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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. | ||
File:SeinfeldSetMiniature.jpg|alt=Seinfeld set miniature.|Set miniature. | File:SeinfeldSetMiniature.jpg|alt=Seinfeld set miniature.|Set miniature. | ||
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| + | ===''Seinfeld'' scene reenactment=== | ||
| + | *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:02 George.jpg|alt=Seinfeld reenactment.|George: "I'm king of the county." | ||
| + | File:04 Elaine enters.jpg|alt=Seinfeld reenactment. |Elaine enters. | ||
| + | File:05 Jerry looks at Elaine.jpg|alt=Seinfeld reenactment. |Jerry looks at Elaine. | ||
| + | File:06 3-shot.jpg|alt=Seinfeld reenactment. |Three-shot. | ||
| + | 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> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 15:30, 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
- Let's recreate this scene as a series of still photographs.
- 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
- 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.
Jerry looks at Elaine.
Three-shot.
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
