Film theories :)

There are many different film theories but there are many specific ones that apply to different films.

The first film theory is by a man called TZVETAN TODOROV. He thought of a theory for thriller movies. He realised that most of them follow the same idea. They start with a calm equilbrium, there is then a disruption to this equilbrium. A hero then saves the day and it then returns to a new equilbrium. A few movies that follow this is the Mission Impossible, Hot Fuzz, Batman; the Dark Knight and The Matrix.

VLADIMIR PROPP is the next theorists that I will explore. He discovered that there are many different characters, but there are several main characters.
These main characters are:
1. The villain(s)
2. The hero
3. The donor ‑ who provides an object with some magic property.
4. The helper who aids the hero.
5. The princess (the sought for person) ‑ reward for the hero and object of the villain's schemes.
6. Her father ‑ who rewards the hero.
7. The dispatcher ‑ who sends the hero on his way.
8. The false hero
Examples of films where the characters have clear roles: Skrek, Cinderella, Toystory and Superman.

CLAUDE LEVI‑STRAUSS discovered that there are binary opposites. Binary opposites are sets of opposite values which reveal the structure of a media texts. An example of this would be good and evil. Films such as Transformers, Harry Potter, James Bond and The Mummy.

ROLAND BARTHES introduced that there were different codes in films that can question the audience; this is known as the enigma code. However, there are other codes that directs take into consideration when producing a film such as the action code and the symbolic code. This examples where codes are used are the Da Vinci, Angels and Demons, National Treasure and Knowing.