BUI301F2022/Narrative Structure
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Classical Hollywood cinema
Does Always Be My Maybe fit the classical implementation of:
- Single protagonist
- Exposition
- Motivation
- Narrative enigma
- Cause-effect chain
- Story time versus screen time--in terms of duration and order
- Climax
- 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?
- Multiple protagonists
- Exposition
- Motivation
- Narrative problematic
- Cause-effect chain
- Climax
- Resolution?
Media discourse
- What are the different discourses or worldviews shown in TBBT? How would you describe its polysemy?
- What values does it attach to professors/engineers?
- Are there gender stereotypes at play?
- How do the young women we've seen compare/contrast in terms of gender roles and their relationships with the shows' men?
- Penny and Stephanie (Big Bang)
- How do the young women we've seen compare/contrast in terms of gender roles and their relationships with the shows' men?
- Is there a final meaning (a "message" or "moral") that the show presents to the viewer?
- Do you agree with it?