Todrov's Theory

The Todrov’s theory implies that each film or story consists of 5 stages that follow one after the other, meaning that when one person is affected, it will automatically lead to another person’s behavior, which is based on the person who was affected by whatever it may be. Once this happens the story will focus on the aim and objective of the protagonist. The event follows a recognition of a disequilibrium, this is based on how the event is carried and what actions have been taken to avoid the disequilibrium breaking down, shown by protagonist and the characters with the protagonist. This means the event that has occurred, has forced the hero to come out to take action. A great example of Todrov's theory, is The Shining where the equilibrium seems to be screeched in two through the scenery of the mountainous terrain, which doesn't give much away about the story however it gives the film a calm start, also  the colour of the titling which is “blue” seen as a very natural colour compared to other films which seems to use colours such as red and black. We as a audience also see a slight disturbance of equilibrium, when the equilibrium is created by beautiful scenery, but is disrupted by the car crash, this instantly changes our view.