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Classical Hollywood cinema
Choose a classical film that everyone in your group has seen. Explain how it fits the classical implementation of:
- Single protagonist
- Exposition
- Motivation
- Narrative enigma
- Cause-effect chain
- Climax
- Resolution
Group examples
- G1:
- G2:
- G3:
- G4:
The television series
Break down the "Rudy's Sick" episode from the Cosby Show (13 December 1984).
How many scenes does it have?
Explain how it does or does not exemplify conventional television-series narrative structure:
- Multiple protagonists
- Exposition
- Motivation
- Narrative problematic
- Cause-effect chain
- Climax
- Resolution
The television serial
How does the serial differ from the series in terms of narrative components?
Bibliography
- Butler, Jeremy G. Television: Critical Methods and Applications. Mahweh, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007.
