Long Form TV Dramas:
-They are novelistic- multiple storylines and characters that stretch over a number of episodes and seasons.
-"beyond the binary" characters move beyond simple "good"
-Narratives often based around "systematic change" and are not focused on one individual.
-They have ambitious themes, exploring bigger social issues.
-tends to be more cinematic, high quality directing and acting, very realistic.
-has very good flow, each episode flows to the next making it easy to binge, cliff hangers.
-Netflix provides a micro-tagging system to help focus audiences more on their favour8ite content eg: horror, thriller, sci-fi, coming of age.
-it creates a submersive world that provides escapism, they are very believable, this becomes part of the cultural parlance and embeds into society. Encourages audiences to respond with their own media and take part.
-creates freedom(Netflix and amazon have little editorial input once the show is commissioned)
-a lot of commitment to the story (long running narrative with slow building and long term consequences)- can build a really loyal fan base with suggestions of more to come.
-less regulation and censorship with online producers- inclusions of sexual and graphic scenes.
-complexity is encouraged intelligent audiences with topical issues.
-aimed at an ABC1 audience
-audience commitment, highly engaged and audience are invested in the outcome
-prestige programming, award winning, very important for subscriptions channels.
-why invest?; controversial plots and issues that make them "water cooler" topics, marketing is spread by word of mouth. Subscription TV, guaranteed income, so able to take risks.
-how does it target national and global audiences? Deutschland 83 (spy, thriller, family drama) a hybrid genre. Also by trailers, UK one focused on the different characters and development. US one more straight forward and less sophisticated.
Uses and gratifications; ongoing mission for the protagonist to overcome, tensions over mothers illnesses , escapism into a world hyperreality (this is for Deutschland 83)
-stranger things- genre and audience pleasures. Deborah knight- satisfaction of having expectations fulfilled. Steve Neale- repetition and difference. David Chandler- interpretive community.
Different audience pleasures (uses and gratification);
-how would stranger things be tagged? Genres is includes: horror, romance, nostalgia, coming of age, science fiction, thriller, conspiracy. Why are hybrid genres popular with audiences? Chances to see new ways of innovating but still with that familiarity. Why does LFTD suit hybrid genres? Creates far more of a "what if" element. Challenges existing dramas. Appeals to a far more diverse audience and targets different levels of audience. Enables marketing to be more diversed.
-representations of social groups; "beyond the Binary" LFTD's generate drama by subverting expectations. eg in stranger things Benny the guy that owns the diner at first seems really manly and scary however the next seen he is feeding her and being nice to her.
-Nostalgia; sentimental or glamorised version of the past. In stranger things different 80's media is sampled into the series. And element of authenticity, research and recreate production design. Familiarity/safety of the past especially during times of political/social upheaval
-post modernism; duffer brothers never lived through the 80's, stranger things purely based on media of that period, considered an homage to 80's media.
-exoticism; an idealised small town USA creating a glamorous fantasy world.
-selling stranger things; Netflix styles itself as the first "truly global TV network" 100 million subscribers (est 300 million viewers). Subtitling and dubbing used very precisely eg; change in music for different countries. Expands the initial audience by using "taste communications" demographics based on previous viewings.
-marketing to the millennials; stranger things including games and "surveillance footage" of family homes on YouTube. Spotify, "character-curated playlists". The need to interact with the audience beyond the series itself.
-They are novelistic- multiple storylines and characters that stretch over a number of episodes and seasons.
-"beyond the binary" characters move beyond simple "good"
-Narratives often based around "systematic change" and are not focused on one individual.
-They have ambitious themes, exploring bigger social issues.
-tends to be more cinematic, high quality directing and acting, very realistic.
-has very good flow, each episode flows to the next making it easy to binge, cliff hangers.
-Netflix provides a micro-tagging system to help focus audiences more on their favour8ite content eg: horror, thriller, sci-fi, coming of age.
-it creates a submersive world that provides escapism, they are very believable, this becomes part of the cultural parlance and embeds into society. Encourages audiences to respond with their own media and take part.
-creates freedom(Netflix and amazon have little editorial input once the show is commissioned)
-a lot of commitment to the story (long running narrative with slow building and long term consequences)- can build a really loyal fan base with suggestions of more to come.
-less regulation and censorship with online producers- inclusions of sexual and graphic scenes.
