Tzvetan Todorov (1977) theory

Stage 1: A point of stable equilibrium, where everything is satisfied, calm and normal – This is at the beginning of my narrative which takes place in my short film. This only lasts a couple of seconds where he thinks he takes some headache pills but this then disrupts his stable equilibrium(played by Josh).

 

Stage 2: This stability is disrupted by some kind of force, which creates a state of disequilibrium – his friend (played by Charlie) informs him they’re in fact morphine pills and informs him he only has five minutes to live.

 

Stage 3: Recognition that a disruption has taken place – My main character will recognise this and beginning his quest to fulfil before he thinks his going to die. On-going through his quest he gives away his wallet chucks away his phone and confesses to teacher his own opinion of him.

 

Stage 4: It is only possible to re-create equilibrium through action directed against the disruption. – My main character objective is to give back this mysterious box to his ex-girlfriend before he dies, but this is where there is twist in my story and this plays to the code and conventions of a thriller genre. The only way to re-create this equilibrium in my narrative is for actually ‘Charlie’ to tell ‘Josh’ he was joking, which he finally catches up to josh and tells him.

 

Stage 5: Restoration of a new state of equilibrium. The consequences of the reaction is to change the world of the narrative and/or the characters so that the final state of equilibrium in not the same as the initial state. – Finally Charlie informs Josh that it was a joke which creates this ‘new state of equilibrium’ but the final state is not in the same initial state as Josh did all those things before reaches his ex-girlfriend. So this creates a whole new story.