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Television depicts historical reality and addresses itself to the viewer about that reality through four principal "modes". Individual genres and programs are not limited to one single mode, but instead draw upon each as needed. | Television depicts historical reality and addresses itself to the viewer about that reality through four principal "modes". Individual genres and programs are not limited to one single mode, but instead draw upon each as needed. | ||
| − | + | Explain the principles behind each mode: | |
#'''Group 4:''' Expository (or rhetorical) | #'''Group 4:''' Expository (or rhetorical) | ||
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#'''Group 3:''' Reflexive | #'''Group 3:''' Reflexive | ||
| − | ==''Two-a-Days: Hoover High''== | + | ==Applying "modes of representation" == |
| + | News coverage of an incident in Goražde, ''The Daily Show'', ''Two-A-Days'', ''Cops'', Ole Miss vs. Alabama football, ''Who Wants to be a Millionaire'' | ||
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| + | ===''The Daily Show'' in Iraq === | ||
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| + | ===''Deadliest Catch''=== | ||
| + | #Expository (or rhetorical) | ||
| + | #*How does it argue for a certain interpretation of these events? | ||
| + | #*How does it shape our understanding of them? | ||
| + | #Interactive | ||
| + | #*Does the TV world ''interact'' with the historical world? | ||
| + | #Observational | ||
| + | #*Do the producers just ''observe'' these events? | ||
| + | #*How is this show different from ''Cops''? | ||
| + | #Reflexive | ||
| + | #*Is it TV about TV? Does it make you aware of TV ''as'' TV? | ||
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| + | ===''Two-a-Days: Hoover High''=== | ||
*How does ''Two-a-Days'' impose elements of narrative on “reality”? What specific aspects of serial narrative structure does the program employ? | *How does ''Two-a-Days'' impose elements of narrative on “reality”? What specific aspects of serial narrative structure does the program employ? | ||
*How does it bring together several different genres? | *How does it bring together several different genres? | ||
*How is its use of sport/competition different from that of ''Survivor'' or ''The Amazing Race''? | *How is its use of sport/competition different from that of ''Survivor'' or ''The Amazing Race''? | ||
*How is its representation of sports (specifically football) different/similar to how ESPN covers sports? | *How is its representation of sports (specifically football) different/similar to how ESPN covers sports? | ||
| − | *"It is possible that there will be some stereotyping going on with all the editing," [Blair] Blanton said. "But I just hope people will get to know the real me and not the show me." (CW article, ending line). | + | *"It is possible that there will be some stereotyping going on with all the editing," [Blair] Blanton said. "But I just hope people will get to know the ''real'' me and not the ''show'' me." (CW article, ending line). |
**What term would Nichols use instead of “the show me”? | **What term would Nichols use instead of “the show me”? | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/tvcritgallery/main.php/v/chapter04/ ''Television'' Chapter 4 illustrations] | ||
| + | *[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/tvcritgallery/main.php/v/tvprograms/TwoADays/ ''Two-a-Days'' illustrations] | ||
| + | *[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/NewsClips.htm "The Road to Goražde": news video clips] | ||
[[Category:TCF311]] | [[Category:TCF311]] | ||
[[Category:TCF311 Discussion]] | [[Category:TCF311 Discussion]] | ||
Revision as of 13:27, 7 September 2010
Bill Nichols' terms
Explain film scholar Bill Nichols' sense of the following terms:[1]
- Groups 1 and 2: historical world or historical reality
- Why does he prefer this term to "reality"?
- Groups 3 and 4: social actor
- Why does he prefer this term to "individuals" or, simply, "people" in non-narrative works?
Modes of representation
Television depicts historical reality and addresses itself to the viewer about that reality through four principal "modes". Individual genres and programs are not limited to one single mode, but instead draw upon each as needed.
Explain the principles behind each mode:
- Group 4: Expository (or rhetorical)
- Group 1: Interactive
- Group 2: Observational
- Group 3: Reflexive
Applying "modes of representation"
News coverage of an incident in Goražde, The Daily Show, Two-A-Days, Cops, Ole Miss vs. Alabama football, Who Wants to be a Millionaire
The Daily Show in Iraq
Deadliest Catch
- Expository (or rhetorical)
- How does it argue for a certain interpretation of these events?
- How does it shape our understanding of them?
- Interactive
- Does the TV world interact with the historical world?
- Observational
- Do the producers just observe these events?
- How is this show different from Cops?
- Reflexive
- Is it TV about TV? Does it make you aware of TV as TV?
Two-a-Days: Hoover High
- How does Two-a-Days impose elements of narrative on “reality”? What specific aspects of serial narrative structure does the program employ?
- How does it bring together several different genres?
- How is its use of sport/competition different from that of Survivor or The Amazing Race?
- How is its representation of sports (specifically football) different/similar to how ESPN covers sports?
- "It is possible that there will be some stereotyping going on with all the editing," [Blair] Blanton said. "But I just hope people will get to know the real me and not the show me." (CW article, ending line).
- What term would Nichols use instead of “the show me”?
Bibliography
- Butler, Jeremy G. Television: Critical Methods and Applications. Mahweh, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007.
References
- ↑ Bill Nichols, Representing Reality.
