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==Signs of character<ref name="Dyer">Richard Dyer, ''Stars''</ref>==
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<P>'''Group 3'''</P>
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#Viewer foreknowledge
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<UL>
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#Character name
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  <LI>Explain what <strong>focal length</strong> is -- using the textbook illustrations.</LI>
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#Appearance
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  <LI>How does a zoom in/out look different from a track in/out?</LI>
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#Objective correlative
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</UL>
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#Dialogue
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<P>'''Group 4'''</P>
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#Lighting and videography or cinematography
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<UL>
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#Action
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  <LI>Explain what <strong>depth of field</strong> is -- using the textbook illustrations.</LI>
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  <LI>What is the difference between deep focus and deep space (as in mise-en-scene)?</LI>
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</UL>
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<P>'''Group 1'''</P>
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<UL>
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  <LI>Explain what <strong>aspect ratio</strong> is -- using the textbook illustrations.</LI>
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  <LI>Also explain letterbox and pan-and-scan. </LI>
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</UL>
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<P>'''Group 2'''</P>
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<UL>
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  <LI>Explain the significance of camera <strong>framing, height, and movement</strong> -- using the textbook illustrations.</LI>
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  <LI>When might movement be used that does <I>not</I> follow a character? How is a Steadicam shot different from a handheld shot? </LI>
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</UL>
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<P>If you were a cinematographer reshooting the <em>Northern Exposure</em> shot (below), from the scene we saw Tuesday, how might you change these cinematographic aspects? How would that change affect the scene's impact or the viewer's understanding of it? Each group should apply this exercise to its specific cinematographic aspect (above).</P>
  
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How are these signs of character used to construct the characters in the "Rudy's Sick" episode of ''The Cosby Show''?
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http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T311/NorthExp04.JPG
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Image:Cosbyqq00_04_43qq00311.jpg|'''Group 3:''' Dr. Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable (Bill Cosby) <br />'''Group 4:''' Clair Huxtable (Phylicia Rashad)
 
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Image:Cosbyqq00_03_07qq00282.jpg|'''Group 1:''' Rudith Lillian "Rudy" Huxtable (Keshia Knight Pulliam)
 
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Image:Cosbyqq00_05_19qq00317.jpg|'''Group 2:''' Denise Huxtable (Lisa Bonet) ''or...''
 
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Image:Cosbyqq00_05_38qq00322.jpg| Theodore "Theo" Huxtable (Malcolm-Jamal Warner)
 
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[[Image:Cosbyqq00_04_43qq00311.jpg]] [[Image:Cosbyqq00_03_07qq00282.jpg]] [[Image:Cosbyqq00_05_19qq00317.jpg]] [[Image:Cosbyqq00_05_38qq00322.jpg]]
 
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==Signs of performance<ref name="Dyer" />==
 
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#Vocal
 
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#Facial
 
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#Gestural
 
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#Corporeal
 
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==Star texts==
 
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#Explain how these terms apply to the study of television stars:
 
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#*'''Group 4:''' Stars as texts
 
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#*'''Group 1:''' Intertextual
 
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#*'''Group 2:''' Media text
 
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#*'''Group 3:''' Polysemy
 
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#How does the textbook distinguish a "star" from an everyday "actor"?
 
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#Choose one star principally known for his or her work on television. What are some attributes of his or her polysemy. Explain how, according to Richard Dyer's approach, his or her polysemy is constructed from:
 
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#*Promotion
 
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#*Publicity
 
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#*Characters on TV programs
 
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<gallery widths=400px heights=300px perrow=2 > <--files hotlinked out of Wikipedia Commons-->
 
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File:Amy_Poehler_at_Parks_and_Recreation_premiere.jpg|'''Group 4:''' Amy Poehler
 
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File:Tom Welling 2010 Comic Con.jpg|'''Group 1:''' Tom Welling
 
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File:Will_Smith_2.jpg|'''Group 2:''' Will Smith
 
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File:Stewart_-_USO-Metro_Merit_Awards_2.jpg|'''Group 3:''' Jon Stewart
 
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== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
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#Jeremy G. Butler, ''Television: Critical Methods and Applications'' (New York: Routledge, 2012).
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#Butler, Jeremy G. ''Television: Critical Methods and Applications''. Mahweh, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007.
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==References==
 
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==External links==
 
==External links==
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*[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/tvcritgallery/index.php/chapter06 Illustrations from ''Television'' chapter 6.]
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*[http://camerasim.com/camera-simulator.html CameraSim Camera Simulator]
  
 
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Revision as of 14:52, 10 November 2011

Group 3

  • Explain what focal length is -- using the textbook illustrations.
  • How does a zoom in/out look different from a track in/out?

Group 4

  • Explain what depth of field is -- using the textbook illustrations.
  • What is the difference between deep focus and deep space (as in mise-en-scene)?

Group 1

  • Explain what aspect ratio is -- using the textbook illustrations.
  • Also explain letterbox and pan-and-scan.

Group 2

  • Explain the significance of camera framing, height, and movement -- using the textbook illustrations.
  • When might movement be used that does not follow a character? How is a Steadicam shot different from a handheld shot?

If you were a cinematographer reshooting the Northern Exposure shot (below), from the scene we saw Tuesday, how might you change these cinematographic aspects? How would that change affect the scene's impact or the viewer's understanding of it? Each group should apply this exercise to its specific cinematographic aspect (above).

http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T311/NorthExp04.JPG

Bibliography

  1. Butler, Jeremy G. Television: Critical Methods and Applications. Mahweh, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007.

External links

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