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==Format== | ==Format== | ||
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| + | # Catchphrase. | ||
| + | # Laughtrack. | ||
| + | # Commercial breaks. | ||
| + | # Recurring narrative problematic | ||
| + | # 30-minutes long | ||
==Mode of production== | ==Mode of production== | ||
| − | == | + | # Shot on film, not live |
| + | # Syndication quality | ||
| + | # Appears to be live, with a laughtrack | ||
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| + | ==Dominant ideology (''Zeitgeist'')== | ||
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| + | # Characters expressing opposing views | ||
| + | # Polysemy = many meanings | ||
==''Seinfeld'''s innovations== | ==''Seinfeld'''s innovations== | ||
| − | + | *Director Tom Cherones | |
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*Below are stills from [http://www.retroweb.com/backlots/seinfeld_reunion.html the recreated set], used in an episode of Larry David's ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' and a set miniature by [http://www.flickr.com/photos/24682838@N05/ Charles Brogdon]. | *Below are stills from [http://www.retroweb.com/backlots/seinfeld_reunion.html the recreated set], used in an episode of Larry David's ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' and a set miniature by [http://www.flickr.com/photos/24682838@N05/ Charles Brogdon]. | ||
| − | <gallery mode="packed" heights=200px> | + | <gallery mode="packed" heights="200px"> |
File:Seinfeld reunion sets 048.jpg|alt=Seinfeld set.|The set as recreated for ''Curb Your Enthusiasm''. | File:Seinfeld reunion sets 048.jpg|alt=Seinfeld set.|The set as recreated for ''Curb Your Enthusiasm''. | ||
File:Seinfeld reunion sets 056.jpg|alt=Seinfeld set.|A ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' scene. | File:Seinfeld reunion sets 056.jpg|alt=Seinfeld set.|A ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' scene. | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
| + | ===''Seinfeld'' scene reenactment=== | ||
| + | A reenactment of [https://tvcrit.org/Classes/Jbutler/T311/SEINFELDScript.pdf this scene] from "The Contest" as a series of still photographs. | ||
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| + | *Cast | ||
| + | **Logan as Jerry | ||
| + | **Ava as George | ||
| + | **Marguerite as Elaine | ||
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| + | <gallery mode="packed" heights="200px"> | ||
| + | File:01 establishing shot.jpg|alt=Seinfeld reenactment.|Establishing shot of the diner, with Jerry and George. | ||
| + | File:02 George.jpg|alt=Seinfeld reenactment.|George: "Well, my mother..." | ||
| + | File:03 Jerry.jpg|alt=Seinfeld reenactment. |Jerry: "But you're still master of your domain?" | ||
| + | File:02b George IMG 6576.jpg|alt=Seinfeld reenactment.|George: "I'm king of the county." | ||
| + | File:04 Elaine enters.jpg|alt=Seinfeld reenactment. |Elaine enters: "John F. Kennedy, Junior!" | ||
| + | File:05 Jerry looks at Elaine.jpg|alt=Seinfeld reenactment. |Jerry looks at Elaine: "Did you talk to him?" | ||
| + | File:06 3-shot.jpg|alt=Seinfeld reenactment. |Three-shot. Elaine tells her John F. Kennedy, Jr. story. | ||
| + | File:09 Jerry listens.jpg|alt=Seinfeld reenactment. | | ||
| + | File:08 2-shot Elaine and George.jpg|alt=Seinfeld reenactment. |Two-shot of Elaine and George. | ||
| + | File:07 Jerry.jpg|alt=Seinfeld reenactment. |Jerry: "Are you still master of your domain?" | ||
| + | File:10 Elaine - Queen of the Castle.jpg|alt=Seinfeld reenactment. |Elaine: "I am queen of the castle." | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
== Texts & resources == | == Texts & resources == | ||
Latest revision as of 21:22, 20 October 2022
New Adventures of Old Christine diagram.
Format
- Catchphrase.
- Laughtrack.
- Commercial breaks.
- Recurring narrative problematic
- 30-minutes long
Mode of production
- Shot on film, not live
- Syndication quality
- Appears to be live, with a laughtrack
Dominant ideology (Zeitgeist)
- Characters expressing opposing views
- Polysemy = many meanings
Seinfeld's innovations
- Director Tom Cherones
- Below are stills from the recreated set, used in an episode of Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm and a set miniature by Charles Brogdon.
The set as recreated for Curb Your Enthusiasm.
A Curb Your Enthusiasm scene.
Set miniature.
Seinfeld scene reenactment
A reenactment of this scene from "The Contest" as a series of still photographs.
- Cast
- Logan as Jerry
- Ava as George
- Marguerite as Elaine
Establishing shot of the diner, with Jerry and George.
George: "Well, my mother..."
Jerry: "But you're still master of your domain?"
George: "I'm king of the county."
Elaine enters: "John F. Kennedy, Junior!"
Jerry looks at Elaine: "Did you talk to him?"
Three-shot. Elaine tells her John F. Kennedy, Jr. story.
Two-shot of Elaine and George.
Jerry: "Are you still master of your domain?"
Elaine: "I am queen of the castle."
Texts & resources
- Jeremy G. Butler, The Sitcom (New York: Routledge, 2020).
- Seinfeld scene breakdown materials
