P2: TV Drama
EXAM BOARD: OCR
Costumes: balaclavas, police uniform, white overalls, white lab coats
Casting: middle aged man(detective), Young male(villain)
Setting: cities
Lighting: dark
The arrangement of the scenery, props, etc. on the stage of a theatrical production or on the set of a film. The setting or surrounding of an event. Mise-en-scène is an expression used to describe the design aspect of a theatre or film production, which essentially means "visual theme" or "telling a story"—both in visually artful ways through storyboarding, cinematography and stage design, and in poetically artful ways through direction.
Todorov's Narrative Structure
Equilibrium
Disruption
Recognition
Resolution
New equilibrium
Continuity Editing
INTRODUCTION-
Equilibrium
Disruption
Recognition
Resolution
New equilibrium
INTRODUCTION-
No more than one or two sentences demonstrate that you understand the theory
Demonstrating your own argument relating to how the theory can be applied to the case studies
State central argument
Say which case studies you are going to be relating to
Discuss how equilibrium can be applied to TV drama
Use lots of texts references to show you have watched it
Counter arguments
Discuss how it can be argued that every episode starts with an equilibrium and not just a disruption
Link back to the question
Is it useful to apply Todorov's theory
Discuss how Todorov's theory or disruption can be applied in the first episode initially
Discuss the pattern of disruption across season 1
conclude by linking back to the question e.g how this differs from being applied to a film
Add your own opinion
Does this make box sets better than a film? If so why?
Resolution? What are they?
How does this differ from films? (Todorov's intended for this theory)
No resolution or equilibrium
3 main arguments showing which bits can be applied and which bits can't
Add your own opinion on why this works for the audience
Answer the question properly
TV Drama: Sound
In the examination one of the four things you will have to analyse, in terms of representation, is sound. Sound can be put into two main categories:
Diegetic Sound and Non-Diegetic Sound
Diegetic sound is 'realistic sound' where the source is visible on screen or where the source is implied to be present in the action even if the sound source is out of shot (e.g. a door slamming in another room or sirens in the distance) common examples of diegetic sound include:
- Dialogue (characters voices)
- Sounds made by objects
- music coming from instruments shown on screen
- ambient sound (background noise that would be present)
N.B. this links to what we discussed last week in terms of TV Drama's needing to create a realistic believable 'diegetic' world for the viewer - sound is part of the verisimilitude.
Non-diegetic sound is sound where the source is not present in the action nor looks like it is meant to be; common examples include:
- Mood music
- Dramatic sound effects that do not match the sound anything on screen would make.
- Narrators commentary.
Sound Terminology
Inside these two categories there are a number of specific terms for different types of sounds that you must be able to use in the examination when you analysis, make note on and write about the extract in terms of representation they are as follows:
Non-diegetic
Title music: theme tunes (connote genre/represent TV drama).
Score/incidental music: orchestral music used to connote tone/atmosphere.
Sound motifs: sounds associated with certain character (often a villain like the shark in Jaws) that connote something good/bad is about to happen.
Sound effects: used to connote atmosphere.
Voice over: often used to give the viewer an insight into the thoughts of a character (creating a bond between the audience and character), set the scene or progress the narrative.
Diegetic
Synchronous sound: sounds that match what you see on screen.
Sound effects: realistic sounds that match the action on screen creating realism and/or connoting atmosphere e.g. gun shots, door opening/closing.
Dialogue: characters speaking (dialogue progresses the narrative and reveals the character's personality/views to the viewer).
Ambient sound: natural background noise you would hear if the scene on screen were real - this is vital when creating realism.
Todorov's theory can't properly be applied as his theory was made for films. It is still helpful to use when annotating each episode but it wasn't made for TV shows or TV dramas.
Narratology is the study of narrative and the function or purpose of narrative structure. Tudorov's theory says that there should be an equilibrium, a disruption, a resolution and a new equilibrium. However many can argue that the American TV drama Homelands doesn't fit some of of these narratives. Todorov's theory was initially made for films not TV shows. The narratives can't properly be applied as his theory was made for films. It is still helpful to use however when annotating each episode.
Todorov's theory can't properly be applied as his theory was made for films. It is still helpful to use when annotating each episode but it wasn't made for TV shows or TV dramas.
Narratology is the study of narrative and the function or purpose of narrative structure. Tudorov's theory says that there should be an equilibrium, a disruption, a resolution and a new equilibrium. However many can argue that the American TV drama Homelands doesn't fit some of of these narratives. Todorov's theory was initially made for films not TV shows. The narratives can't properly be applied as his theory was made for films. It is still helpful to use however when annotating each episode.
Strauss' theory states that binary oppositions are used in TV dramas which can be shown in one of the TV dramas I have studied, Homelands, binary oppositions can be seen throughout the TV drama. Some of the main ones are males v females, life v death and war v peace. These aren't just briefly touched upon but they are shown constantly or play a huge part in the TV drama.
AMERICANISATION
AMERICA AND THE UK BOTH VALUE MONEY/ CAPITALISM. THIS MEANS WE DON'T MIND USING THEY'RE PRODUCTS
PRODUCTS
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