Theories Applied To Film Trailers - Fast & Furious 6

We are introduced to the protagonist in the opening scene. They discuss a plot that interests the main protagonist. Once a picture is shown of a female character his interest grows more. Then we are introduces to all the other protagonists at the same time in different frame shots.
Action codes that are used in this trailer is towards the start where it's a high jacking of a military car.
This raises questions to the audience. They perhaps ask themselves who are these people?, why are they high-jacking the military, what do the military have of their interest?. This creates interest and draws in the audience more to the story.

In this trailer we are introduced to multiple characters. This could indicate that it has a multi strand narrative. The characters displayed indicates that they are doing that job for the same reason however, they are all getting something different out of it.

In the trailer we are introduced to Todorovs theory. We see at the start an equilibrium where everything is calm and there is no violence or any problems. However, that quickly ends as we see one character approaching with a quest. After those events take place it becomes louder and more hectic. We see explosions and a series of clashes between the protagonists and the antagonist through out.

We are also introduced to Propps theory as well The seven spheres of Characters. We are able to identify the villains in this trailer as they are the first set of characters to be in action when gun shots are fired. The donor is at the start who shows a picture to the protagonist. This indicates that the female character is of interest and is to be saved by the protagonist. The helpers are introduced when they are talking about the quest that will take place. Because there are several protagonists we can say that they all play a significant part to restore order. However, the main protagonist is Vin Diesel who has a main interest of the female in the photo.