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Image:BigBangTheory20081117qq00 04 38qq00068.jpg|'''Group 5:''' Penny (Kaley Cuoco) | Image:BigBangTheory20081117qq00 04 38qq00068.jpg|'''Group 5:''' Penny (Kaley Cuoco) | ||
Image:BigBangTheory20081117qq00_10_10qq00163.jpg|'''Group 6:''' Dr. Stephanie Barnett (Sara Rue), hospital scene | Image:BigBangTheory20081117qq00_10_10qq00163.jpg|'''Group 6:''' Dr. Stephanie Barnett (Sara Rue), hospital scene | ||
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==Star texts== | ==Star texts== | ||
#Explain how these terms apply to the study of television stars: | #Explain how these terms apply to the study of television stars: | ||
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| − | #* | + | #*Intertextual |
| − | #* | + | #*Polysemy |
#How does the textbook distinguish a "star" from an everyday "actor"? | #How does the textbook distinguish a "star" from an everyday "actor"? | ||
| − | #Choose one star principally known for his or her work on television. What are some attributes of his or her polysemy | + | #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: |
#*Promotion | #*Promotion | ||
#*Publicity | #*Publicity | ||
#*Characters on TV programs | #*Characters on TV programs | ||
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== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
Revision as of 01:42, 5 September 2017
Signs of character[1]
- Viewer foreknowledge
- Character name
- Appearance
- Objective correlative
- Dialogue
- Lighting and videography or cinematography
- Action
How are these signs of character used to construct the characters in the "The Vartabedian Conundrum" episode of The Big Bang Theory? These screen shots mostly show their first appearance in this particular episode.
Group 3: Leonard Hofstadter (Johnny Galecki)
Group 4: Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons)
Group 5: Penny (Kaley Cuoco)
Group 6: Dr. Stephanie Barnett (Sara Rue), hospital scene
Group 1: Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg)
Group 2: Raj Koothrappali (Kunal Nayyar)
Two more screen shots of Sheldon
Signs of performance[1]
- Vocal
- Facial
- Gestural
- Corporeal
Star texts
- Explain how these terms apply to the study of television stars:
- Stars as texts
- Media text
- Intertextual
- Polysemy
- How does the textbook distinguish a "star" from an everyday "actor"?
- 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:
- Promotion
- Publicity
- Characters on TV programs
Selected stars
Bibliography
- Jeremy G. Butler, Television: Critical Methods and Applications (New York: Routledge, 2012).
