Media Theory

 Todorov's Narrative Theory of Equilibrium

Todorov's media theory tells us that there is distinctive parts of every narrative. He believes there are many different parts, but three of the main parts is equilibrium, disequilibrium, and new equilibrium.

• Equilibrium: Audience is introduced to the characters at the beginning of the story.
• Disequilibrium: Includes the initial disruption, something that disrupts the protagonist's life, as well as other actions before the climax. Once this occurs, the protagonist will work to resolve this issue.
• New Equilibrium: Protagonist resolved the disruption.

Application

This media theory will be a critical part of the structure of our film opening. This structure will result in easier production as there is a stable base to jump off of for creativity and execution of our ideas.

Equilibrium: The first scene will depict the introduction of the main character and part of his life. This introduction of the character and his hobby allows for the future scenes to be developed and creates meaning. 

Disequilibrium: The next scene will show the main character going through a rough time and the audience will be exposed to this to let them know the reasoning for the main character's actions.

New Equilibrium: The last scene will be the start of the new equilibrium as the video is going to be just the opening of a film so the problem can't be resolved in the opening, but the main character gets on the right track to resolving the issue as he takes steps to progress.

This is our current plan on how to integrate this media theory into our film opening. This scene by scene framework allows us to further explore our options with using creativity to enhance the quality and overall feel of the piece.