Hey blog, today I will be writing about the media theory we are using in our film project. Todorov's Narrative Theory of Equilibrium, this theory focuses on three different parts: Equilibrium, Disequilibrium, and New equilibrium. Equilibrium is when the audience is introduced to the characters and the beginning of the story. Disequilibrium is where the plot presents the "initial disruption" or the problem that appears in the protagonist's life, who works to fix the situation. New equilibrium is when the protagonist successfully solves the problem or not. We found this theory would work best in our film "Airball"
For equilibrium, The protagonist is a young kid, who really loves the game of basketball. He trains hard to become a great player, but he flat-out sucks at it. He makes many mistakes and he is not very athletic overall. His mistakes are comedic, but he tries very hard to be successful. His goal is to be just like his late father who was a professional ball player/older brother (haven't decided) who was a great player. For disequilibrium or disruption. After practice, he realizes he needs to train harder than everyone around him. His coach tells him that if he wants to improve, he must work harder than everyone else because he lacks natural ability. Finally the new equilibrium. We are not fully set on the new equilibrium but we have two options. The first one is after all his hard work and determination he becomes a way better player, he leads his team to their first victory. The second option is he is still terrible, but he accepts the fact while still enjoying the game. Our end goal of the story is to show how far he has come as a player and individual.
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