Narrative – The structural framework of a movie, aka how the movie goes from the beginning to middle to end following a plot and story which unfold.

Levi Straus Binary Opposition– A theory that states the majority of narratives in media forms such as books and film contain opposing main characters.

Todorov’s equilibrium– a balanced state in which opposing forces are not in confrontation.

Propp spheres of Action– stories are character driven and that plots develop from the decisions and actions of characters and how they function in a story.

Vogler/Campbell hero’s journey-the hero is living in a so called ordinary world when he receives a call to a adventure.

Barthes Narrative Codes– His narrative codes include proairetic, hermeneutic, sermanti, symbolic and cultural codes.