Difference between pages "JCM311 Critical Studies in Television" and "JCM312/Narrative Structure"

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'''TCF 311 Critical Studies in Television''' is a discussion-oriented course taught by [[User:Jeremy Butler|Jeremy Butler]].
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==Classical Hollywood cinema==
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''Television'' discusses seven principal characteristics of classical Hollywood cinema:
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#'''G1''': Single protagonist
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#'''G1''': Exposition
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#'''G2''': Motivation
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#'''G2''': Narrative enigma
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#'''G3''': Cause-effect chain
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#*'''G3''': ''Story time'' versus ''screen time''--in terms of duration and order
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#'''G4''': Climax
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#'''G4''': Resolution/Denouement--compare exposition and denouement
  
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== Course objectives ==
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Does ''Day for Night'' qualify as a classical film? Why or why not? Explain how the characteristics above are (or are not) used in the film.
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{{Gallery
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|title=''Day for Night'': beginning and ending.[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T340/DayForNight-OpenClose/index.htm]
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|width=400
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|align=center
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|File:DayForNightqq00 02 29qq00011.jpg|alt1=First shot.|First shot ([http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T340/DayForNight-OpenClose/pages/DayForNightqq00_02_29qq00011.htm larger image]).
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|File:DayForNightqq01 54 22qq00023.jpg|alt2=Final shot.|Final shot ([http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T340/DayForNight-OpenClose/pages/DayForNightqq01_54_22qq00023.htm larger image]).
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}}
  
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The online syllabus is over here ('''Fall 2014'''): [http://goo.gl/rZn98A goo.gl/rZn98A]
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==Signs of character<ref name="Dyer">Richard Dyer, ''Stars''</ref>==
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#Viewer foreknowledge
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#Character name
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#Appearance
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#Objective correlative
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#Dialogue
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#Lighting and videography or cinematography
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#Action
  
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== Online study guides ==
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How are these signs of character used to construct the following characters in ''Day for Night''?
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===Chronological order===
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*'''G1''': Alphonse
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*[[TV Structure (Discussion)]]
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*'''G2''': Liliane
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*[[Narrative Structure (Discussion)]]
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*'''G3''': Ferrand
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*[[Building Narrative (Discussion)]]
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*'''G4''': Julie
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*[[Beyond and Beside Narrative (Discussion)]]
 
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*[[The Commercial (Discussion)]]
 
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*[[Mise-en-Scene (Discussion)]]
 
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*[[Style and the Camera (Discussion)]]
 
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*[[Editing: Single Camera Mode (Discussion)]]
 
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*[[Editing: Multiple Camera Mode (Discussion)]]
 
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*[[Sound (Discussion)]]
 
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*[[A History of TV Style (Discussion)]]
 
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*[[Music Television (Discussion)]]
 
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*[[Animation (Discussion)]]
 
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*[[Television Studies: An Overview (Discussion)]]
 
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*[[Style and Stylistics (Discussion)]]
 
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*[[Genre Study (Discussion)]]
 
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*[[Semiotics (Discussion)]]
 
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*[[Semiotics II (Discussion)]]
 
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*[[Ideological Criticism, Cultural Studies & Production Studies (Discussion)]]
 
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*[[Discourse & Identity I & II (Discussion)]]
 
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*[[Discourse & Identity III (Discussion)]]
 
  
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===List of discussion notes===
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{{Gallery
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[[:Category:TCF311 Discussion]]
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|title=''Day for Night'' Character Construction
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|lines=1
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|File:DayForNightqq00 05 15qq00006.jpg|alt1=Frame grab of Alphonse.|First close-up of Alphonse.
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|File:DayForNightqq00 10 09qq00017.jpg|alt2=Frame grab of Alphonse and Liliane.|Alphonse and Liliane in the hotel.
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|File:DayForNightqq00 06 49qq00007.jpg|alt3=Frame grab of Ferrand.|First close-up of Ferrand.
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|File:DayForNightqq00 08 28qq00013.jpg|alt4=Frame grab of Ferrand.|Ferrand discusses Julie's photos. See also, [http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T340/DayForNight_FerrandsBooks/index.php Ferrand's books.]
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|File:DayForNightqq00 08 38qq00014.jpg|alt5=Frame grab of Julie's photograph.|First appearance of Julie, in a photograph.
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|File:DayForNightqq00 38 49qq00043.jpg|alt6=Frame grab of Julie.|Julie arrives, amid paparazzi.
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}}
  
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==Study groups==
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==Signs of performance<ref name="Dyer" />==
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#'''G1''' and '''G5''': Vocal
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#'''G2''': Facial
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#'''G3''': Gestural
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'''Group 1'''
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#'''G4''': Corporeal
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* Kaddy Brown
 
