What Narrative Theorist Would Fit?

Tzvetan Todorov can up with the 5 stages.

These 5 stages are - A state of equilibrium, A disruption of the equilibrium, Recognition of disorder, Attempt to repair the damage and Restoration of a new equilibrium.

From my research it showed that the start of the trailer, along with the film would show a normal state of living with nothing wrong going on. In Layer Cake it shows a T.V programme which seems fairly ordinary, and American Gangster just shows a view of a city.

There is then the disruption of events as we find out that in Layer Cake it starts to show drugs being used and violence behind the camera. In American Gangster 'Frank Locus' says 'no body owns me' and a bullet is fired showing the audience that something is up and something has happened for him to stamp down his authority by shooting his gun.

A mix of a Recognition of disorder is then shown as it shows a story to why the disruption is happening by using a voice over in American Gangster and showing who the people are in Layer Cake.
The audience now knows that there are powerful people in the films as the stereo type for Gangsters are shown with men wearing big coats and smoking cigars.

An attempt to repair damage isn't really shown because of the montage of clips put together. But still the story of the trailers are still progressing as we go further into the trailer.

Eventually there is a new equilibrium as the trailer up beat tempo tunes down and gradually brings the characters to a stop.