BUI301F2022/TV Comedy: Multicamera

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Format

  1. Catchphrase.
  2. Laughtrack.
  3. Commercial breaks.
  4. Recurring narrative problematic
  5. 30-minutes long

Mode of production

  1. Shot on film, not live
  2. Syndication quality
  3. Appears to be live, with a laughtrack

Dominant ideology (Zeitgeist)

  1. Characters expressing opposing views
  2. Polysemy = many meanings

Seinfeld's innovations

  1. Director Tom Cherones

Seinfeld scene reenactment

  • Cast
    • Logan as Jerry
    • Ava as George
    • Marguerite as Elaine

Texts & resources