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Complex television- |
Cinematic/novelistic are other terms for complex television. Alternative to traditional episodic television. It is not a genre, it is a narrational mode. Art TV/operatic. |
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Characteristics of complex television- |
High production costs Serialised Epic story lines High profile stars Psychological depth Craftsmanship Complex characters Rejection of plot closure Cumulative narrative Lack of weekly resolution Narrative enigma, complex narrative Forensic fandom |
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Mittel on complex narratives- |
“I believe such cross-media comparisons obscure rather than reveal the specificities of television’s storytelling form. Television’s narrative complexity is predicated on specific facets of storytelling that seem uniquely suited to the television series structure apart from film and literature and that distinguish it from conventional modes of episodic and serial forms.” (Mittell 2015, p. 18). |
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Features of TV- |
Extradiagetic features Strict formatting Loyalty to genre- genres that only exist in tv such as the sitcom, reality tv, soap opera Extended time frame Character development Multiple interwoven storylines Different characters/different casts Callback/self referentiality Canned laughter Special guest characters. |
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TV analysis- |
Tv is a domestic medium, a cultural experience of watching together (coming rarer with the internet age and binge viewing etc). |
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The four main aspects of serial TV- |
1) The story world 2) Characters 3) Events - Major (kernals) - Minor (satellites) - Narrative statements - Narrative enigmas 4) Temporality - Story time - Discourse time - Narration time/screen time |
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Operational reflexivity- |
“Operational reflexivity encourages us to simultaneously care about the story and marvel at its telling.” (Mittell 2015, p.46) |
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Boxed aesthetic- |
TV is a writers medium. An era of intense fan consumption, screening service/boxsets. The boxed aesthetic is the ability to collect and curate these volumes. |
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Epic fantasy- |
High fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy, defined either by its setting in a fictional universe or by the epic stature of its characters, themes, and plot |
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Chivalry- |
The medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code. |
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Chekov's gun- |
The term has come to mean "an insignificant object that later turns out to be important.". It comes from Anton Chekhov’s famous book writing advice: ‘If in the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall, then in the following one it should be fired. Otherwise don’t put it there.’. |
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Narrative enigma- |
Given or concept based. An event that leads to more questions. Short lived, think Lost. Gimmick. Hard to carry momentum. |
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Narrative statement- |
A discreet event, carries the storyline forwards. |
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Plot vs Storyline- |
Plot- what is what you see on screen Story- chronological events |
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Story time- |
The time frame of the diegesis. How time passes within the story world. Typically follows straightforward chronology and linear progression. |
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Discourse time- |
The temporal structure and duration of the story as told within a given narrative. Almost always differs from from story time via ellipses.
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Screen time- |
Narration time or screen time is the temporal framework involved in telling and receiving the story. Strictly controlled. |
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Context, post-90s TV- |
Channels grow, audiences shrink Rise of reality tv Intense fan activities - forensic fandom Rise of subscription channels Box sets |
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Case study, why are people talking about GOT- |
Graphic language/sexuality/violence Character death Strong female characters Complex story structure Gritty/noir realism |
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Brienne of Tarth- |
Iconography of high epic fantasy and its myth of the exceptional woman Chivalry and codes of honour Threats of sexual violence Courtly love Anachronistic character |
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Arya Stark- |
Cross dressing Tomboy Revenge Oedipal narrative |
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GOT pilot- |
King Robert Baratheon majestically arrives in Winterfell, the home of his old and trusted friend, Eddard Stark, Warden of the North, with an important offer.On the eastern continent, the exiled Princess Daenerys Targaryenmarries Khal Drogo, a warlord of the Dothraki with tens of thousands of warriors at his command. Her brother, Viserys, callously plans to win Drogo's allegiance with the marriage, so that he may return home to Westeros and reclaim the Iron Throne, which was seized by force from his father by Robert.In the frozen lands, beyond the Wall, the wildlings are on the move, to the alarm of the Night's Watch. But even farther north, something colder and darker is beginning to stir. |
