enchanted

2. Characters
The hero
The villain
The princess
The dispatcher
The donor
The helper
The false hero

3. The hero
• The hero in a film is someone who ‘saves the day’ and who is
outstanding and sometimes the main character.
Robert- falls in love with the princess and marries her.

4. The false hero
• The false hero in a movie is someone who takes the credit for
someone else's heroic actions.
Edward- takes credit for the hero's actions/ tries to marry the princess.

5. The villain
• The villain in a movie is someone who is evil or uses evil actions.
Queen Narisssa- fights the hero and tries to take happiness away

6. The princess
• The princess in a movie is a female who is usually royal and who is the
wife or widow of a prince.
Gisselle- the hero deserves her throughout the story but is unable to
marry because an unfair evil, usually because of the villain.

7. The dispatcher
• The dispatcher in a movie is someone who invites the hero to
eliminate the hero.
Nathaniel- the character who makes the villains evil known and sends
the hero off.

8. The helper
• The helper in a movie is someone who helps the hero fight against
the evil.
Morgan- The helper helps the hero in the quest to defeat the villain.

9. What did prop study to come up with this
theory?
Propp studied fairy tales to come up with his theory

10. Tzvetan Todorovs theory
1. Equilibrium- the first part or the story will display a happy start,
where the majority of the characters are content and everything is
how it should be
2. Disruption- The second part of the story that will feature a problem
or something that will disrupt the happiness
3. Realisation- This part of the plot is when everyone realises the
problem
4. Restored order- the part of the plot is when characters attempt to
repair the problem
5. Equilibrium again- the part where the problem is resolved