Narrative theory

For my comedy film trailer, I've decided to use a narrative theory I think would benefit my work the most. Some theories just wouldn't work in a comedy trailer, such as Propp's theory. Propp's theory is about loads different characters involved and what their part in the trailer is. This would work for a fantasy trailer, or maybe even an action but not in a comedy. I also tried to adapt Todorov's theory to my trailer. This didn't really work as it's hard his theory would be a lot easy to use in an actual film and not just in a montage of funny clips to attract an audience. This might work if I were to make the film but would probably start at the 2nd stage of his theory due to the first having an irrelevant impact on my idea and plot. The one narrative that stood out for me was Levi-Straus' theory of binary opposites. This can be used to create false suspense and surprise the audience which can lead to a comical side. At the start I am going to have 3 geeky boys who are serious and around 18 when 2 normal, aggressive and younger kids come and beat them up for money. This is a shock to the audience as one: it's very random to start a trailer like that and two: it should be the older serious kids attacker the younger boys due to stereo types. My plot is 3 boys trying to become cool, so having them geeky at one point then attempting to become cool at another part in the trailer is a binary opposite itself. I have added narrative theory into my trailer to help give it structure so it's easy to understand and will lead to a more comical side to the trailer.