production in relation to todorov's theory

production in relation to todorov's theory

our production during our a2 media studies involved the creation and depiction of a horror-styled genre trailer, which involved a horse-masked killer and a protagonist who is adept in martial-arts to try to fend him off, he is also always seen constantly running away from the antagonist. todorov's theory suggests that all narratives follow a three part structure where they begin with the equilibrium, where everything is balanced, progress as something comes along to disrupt that equilibrium, and finally reach a resolution where the equilibrium is restored and therefore the plot goes back to where it was back to its original state.  our production relates to this because it is the theory which guides all sorts of stereotypical films, regardless of genre of film type, most if not all films follow the basic plotline. our production in particular involves a teenager walking through the streets running from the antagonist. the main plot involved in this means it is considered "normal", at the start, however this develops into chaos, and suddenly the antagonist is cornering the protagonist in a dark-dingy scout-hut.

later on within our production we include a scene where the protagonist is absolutely helpless, and the antagonist then "finishes" him. This humorously shows that our production although generally relative to todorov's theory has bits in it where it doesn't relate. this is one of the faults of our production because it simply wasn't complex enough and we should have included more of a sinister plot perhaps to convey the horror genre more efficiently and better.