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* Bradley Bryant
 
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* Cecily Cheesman
 
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* Shanrica Evans
 
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* Kendall Grayson
 
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'''Group 2'''
 
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* Christina Irion
 
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* Natalie Landers
 
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* Mike McGee
 
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* Toffer Mohr
 
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'''Group 3'''
 
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* Gantt Moore
 
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* Maggie O'Keeffe
 
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* Jacob Reed
 
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* Austin Rhyne
 
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* Will Shingleton
 
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'''Group 4'''
 
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* Callie Smith
 
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* Megan Smith
 
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* Shea Smitherman
 
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* Tara Lynn Steele
 
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* Sean Taylor
 
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== Texts & resources ==
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==''Day for Night'' cast==
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<!--Hotlinked to Wikipedia articles -->
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* [[Wikipedia:Jacqueline Bisset|Jacqueline Bisset]] as Julie
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* [[Wikipedia:Valentina Cortese|Valentina Cortese]] as Severine
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* [[Wikipedia:Dani (entertainer)|Dani]] as Liliane
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* [[Wikipedia:Alexandra Stewart|Alexandra Stewart]] as Stacey
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* [[Wikipedia:Jean-Pierre Aumont|Jean-Pierre Aumont]] as Alexandre
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* [[Wikipedia:Jean Champion|Jean Champion]] as Bertrand
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* [[Wikipedia:Jean-Pierre Léaud|Jean-Pierre Léaud]] as Alphonse
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* [[Wikipedia:François Truffaut|François Truffaut]] as (Director) Ferrand
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* [[Wikipedia:Nathalie Baye|Nathalie Baye]] as Joelle
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* [[Wikipedia:David Markham|David Markham]] as Doctor Nelson
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* [[Wikipedia:Zénaïde Rossi|Zénaïde Rossi]] as Madame Lajoie, Gaston's wife
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* [[Wikipedia:Xavier Saint-Macary|Xavier Saint-Macary]] as Christian, Alexandre's lover
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* Bernard Menez as the Property Man
  
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===Books===
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==References==
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*Jeremy G. Butler, ''Television: Critical Methods and Applications'' (New York: Routledge, 2012).
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<references/>
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===Companion Website===
 
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*http://www.routledge.com/cw/butler-9780415883283/
 
  
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===Articles and book chapters===
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== Bibliography ==
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#Jeremy G. Butler, ''Television: Critical Methods and Applications'' (New York: Routledge, 2012).
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#David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson, ''Film Art: An Introduction'', 9th ed. (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2010).
  
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[[Category:TCF311]]
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==External links==
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[[Category:TCF Classes]]
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#[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T340/DayForNight/index.htm Frame grabs] from ''Day for Night''.
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#[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/Anderson_AmEx.php Wes Anderson American Express Commercial] (''Day for Night'' parody, password protected)
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#[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HomePage ''TV Tropes'']: listing of numerous narrative conventions.
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[[Category:TCF340 Discussion]]

Revision as of 10:11, 29 August 2017

Classical Hollywood cinema

Television discusses seven principal characteristics of classical Hollywood cinema:

  1. G1: Single protagonist
  2. G1: Exposition
  3. G2: Motivation
  4. G2: Narrative enigma
  5. G3: Cause-effect chain
    • G3: Story time versus screen time--in terms of duration and order
  6. G4: Climax
  7. G4: Resolution/Denouement--compare exposition and denouement

Does Day for Night qualify as a classical film? Why or why not? Explain how the characteristics above are (or are not) used in the film. Template:Gallery

Signs of character[1]

  1. Viewer foreknowledge
  2. Character name
  3. Appearance
  4. Objective correlative
  5. Dialogue
  6. Lighting and videography or cinematography
  7. Action

How are these signs of character used to construct the following characters in Day for Night?

  • G1: Alphonse
  • G2: Liliane
  • G3: Ferrand
  • G4: Julie

Template:Gallery

Signs of performance[1]

  1. G1 and G5: Vocal
  2. G2: Facial
  3. G3: Gestural
  4. G4: Corporeal

Day for Night cast

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Richard Dyer, Stars

Bibliography

  1. Jeremy G. Butler, Television: Critical Methods and Applications (New York: Routledge, 2012).
  2. David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson, Film Art: An Introduction, 9th ed. (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2010).

External links

  1. Frame grabs from Day for Night.
  2. Wes Anderson American Express Commercial (Day for Night parody, password protected)
  3. TV Tropes: listing of numerous narrative conventions.
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