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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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File:Narrative Structure - Classical Film.jpeg|alt=Diagram of classical narrative structure.|''Television'' Figure 3.6 The rise and fall of the narrative action in classical film.
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== Course objectives ==
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Does ''Always Be My Maybe'' fit the classical implementation of:
  
The online syllabus is over here (Fall 2011):
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#Single protagonist
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#Exposition
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#Motivation
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#Narrative enigma
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#Cause-effect chain
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#*''Story time'' versus ''screen time''--in terms of duration and order
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#Climax
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#Resolution
  
http://uaops.ua.edu/syllabus/201140/40596
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==The television series==
  
== Online study guides ==
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===Chronological order===
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File:Fig03-12 TV Series Narrative Structure - rendered.jpg|alt=Diagram of series-TV narrative structure.|''Television'' Figure 3.12 Linear-TV series' narrative structure must accommodate commercial interruptions and allow for a repeatable narrative problematic.
*[[TV Structure (Discussion)]]
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*[[Narrative Structure (Discussion)]]
 
*[[Building Narrative (Discussion)]]
 
*[[Beyond and Beside Narrative (Discussion)]]
 
*[[Television Studies: An Overview (Discussion)]]
 
*[[Style and Stylistics (Discussion)]]
 
*[[Genre Study (Discussion)]]
 
*[[Semiotics (Discussion)]]
 
*[[Semiotics II (Discussion)]]
 
*[[Ideological Criticism, Cultural Studies & Production Studies (Discussion)]]
 
*[[Discourse & Identity I & II (Discussion)]]
 
*[[Discourse & Identity III (Discussion)]]
 
*[[Mise-en-Scene (Discussion)]]
 
*[[Style and the Camera (Discussion)]]
 
*[[Editing: Single Camera Mode (Discussion)]]
 
*[[Editing: Multiple Camera Mode (Discussion)]]
 
*[[Sound (Discussion)]]
 
*[[A History of TV Style (Discussion)]]
 
*[[Music Television (Discussion)]]
 
*[[The Commercial (Discussion)]]
 
*[[Animation (Discussion)]]
 
  
===List of discussion notes===
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Break down the "The Vartabedian Conundrum" episode from ''The Big Bang Theory'' (December 8, 2008). Number each scene and provide a ''brief'' description of it.
[[:Category:TCF311 Discussion]]
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*How many scenes does it have?
  
==Study groups==
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Does the episode contain the conventional elements of a TV series? What are the key differences between its narrative structure and that of a classical film?
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#Multiple protagonists
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#Exposition
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#Motivation
===Group 1===
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#Narrative problematic
*Bridget Bailey
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#Cause-effect chain
*Kim Bolling
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#Climax
*Alexis Butler
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#Resolution?
*Troy Gibson
 
*James Herron
 
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===Group 2===
 
*Jessica Judge
 
*Matt Kenyon
 
*Halley Keyes
 
*Brian Levine
 
*Betsey Lindor
 
*Josh McCoy
 
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===Group 3===
 
*Christian Menard
 
*Molly Mitchell
 
*Nathaniel Reed
 
*Luke Ryan
 
*Dave Shumate
 
*Shenique Milton
 
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===Group 4===
 
*Allison Smith
 
*Benjamin Smith
 
*Hannah Ward
 
*Taylor Ward
 
*Alex Webster
 
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== Texts & resources ==
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[[Category:BUI301F2022]]
 
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[[Category:BUI301F2022 Discussion]]
===Books===
 
*Jeremy G. Butler, ''Television: Critical Methods and Applications'', Third Edition (Mahweh, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2007). See the companion Website at TVCrit.com.
 
 
 
===Articles and book chapters===
 
 
 
[[Category:TCF311]]
 
[[Category:TCF Classes]]
 

Revision as of 19:40, 24 August 2022

Classical Hollywood cinema

Does Always Be My Maybe fit the classical implementation of:

  1. Single protagonist
  2. Exposition
  3. Motivation
  4. Narrative enigma
  5. Cause-effect chain
    • Story time versus screen time--in terms of duration and order
  6. Climax
  7. Resolution

The television series

Break down the "The Vartabedian Conundrum" episode from The Big Bang Theory (December 8, 2008). Number each scene and provide a brief description of it.

  • How many scenes does it have?

Does the episode contain the conventional elements of a TV series? What are the key differences between its narrative structure and that of a classical film?

  1. Multiple protagonists
  2. Exposition
  3. Motivation
  4. Narrative problematic
  5. Cause-effect chain
  6. Climax
  7. Resolution?