Exploration of theorisits

Today we looked at the 3 different theorists Propp,Todorov and Straus

Propps theory was to do with different charachters anmd their roles in films or books.
in outr film we have the antagonaist who im playing, hes a stereo typical stalker as he has a black hoodie and hes a male. We then have 3 victims and a target these are all girls which is again stereotypical as they are all teen females and they are all vunerable, in out film the target is the protagonist as later on in the rest of the film she finds out about him and tries to stop him.




Todorovs theory was to do with narrative and that everything follows a 3 part structure, at the start everything is balanced this is called equilibrium, this is when the stalker is pinning the hair on the board and is in his element. Next is a disequalibrium when the stalker gets found out and is then put under pressure and out of his comfort zone. Equalibrium is next again and is retored for the stalker as he achieves his goals of collecting his samples and leaves the audience an enigma code.

Struass believed in binary opposition throughout a films narrative this is where a film would display evident contrasts betweeen people or groups. For example:

• Good vs bad
• Boy vs girl
• Light vs dark 
• Cat vs dog
• Peace vs war
• Strong vs weak

In my film the main binary opposition is boys vs girls as the boy is targeting the girls for the hair. There is another binary opposition on strong vs weak as the stalker is potrayed as strong and the girls come across as vunerable and weak