-complexity is encouraged intelligent audiences with topical issues.
-aimed at an ABC1 audience
-audience commitment, highly engaged and audience are invested in the outcome
-prestige programming, award winning, very important for subscriptions channels.
-why invest?; controversial plots and issues that make them "water cooler" topics, marketing is spread by word of mouth. Subscription TV, guaranteed income, so able to take risks.
-how does it target national and global audiences? Deutschland 83 (spy, thriller, family drama) a hybrid genre. Also by trailers, UK one focused on the different characters and development. US one more straight forward and less sophisticated.
Uses and gratifications; ongoing mission for the protagonist to overcome, tensions over mothers illnesses , escapism into a world hyperreality (this is for Deutschland 83)
-stranger things- genre and audience pleasures. Deborah knight- satisfaction of having expectations fulfilled. Steve Neale- repetition and difference. David Chandler- interpretive community.
Different audience pleasures (uses and gratification);
-how would stranger things be tagged? Genres is includes: horror, romance, nostalgia, coming of age, science fiction, thriller, conspiracy. Why are hybrid genres popular with audiences? Chances to see new ways of innovating but still with that familiarity. Why does LFTD suit hybrid genres? Creates far more of a "what if" element. Challenges existing dramas. Appeals to a far more diverse audience and targets different levels of audience. Enables marketing to be more diversed.
-representations of social groups; "beyond the Binary" LFTD's generate drama by subverting expectations. eg in stranger things Benny the guy that owns the diner at first seems really manly and scary however the next seen he is feeding her and being nice to her.
-Nostalgia; sentimental or glamorised version of the past. In stranger things different 80's media is sampled into the series. And element of authenticity, research and recreate production design. Familiarity/safety of the past especially during times of political/social upheaval
-post modernism; duffer brothers never lived through the 80's, stranger things purely based on media of that period, considered an homage to 80's media.
-exoticism; an idealised small town USA creating a glamorous fantasy world.
-selling stranger things; Netflix styles itself as the first "truly global TV network" 100 million subscribers (est 300 million viewers). Subtitling and dubbing used very precisely eg; change in music for different countries. Expands the initial audience by using "taste communications" demographics based on previous viewings.
-marketing to the millennials; stranger things including games and "surveillance footage" of family homes on YouTube. Spotify, "character-curated playlists". The need to interact with the audience beyond the series itself.
Key words for long term TV dramas;
Cable TV
a system of television reception in which signals from distant stations are picked up by a master antenna and sent by cable to the individual receivers of paying subscribers
Easter Eggs
A virtual Easter egg is an intentional hidden message, in-joke, or feature in a work such as a computer program, web page, video game
Ellipse
Jump in time (this uses trailers)
Flash Forward
Looking into the future eg: Breaking Bad when the first episode starts with the ending and then it shows how it got to that point throughout the film
Intertextual reference
When one text makes references to other texts
Mid-season break
When a long term TV drama have a break throughout the season ending on a cliff-hanger, this causes build-up and excitement for the audience
Multi-strand narrative
Is when the stories have multiple plot narratives for example there could be 3 story strands that are linked at the end in the same story. For example :pulp fiction
Narrative Arc
How a traditional story/ narrative is portrayed over time
Post modern
SVOD- (subscription video on demand)
Time shifting
Verisimilitude
VOD-(video on demand)
"water cooler" moments on TV
Cable TV
a system of television reception in which signals from distant stations are picked up by a master antenna and sent by cable to the individual receivers of paying subscribers
Easter Eggs
A virtual Easter egg is an intentional hidden message, in-joke, or feature in a work such as a computer program, web page, video game
Ellipse
Jump in time (this uses trailers)
Flash Forward
Looking into the future eg: Breaking Bad when the first episode starts with the ending and then it shows how it got to that point throughout the film
Intertextual reference
When one text makes references to other texts
Mid-season break
When a long term TV drama have a break throughout the season ending on a cliff-hanger, this causes build-up and excitement for the audience
Multi-strand narrative
Is when the stories have multiple plot narratives for example there could be 3 story strands that are linked at the end in the same story. For example :pulp fiction
Narrative Arc
How a traditional story/ narrative is portrayed over time
Post modern
SVOD- (subscription video on demand)
Time shifting
Verisimilitude
VOD-(video on demand)
"water cooler" moments on TV