Research and Planning - Izetan Todorov

Izetan Todorov was a Bulgarian, structuralist linguist who published influential work on narrative from the 1960's onwards. He said that all stories begin with an 'equilibrium' where any potential opposing forces are in balance. He then says that this is disrupted by some event which then results into a series of events. However, these problems are eventually solved to restore balance in the world of fiction.
Todorov suggested that narratives are constructed with 5 man stages:

1. A state of equilibrium at the outset
2. A disruption of equilibrium by some action
3. A recognition that there has been a disruption 
4. An attempt to repair the disruption 
5. A new/re-equilibrium

I will enforce this structure into my film as I think it will help me create a typical therefore realistic narrative. My narrative with therefore consist of the following structure:

1. The 3/4 girls will be content at the beginning of the film, they will have just moved into their new flat excited to begin the University lifestyle, they will begin their normal, everyday lives
2. The first strange occurrence will happen, however, the girls will ignore it and think they are wrong, that it is just a coincidence 
3. After a series of strange events, the girls will realise it was no coincidence and something strange is going on within the house
4. The girls will try and solve the problem by confronting the evil force
5. Eventually, the evil force will be turned out of the house