NARRATIVE THEORY:

Todorov's theory is used in World War Z. In the first 10-15 minutes everything is going normally, then the zombies attack, and most of the movie after that is them trying to escape and find a cure to get rid of the zombies. In the last 10-15 minutes they show how they escaped from the zombies and Brad Pitt returning to his family, safely. I think this is an appropriate theory to use in my short film as it gives the audience a sense of closure. If the new equilibrium is for a short amount of time the audience might feel they want to know what happens, how the happy ending comes to a close.

I think using Propp's theory, proposing that it was possible to classify the characters and their actions into clearly defined roles and functions would be useful to use as the audience will clearly recognise which role each character plays instead of getting confused, which could lead to the audience not understanding the film and not enjoying it. A good example of a film which used Propp's theory is Harry Potter. The audience could instantly recognise the hero, false hero, the dispatcher, the helper and the villian.