2.  In 1920 Vladimir Propp was a Russian
critic.
 His theory was that whatever the surface
difference between stories and fairy
tales they all share the same structure
 He even categorised his picture of 8
main character roles.

3.  The villain – usually challenges the hero
 The hero- he/she is like the saviour, they also seek something
 The donor – provides the hero with an magical object.
Example would be The chronicles of Narnia when Santa
clause gives the each of the 4 children a gift such as the
sword and the magic potion.
 The helper – usually helps the hero for example Robin helps
Batman
 The princess – this is normally the reward for the hero or who
the hero has to save
 Her father – in some films the princess has a father who would
reward the person who saves his daughter
 The dispatcher – this is the person who sends the hero on his
way. He would normally give the hero the task.
 The false hero – this would be the person trying to steal the
hero job

4. Propp theory of the 8 main character
role plays a part in many films. The way
his plays in my film is I have a villain
which is the ghost. I have the hero who
is trying to ask the little girl what is
happening and what is the secret. we
also have a princess which is the little girl
as she is the girl the older sister is trying to
save.

5.  An anthropologist, he has studied how
primitive society is functioned.
 He believes that primitive societies and
advanced societies share similar
elements.

7.  This theory believes that all films have
fights but to come back to ‘normality’.
 Something happens such as an fight but
the rest of the film is them trying to get
back to normality or equilibrium.

8. Equilibrium Disruption (Disequilibrium)
Recognition Of
Disruption
Attempt To Try Fight
And Fix Disruption
New Equilibrium is Formed or old
one is reformed