Difference between revisions of "Narrative Structure (Discussion)"
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==The television series== | ==The television series== |
Revision as of 19:50, 25 August 2009
Classical Hollywood cinema
Choose a classical film that everyone in your group has seen. Explain how it fits the classical implementation of:
- Single protagonist
- Exposition
- Motivation
- Narrative enigma
- Cause-effect chain
- Climax
- Resolution
Group examples
- G1: The Hangover
- http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b9/Hangoverposter09.jpg/200px-Hangoverposter09.jpg
- G2: Legally Blonde
- http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ac/Legally_blonde.jpg/200px-Legally_blonde.jpg
- G3: Dark Knight
- http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/Dark_Knight.jpg/200px-Dark_Knight.jpg
- G4: The Lion King
- http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c4/Teaser1.jpg/200px-Teaser1.jpg
The television series
Break down the "Rudy's Sick" episode from the Cosby Show (13 December 1984).
How many scenes does it have?
Explain how it does or does not exemplify conventional television-series narrative structure:
- Multiple protagonists
- Exposition
- Motivation
- Narrative problematic
- Cause-effect chain
- Climax
- Resolution
The television serial
How does the serial differ from the series in terms of narrative components?
Bibliography
- Butler, Jeremy G. Television: Critical Methods and Applications. Mahweh, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007.