In class today we were looking into a few short films of our choosing and we were comparing a hypothesis that we were taught against it, this is the Todorov model.
The Todorov model is the theory that all stories including features and shorts all have a similar structure aka model to their story for example: this model explains that all stories have a significant beginning middle and end. In more complex terms its called: Equilibrium –> Dis-Equilibrium –> Equilibrium. So after seeing and understanding this when I go to make my film it is imperative that I use this model to a strength or defy it for a reason, because this is used in most conventional short films. Many films use the Todorov model to give their film a conventional structure of beginning, middle and end. Filmmakers will immediately discuss the start of a film, the problem in the middle and conclusion in the end. We watched a short film called 'Noah' which is a good example of the Todorov model. There is a clear Equilibrium, Dis-Equilibrium which then returns back to the Equilibrium.
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