Narrative Theories

Narrative Theories
in Mrs O'Connor's media lesson we studied -
Todovor:
his study was of the 3 stages of a film,
the Equilibrium- which is the start of a story, when everything is good and normal.
the Disequilibrium- is the crisis in the story, e.g. a crash, accident, a bad wedding..
the New Equilibrium- when everything returns back to normal- it is resolved and everyone is happy.
Barthes:
sees everything as a code or a series of codes.
Technical code- camera angles, edit lengths, sound
Verbal code- what people say, the speech
Symbolic code- connotation-denotation e.g. red rose means romance and ragged clothes mean poverty.
Propp: 
interested in the characters types and that each movie has:
Protagonist (Hero)- leads the narrative, is usually looking for something ( a quest) or trying to solve a mystery, does not have to be a male.
Antagonist (Villain)- gets in the protagonists way
Heroine- is usually some sort of reward for the hero, the heroine is usually a female but can be male.
Father- An authority figure who offers a reward to the hero for completely their quest. That reward might be a prince/princess or a cool new job.
Helper- Helps the hero- often acts as a sidekick.
Donor- Gives the hero something- a clue, a taliman, a special power- which helps them complete their quest.
Mentor- Teachers and guides the hero.