2. Evelyn Salt is a CIA agent
A Russian spy comes in and
informs that the President of
Russia will be assassinated
during a visit to New York
City to attend the funeral of
the recently deceased U.S.
Vice President.
The name of the assassin:
Evelyn Salt
Concerned about the safety
of her husband, she goes on
the run.
Her boss Ted Winter refuses
to accept that she is a mole
or a double agent but her
actions begin to assume that
she is.
3. Yes, this linear structure had a chronological
order of the:
Beginning (Set up)
Middle (Conflict)
End (Resolution)
4. Explicit narrative reason Explicit narrative evidence
There's a clear beginning that gets the
audience into story This shows they
are both happily
The audience are relaxed and settling married at first.
into the film
Clear chronological order of the
This shows the
flashbacks husband is sticking
by her.
The middle had conflict Screen grabs shows
Explosions her husband being
Shootings shot and watching it
happen.
And chases
The end shows her escape
This shows salt
Running in the woods making her next
But leaves the audience contemplating move.
of what may happen next
5. Act 1 (Set-up)
The beginning sets up the movie.
Evelyn Salt – 1st Salt & her husband Orlov Oleg Vassily
scene is the Russian man
(bad guy)
•Trying to convince •She's being let •Happy •He (the bad guy)
that she is not a spy loose relationship tells a story
•Why is she being •Her husband is •Everything seems •Audience wonders
beaten up? waiting for her to be going good why a story
•Sets up the story •Trigger the •The audience feels
for the audience audience thoughts satisfied
of what will
happen now
6. Continued ..
Orlov Oleg Vassily story Evelyn Salt against the CIA agents
•He's getting a flashback while telling •She was forced to stay in a room but
his story escapes after a destruction with Orlov
•When his story finishes he confesses Oleg Vassily
Evelyn Salt is the assassin •She makes a quick explosion to get
•The other CIA agents are confused as out
the computer says he's telling the •This is the start of a crisis
truth
7. Act 2 (conflict)
The crisis are happening
Russian vice president A Russian kills Salt’s Evelyn Salt
attack husband
•She make an explosion •The Russians killed her •Salt gets revenge
at the funeral husband •Kills all the Russian
•she gets arrested •This scene makes it there and Orlov Oleg
•The audience think that dramatic Vassily
she's captured •The audience feel •Eye opener for the
sorrow audience as she
manages by herself
8. Continued ..
The other CIA agent Salt kills the agent
•This agent was a Russian and •She attacks again shockingly
had the same plan •Salt kills the false agent
•This gets the audience confused •The audience are shocked
9. Act 3 (end)
The survival
The boss Ted lets Salt free Evelyn Salt still alive
•A big escape out of a plane •She's still alive
•Audience begin to question if she •The audience is happy that she's
survives alive
•Still questioning her next move
10. The structure is easier to follow
Makes a lot of money
Enjoyed better for the audience when used to a
certain structure
11. They would have enjoyed the
structure
Felt satisfied/happy about watching
the film
They would have been confused
May have thought some was
predictable
12. -Challenged ending:
Audience left uncertain of if she kills the rest
If she survived through the woods
Let the audience communicate of to what would of
happened
Salt left with no husband
-Established action conventions:
Car chase
Long running chase
Big explosion (e.g. funeral, killing Russians)
The relationship between a man and woman
