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How does mise-en-scene help to communicate the story in these scenes from ''Ordinary People'' (Robert Redford, 1980) and ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138097/ Shakespeare in Love]'' (John Madden, 1998)? Or, in other words, how does mise-en-scene function to help construct the narrative?
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=="Televisuality and the Resurrection of the Sitcom in the 2000s"==
*[http://tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/OrdinaryPeople.php ''Ordinary People'' video clip]
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*[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/FilmArt/Shakespeare.php ''Shakespeare in Love'' video clip]
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File:Table 5.3-resized.jpg|alt=Television Style, table 5.3|''Television Style'', table 5.3 "Multiple-camera and Single-camera Schemas," full table.
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File:Table 5.3 part 1 Cinematography.jpg|alt=Television Style, table 5.3|Table 5.3: Cinematography.
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File:Table 5.3 part 2 MeS and Editing resized.jpg|alt=Television Style, table 5.3.|Table 5.3: Mise-en-Scene and Editing.
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File:Table 5.3 part 3 Sound and Misc resized.jpg|alt=Television Style, table 5.3.|Table 5.3: Sound and Miscellaneous.
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View a scene from ''The Mindy Project'' (see Blackboard and [http://tvcrit.org/Classes/Jbutler/BUI301/MindyProject_20131112/index.html screenshots online]).
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==''Shakespeare in Love'' plot summary==
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*'''Table 5.3''' in "Televisuality and the Resurrection of the Sitcom in the 2000s" (see above) lists elements of the "single-camera televisual schema".
[[Image:ShakespeareInLove006.jpg|thumb|left|600px|Opening shot from the ''Shakespeare in Love'' scene.]]
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**How many of those single-camera elements do you see in ''The Mindy Project'' scene? Each group will account for one or two groups of elements (click a thumbnail above to enlarge it):
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**#'''Group 1:''' cinematography
From [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138097/plotsummary IMDb plot summary] :
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**#'''Group 2:''' mise-en-scene
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**#'''Group 3:''' editing
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**#'''Group 4:''' sound ''and'' "miscellaneous"
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*'''All groups:''' '''Table 5.6''' from the essay outlines a "televisual continuum"--ranging from ''very'' televisual (''The Simpsons'') to not televisual at all (school-play recordings).  
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*#What does the term "televisual" mean--as conceived by John Caldwell (see p. 175)?
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*#Where does ''The Mindy Project'' fit on the continuum? Table 5.6 puts ''The Honeymooners'' in the second category, ''The New Adventures of Old Christine'' ([[Editing: Multiple Camera Mode (Discussion)|which we discussed three weeks ago]]) in the third category, and ''Scrubs'' in the fifth category.  
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*#Where would you place ''The Office'' (see Ethan Thompson's and Brett Mills's discussion of comedy ''vérité ''; p. 214?
  
Romantic comedy set in London in the late 16th century: Young playwright William Shakespeare struggles with his latest work "Romeo and Ethel the Pirate's Daughter". A great fan of Shakespeare's plays is young, wealthy Viola who is about to be married to the cold-hearted Lord Wessex, but constantly dreams of becoming an actress. Women were not allowed to act on stage at that time (female roles were played by men, too), but dressed up as a boy, Viola successfully auditions for the part of Romeo. Soon she and William are caught in a forbidden romance that provides rich inspiration for his play. (For more, see [[wikipedia:Shakespeare_in_Love | Wikipedia]].)
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File:Mindyproject 20131112qq00 00 55qq00040.jpg|alt=The Mindy Project screenshot.|Morgan, Mindy, Cliff, and Yana (from left).
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==Discussion questions==
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==''Television: Visual Storytelling and Screen Culture''==
#What narrative meaning does the set design suggest? Or in other words, what narrative function does it serve? How does it help to establish the characters and their relationship? What are "objective correlatives" or "icons"? How might we see them in action in this scene, helping to build the narrative?
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#'''All groups''': Explain how the textbook defines the term "style" in your own words.
#What narrative meaning does the costume design suggest? Or in other words, what narrative function does it serve? How does it help to establish the characters and their relationship? How might we see objective correlatives/icons in action in this scene, helping to build the narrative?
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#'''Group 1:''' Explain the work of "evaluative" and "descriptive" stylisticians. How might they approach ''The Mindy Project''?
#Describe the four basic characteristics of light in film--including specific instances of three-point lighting and high/low key lighting. ([http://www.tcf.ua.edu/jbutler/MadMen/ See ''Mad Men'' lighting grid.]) What narrative meaning does the lighting design suggest? Or in other words, what narrative function does it serve? How does it help to establish the characters and their relationship? How might we see lighting's characteristics in action in this scene, helping to build the narrative?
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#'''Group 2:''' Explain the work of "analytic" stylisticians. How might they approach ''The Mindy Project''? Be ready to define the following purposes or "functions" of style discussed in the textbook.
#What narrative meaning does the actor movement (that is, "blocking") suggest? Or in other words, what narrative function does it serve? How does it help to establish the characters and their relationship? How might we see blocking in action in this scene, helping to build the narrative? If this were a silent film, what narrative meaning would be signified by blocking?
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#*symbolize
 
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#*decorate
''Ordinary People''
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#'''Group 3:''' Explain the work of "analytic" stylisticians. How might they approach ''The Mindy Project''? Be ready to define the following purposes or "functions" of style discussed in the textbook.
*'''Group 1''': question 1
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#*persuade
*'''Group 2''': question 2
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#*hail or interpellate
*'''Group 3''': question 3
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#*differentiate
*'''Group 4''': question 4
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#'''Group 4:''' Explain the work of "historical" stylisticians. How might they approach ''The Mindy Project''? Be ready to define these terms: "craft practices" and "schemas."
 
