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==Germany After World War I==
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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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*1919: World War I ends.
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Does ''Always Be My Maybe'' fit the classical implementation of:
*Country plunged into financial and social chaos.
 
==German Silent Film==
 
  
#Historical/Mythological Films
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#Single protagonist
#Expressionist Films
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#Exposition
#Kammerspielfilm
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#Motivation
==Historical/Mythological Films==
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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
  
Influenced by ''theatrical'' producer Max Reinhardt.
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==The television series==
  
#Huge architectural sets.
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#Careful period costuming.
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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.
#Chiaroscuro lighting.
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#Large casts and movement on stage.
 
==Expressionist Films==
 
[[File:ScreamTH.jpg]]
 
  
Expressionist paintings influence films. [https://tvcrit.org/Classes/Jbutler/T112/Expressionism/Index.htm See examples of Expressionist art.]
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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.
#Style distorted to express the artist's inner torment.
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*How many scenes does it have?
#Fascination with death, disease, illness, depression, melancholy, etc. . . .
 
Expressionist Cinema Characteristics
 
  
E.g., ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari,'' Robert Wiene, 1919.
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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
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#Narrative problematic
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#Cause-effect chain
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#Climax
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#Resolution?
  
*'''Subject matter/Content'''
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[[Category:BUI301F2022]]
**'''Theme'''
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[[Category:BUI301F2022 Discussion]]
***Horror, dark fantasy, the Gothic.
 
***Illness, death, insanity.
 
*'''Visual Style'''
 
**'''Mise-en-scene'''
 
***Set design, lighting, costume design (props), blocking (actor movement).
 
***#Sets express inner state of characters
 
***#Lighting stylized to express inner states
 
***#Performance Style/Blocking--jerky gestures express inner torment
 
**'''Cinematography'''
 
***Such as focus, framing, camera movement, film stocks
 
***#Stationary camera
 
***#Long shots (few close-ups)
 
***#Minimal editing
 
 
 
==Kammerspielfilm==
 
 
 
''Kammer'' = chamber/room
 
''Spiel'' = play
 
''Kammerspiel'' = chamberplay
 
 
 
Inspired by producer Max Reinhardt's work in the theater.
 
 
 
#Intimate stories about everyday people.
 
#Camera movement.
 
#Lack of intertitles.
 
 
 
[[Category:TCF112]]
 
[[Category:TCF112 Lecture]]
 

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?