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==Format== | ==Format== | ||
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+ | # Catchphrase. | ||
+ | # Laughtrack. | ||
+ | # Commercial breaks. | ||
+ | # Recurring narrative problematic | ||
+ | # 30-minutes long | ||
==Mode of production== | ==Mode of production== | ||
− | == | + | # Shot on film, not live |
+ | # Syndication quality | ||
+ | # Appears to be live, with a laughtrack | ||
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+ | ==Dominant ideology (''Zeitgeist'')== | ||
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+ | # Characters expressing opposing views | ||
+ | # Polysemy = many meanings | ||
==''Seinfeld'''s innovations== | ==''Seinfeld'''s innovations== | ||
− | + | *Director Tom Cherones | |
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*Below are stills from [http://www.retroweb.com/backlots/seinfeld_reunion.html the recreated set], used in an episode of Larry David's ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' and a set miniature by [http://www.flickr.com/photos/24682838@N05/ Charles Brogdon]. | *Below are stills from [http://www.retroweb.com/backlots/seinfeld_reunion.html the recreated set], used in an episode of Larry David's ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' and a set miniature by [http://www.flickr.com/photos/24682838@N05/ Charles Brogdon]. | ||
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File:Seinfeld reunion sets 048.jpg|alt=Seinfeld set.|The set as recreated for ''Curb Your Enthusiasm''. | File:Seinfeld reunion sets 048.jpg|alt=Seinfeld set.|The set as recreated for ''Curb Your Enthusiasm''. | ||
File:Seinfeld reunion sets 056.jpg|alt=Seinfeld set.|A ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' scene. | File:Seinfeld reunion sets 056.jpg|alt=Seinfeld set.|A ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' scene. | ||
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+ | ===''Seinfeld'' scene reenactment=== | ||
+ | A reenactment of [https://tvcrit.org/Classes/Jbutler/T311/SEINFELDScript.pdf this scene] from "The Contest" as a series of still photographs. | ||
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+ | *Cast | ||
+ | **Logan as Jerry | ||
+ | **Ava as George | ||
+ | **Marguerite as Elaine | ||
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+ | File:01 establishing shot.jpg|alt=Seinfeld reenactment.|Establishing shot of the diner, with Jerry and George. | ||
+ | File:02 George.jpg|alt=Seinfeld reenactment.|George: "Well, my mother..." | ||
+ | File:03 Jerry.jpg|alt=Seinfeld reenactment. |Jerry: "But you're still master of your domain?" | ||
+ | File:02b George IMG 6576.jpg|alt=Seinfeld reenactment.|George: "I'm king of the county." | ||
+ | File:04 Elaine enters.jpg|alt=Seinfeld reenactment. |Elaine enters: "John F. Kennedy, Junior!" | ||
+ | File:05 Jerry looks at Elaine.jpg|alt=Seinfeld reenactment. |Jerry looks at Elaine: "Did you talk to him?" | ||
+ | File:06 3-shot.jpg|alt=Seinfeld reenactment. |Three-shot. Elaine tells her John F. Kennedy, Jr. story. | ||
+ | File:09 Jerry listens.jpg|alt=Seinfeld reenactment. | | ||
+ | File:08 2-shot Elaine and George.jpg|alt=Seinfeld reenactment. |Two-shot of Elaine and George. | ||
+ | File:07 Jerry.jpg|alt=Seinfeld reenactment. |Jerry: "Are you still master of your domain?" | ||
+ | File:10 Elaine - Queen of the Castle.jpg|alt=Seinfeld reenactment. |Elaine: "I am queen of the castle." | ||
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== Texts & resources == | == Texts & resources == | ||
*Jeremy G. Butler, ''The Sitcom'' (New York: Routledge, 2020). | *Jeremy G. Butler, ''The Sitcom'' (New York: Routledge, 2020). | ||
+ | *[https://tvcrit.org/Classes/Jbutler/T311/SeinfeldSceneBreakdown.php ''Seinfeld'' scene breakdown materials] | ||
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[[Category:BUI301F2022]] | [[Category:BUI301F2022]] | ||
[[Category:BUI301F2022 Discussion]] | [[Category:BUI301F2022 Discussion]] |
Latest revision as of 21:22, 20 October 2022
Format
- Catchphrase.
- Laughtrack.
- Commercial breaks.
- Recurring narrative problematic
- 30-minutes long
Mode of production
- Shot on film, not live
- Syndication quality
- Appears to be live, with a laughtrack
Dominant ideology (Zeitgeist)
- Characters expressing opposing views
- Polysemy = many meanings
Seinfeld's innovations
- Director Tom Cherones
- Below are stills from the recreated set, used in an episode of Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm and a set miniature by Charles Brogdon.
Seinfeld scene reenactment
A reenactment of this scene from "The Contest" as a series of still photographs.
- Cast
- Logan as Jerry
- Ava as George
- Marguerite as Elaine
Texts & resources
- Jeremy G. Butler, The Sitcom (New York: Routledge, 2020).
- Seinfeld scene breakdown materials