Difference between revisions of "Building Narrative (Discussion)"
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Image:Cosbyqq00_04_43qq00311.jpg|'''Group 3:''' Dr. Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable (Bill Cosby) <br />'''Group 4:''' Clair Huxtable (Phylicia Rashad) | Image:Cosbyqq00_04_43qq00311.jpg|'''Group 3:''' Dr. Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable (Bill Cosby) <br />'''Group 4:''' Clair Huxtable (Phylicia Rashad) | ||
| − | Image:Cosbyqq00_03_07qq00282.jpg|'''Group 1:''' Rudy Huxtable (Keshia Knight Pulliam) | + | Image:Cosbyqq00_03_07qq00282.jpg|'''Group 1:''' Rudith Lillian "Rudy" Huxtable (Keshia Knight Pulliam) |
Image:Cosbyqq00_05_19qq00317.jpg|'''Group 2:''' Denise Huxtable (Lisa Bonet) ''or...'' | Image:Cosbyqq00_05_19qq00317.jpg|'''Group 2:''' Denise Huxtable (Lisa Bonet) ''or...'' | ||
Image:Cosbyqq00_05_38qq00322.jpg| Theodore "Theo" Huxtable (Malcolm-Jamal Warner) | Image:Cosbyqq00_05_38qq00322.jpg| Theodore "Theo" Huxtable (Malcolm-Jamal Warner) | ||
Revision as of 19:49, 2 September 2014
Signs of character[1]
- Viewer foreknowledge
- Character name
- Appearance
- Objective correlative
- Dialogue
- Lighting and videography or cinematography
- Action
How are these signs of character used to construct the characters in the "Rudy's Sick" episode of The Cosby Show?
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Group 3: Dr. Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable (Bill Cosby)
Group 4: Clair Huxtable (Phylicia Rashad) - Cosbyqq00 03 07qq00282.jpg
Group 1: Rudith Lillian "Rudy" Huxtable (Keshia Knight Pulliam)
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Group 2: Denise Huxtable (Lisa Bonet) or...
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Theodore "Theo" Huxtable (Malcolm-Jamal Warner)
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Signs of performance[1]
- Vocal
- Facial
- Gestural
- Corporeal
Star texts
- Explain how these terms apply to the study of television stars:
- Group 4: Stars as texts
- Group 1: Intertextual
- Group 2: Media text
- Group 3: Polysemy
- How does the textbook distinguish a "star" from an everyday "actor"?
- Choose one star principally known for his or her work on television. What are some attributes of his or her polysemy. Explain how, according to Richard Dyer's approach, his or her polysemy is constructed from:
- Promotion
- Publicity
- Characters on TV programs
Group 4: Bryan Cranston
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Bibliography
- Jeremy G. Butler, Television: Critical Methods and Applications (New York: Routledge, 2012).
