Our Film Narrative and Trailer Narrative Research

We have been able to base or narrative following Todorovs' theory, following the stages he proves to fit most films. Following the stages of Equilibrium, Disruption, Realisation, Repair and restoration.

I was able to complete research into Todorovs' theory within my AS coursework:

Below is a table in which shows Todorov's theory in relation to our film idea.

Stages
Equilibrium	Casey is a nerd, Toby is a jock, two opposites that don’t like each other
Disruption	They are thrown together to work on a class project Carly (Toby’s Girlfriends) becomes jealous and steals her locket
Realisation	Casey realises she likes Toby but hears him talking about her negatively
Repair	Toby attempts to win Casey back but she doesn’t want to hear it
Restoration	Toby breaks up with Carly and gives Casey her locket back and they end up together

The images shown below show how Todorov's theory can be applied to a range of different of Romantic Comedy genre films.

From comparing the range of films I decided to research it is clear to see that the Equilibrium of the film is not shown in the film.I think this is because it isn't as important to know what happens at the beginning of the film because this is usually where the characters and the location is introduced.

The Disruption of the film is not shown either, this is due to the fact that the director wouldn't want to the audience to know the main root of the problems within the film and try and intrigue the audience this way.

The recognition and repair are usually shown within the films trailer. This is because of the fact this is usually where the comedy aspects are found and used within the trailer to intrigue the audience. Although the restoration is not shown because this would give away the ending of the film and ruin it for the audience.