Narrative work

Vladimir Propp's theory


1. hero - drug dealer simon
2. Villian - druggy
3. The Donor - none
4.The Dispatcher - The Druggy
5. The Helper - none
6. The false hero - none
7. The Princess - none
8. The Father - none

Preparation - The druggy is looking around for the dealer in a car park
Complication - The hero gets mugged by the druggy
Transference - The drug dealer runs out to try and catch him
Struggle - The hero has to try and find the druggy throughout the rest of it
Return - None
Recognition - None

Levi Strauss's theory


His theory is that there is contrasts in characters. There are only two characters shown in it which are the Drug Dealer and the Druggy, which shows that they are the only two characters that provide contrast in the Hero/Villain way.

Todorovs Theory


1. Equilibrium - The equilibrium is that they are both looking to do a normal drug deal
2. Disruption - It gets disrupted by the drug dealer getting mugged
3. Recognition - the audience knows something is wrong after he makes a quick get away
4. Repair - The Drug Dealer tries to repair it by chasing the druggy
5. New Equilibrium - There is no New Equilibrium.

1.Does my text have a clear story?
The text was partially clear as the audience can understand that the drug dealer has got mugged and needs to chase him to get the drugs back, but what is confusing is the perspective of who's side we are meant to be on due to the text being in an omniscient narration.

2.Is the structure linear/non linear/montage etc?
The structure is linear and we did this because we wanted to make the narrative of the film easy for the audience to understand because it was going to develop and have a lot of twists and turns in it. Todorov's  theory backs this up as we wanted the 5 stages of the narrative to be simple. Also by doing this it would allow there to be a new equilibrium that would allow the audience not to be confused at the end.

3.Are there key roles in the narrative?
There are some key roles in the narrative and both characters follow this as they are both a contrast to each other which helps to explain the narrative to the audience of one being a drug dealer trying to make a living and the other stealing the drugs and clearly being a bad character, this follows Levi Strauss's theory of characters that have a contrast of a Villain/Hero

4.Is my text structured by cause + effect?
It is partially structured by cause and effect as cause and effect as it has 4 of the 5 parts of Todorov's theory but the New Equilibrium is not involved in it.

5. What are the audiences expectations in this genre?
The audiences expectations are that the thriller needs to be thrilling and this is done in the thriller video by having a fast paced point of view shot of them running out of the buliding which builds tension and makes the audience nervous in it.

6.What is the function of narrative for audiences + institutions?
the narratives function is to make the whole thriller look like a drug deal that has gone bad and the rest of the film will focus on the drug dealer chasing him to get the drugs back. This is good for audiences as it is stereotypically thriller and good in the institutions.