Media Theory

Roland Barthes

Roland Barthes was born November 12th 1915 in Cherbourg-Octeville, Normandy, France. he worked as a french literary theorist, philosopher, linguist, critic and a semiotician. Roland discovered the "enigma code" that applies to all thrillers. the enigma code is a mystery in the film. the main aim of the enigma code is to make the audience ask themselves question for example " who is she?".

Todorov's Narrative Theory

Tzvetan Todorov was born March 1st 1939 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He is a Franco-Bulgarian historian, philosopher, literary critic, sociologist and essayist. In 1969 todorov produced a theory which he believed to be able to be applied to any film. There are 5 stages of Todorov' theory.

1- A state of equilibrium ( everything is normal).

2- A disruption of that order by an event.

3- A recognition that the disorder has occurred.

4- an attempt to repair the damage of disruption 

5- a return of restoration of a new equilibrium.