 
''Shakespeare in Love''
 
*'''Group 1''': question 2
 
*'''Group 2''': question 3
 
*'''Group 3''': question 4
 
*'''Group 4''': question 1
 
  
 
== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
#Jeremy G. Butler, ''Television: Critical Methods and Applications'' (Routledge)
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#Butler, Jeremy G. ''Television: Visual Storytelling and Screen Culture''. NY: Routledge, 2018.
#David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson, ''Film Art: An Introduction'' (McGraw-Hill)
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#Butler, Jeremy G. "Televisuality and the Resurrection of the Sitcom in the 2000s," in ''Television Style'' (NY: Routledge, 2010), 173-222.
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
#[http://www.routledge.com/cw/butler-9780415883283/s1/gallery-07/ ''Television'' illustrations, chapter 7], [http://tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T440/MiseEnSceneImages/index.html '''temporary URL for illustrations''']
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*[https://www.tvstylebook.com/ ''Television Style'' official homepage]
#[http://tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T440/VisualStyleIllustrations.htm Mise-en-scene Illustrations]
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*[https://tvcrit.org/Classes/Jbutler/BUI301/MindyProject_20131112/index.html ''The Mindy Project'' screenshots]
#[http://tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/OrdinaryPeople.php ''Ordinary People'' video clip]
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*[https://criticalcommons.org/Members/jbutler/clips/blending-multiple-camera-and-single-camera/ Hybrid mode of production] in ''How I Met Your Mother''
#[http://tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/FilmArt/Shakespeare.php ''Shakespeare in Love'' video clip]
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*[https://tvcrit.org/Classes/Jbutler/BUI301/NewAdventuresofOldChristine/ ''The New Adventures of Old Christine'': screenshots]
#[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138097/ ''Shakespeare in Love'' on IMDb]
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*[https://tvcrit.org/Classes/Jbutler/BUI301/NewAdventuresofOldChristine/Table%20502_OldChristine.pdf ''The New Adventures of Old Christine'': découpage]
  
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Revision as of 18:24, 22 October 2020

"Televisuality and the Resurrection of the Sitcom in the 2000s"

View a scene from The Mindy Project (see Blackboard and screenshots online).

  • Table 5.3 in "Televisuality and the Resurrection of the Sitcom in the 2000s" (see above) lists elements of the "single-camera televisual schema".
    • How many of those single-camera elements do you see in The Mindy Project scene? Each group will account for one or two groups of elements (click a thumbnail above to enlarge it):
      1. Group 1: cinematography
      2. Group 2: mise-en-scene
      3. Group 3: editing
      4. Group 4: sound and "miscellaneous"
  • All groups: Table 5.6 from the essay outlines a "televisual continuum"--ranging from very televisual (The Simpsons) to not televisual at all (school-play recordings).
    1. What does the term "televisual" mean--as conceived by John Caldwell (see p. 175)?
    2. Where does The Mindy Project fit on the continuum? Table 5.6 puts The Honeymooners in the second category, The New Adventures of Old Christine (which we discussed three weeks ago) in the third category, and Scrubs in the fifth category.
    3. Where would you place The Office (see Ethan Thompson's and Brett Mills's discussion of comedy vérité ; p. 214?

Television: Visual Storytelling and Screen Culture

  1. All groups: Explain how the textbook defines the term "style" in your own words.
  2. Group 1: Explain the work of "evaluative" and "descriptive" stylisticians. How might they approach The Mindy Project?
  3. Group 2: Explain the work of "analytic" stylisticians. How might they approach The Mindy Project? Be ready to define the following purposes or "functions" of style discussed in the textbook.
    • symbolize
    • decorate
  4. Group 3: Explain the work of "analytic" stylisticians. How might they approach The Mindy Project? Be ready to define the following purposes or "functions" of style discussed in the textbook.
    • persuade
    • hail or interpellate
    • differentiate
  5. Group 4: Explain the work of "historical" stylisticians. How might they approach The Mindy Project? Be ready to define these terms: "craft practices" and "schemas."

Bibliography

  1. Butler, Jeremy G. Television: Visual Storytelling and Screen Culture. NY: Routledge, 2018.
  2. Butler, Jeremy G. "Televisuality and the Resurrection of the Sitcom in the 2000s," in Television Style (NY: Routledge, 2010), 173-222.

External links