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1. Define:
a. Historical world (historical reality) The reality that is processed, selected, ordered and interpreted by nonfiction television programs.
b. Social actor “Real” people as used in nonfiction television programs; people “performing” according …show more content…
to social codes of behavior in order to represent themselves to others.
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Watch a narrative-based series or serial. Identify the program and where you watched it. If you watched it on TV, provide the network or station name and airtime. If you streamed the program, name the streaming platform (Hulu, Netflix, etc.) and the device you streamed it from (laptop, Roku, Apple TV, etc.) a. The program that I watched is 24 Live Another Day episode (6:00pm-7:00 pm) and it is a serial. I watched 24 on Amazon Prime via Play Station 3. 3. Once you have watched the program, give 3 to 4l instances of a way in which an actor or actors creates performance using vocal, facial, gesture, or corporeal (the body) techniques. Refer to pages 65-71 of your book. Be specific.
There were a plethora of examples used in this episode of 24, which the actors used to build performance.
a. In the beginning of the show, Margot Al-Hazari (Michelle Fairley) was talking to Ian Al- Hazari (Liam Garrigan) about an unexpected and important phone call that she had received from the president. The president agreed to turn himself in to Margot Al-Hazari and Ian Al- Hazari only if they would destroy missiles that they had planted. As Margot and Ian were discussing whether they should believe the presidents offer, Margot kept raising her eyebrows and had a worried facial expression through this conversation, which showed facial performance. This indicated that Margot was unsure about her next move instead of being a confident …show more content…
leader.
b. Towards the beginning of the episode Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) and president James Heller (William Devane) were discussing about the possible events that would take place that night. President Heller is certain that he is going to go see Margot Al-Hazari and Jack Bauer is very hesitant. President Heller announces to Jack that he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and that he intends on resigning as the president. Jack then tells the president that it isn’t just about himself. James Heller then raises the volume of his voice to the point where he is screaming at Jack that he is doing this for the people who have died and will die from the attacks caused by the Al-Hazari’s, which shows vocal performance. This indicates that President Heller was very confident in the decision that he is about that he wants Jack to back him up.
c.
About Halfway through the episode Jordan Reed (Giles Mathey) was in an abounded garage, hiding and waiting for Steve Navarro (Benjamin Bratt) to send him help after someone had tried to kill him earlier on. Giles then catches on that Steve is a trader and he has people trying to kill him. After Steve sends someone in the garage to go kill Giles, Giles and the perpetrator fight each other for the gun and then Giles gets stabbed by the perpetrators knife. In the process of getting stabbed, