Narrative theory: Plot/Story

In the context of film, the plot refers to events that occur during the film. The plot is fairly simple in it's bare structure:

• Group meet to shoot documentary, 
• they set up camp and split up, 
• one gets murdered and the other runs, 
• they find two bodies and meet with the other survivor, 
• they are both killed. 

The film I intend to make revolves around a legend, so there is going to be a lot of backstory (i.e. events that took place before the plot that is referenced within the film). I believe that the story is what makes the context of the plot interesting rather than the plot itself (as is the case with The Blair Witch Project).

We learn about the characters with the others as they are meeting for the first time. Whilst they have spoken online, it is clear they have given very little information about themselves as the others do not know much about their personalities until they meet. Therefore, we learn with the characters what they are like within the plot and very little personal interaction has taken place.