Todorov's theory says that in the media these days there are five different stages within a music video and in films.
- original equilibrium (normality) - a state of balance where the world is at peace
- disruption - the peace or equilibrium is disturbed, the world has been purged into darkness.
- recognition (of disruption) - the disturbance has been found but getting the balance back will be a difficult task for the heroes.
- attempt to restore (original equilibrium) - they attempt to bring back the balance that once brought them peace.
- new equilibrium - the balance is restored, peace is back once again.
Another theory we researched was levi Strauss' theory which states that there are opposites that are always in conflict with each other, and the audience immediately recognises which side they should be with.
- Good & bad, in films and music videos these almost always appear
- Rich & Poor, Usually the rich are the more powerful and the poor are the ones affected by the corruption of the rich.
- Eastern & Western Worlds
- Love & Hate
The last theory we looked at was Propp's theory which states that there are a set of characters including the...
- Hero - person on the quest
- Princess - Prize for the hero
- Helper - helps the hero on his quest
- False hero - somebody who believes they are the hero
- Dispatcher - sends the hero on their quest
- Father - Rewards the hero
- Villain - attempts to stop the hero on his quest
- Donor - provides objects to help the hero on his quest
These sets of characters appear in many franchises of films and in many music videos that have stories, it's very important for the audience to have characters that they may start to care about close to the climax.
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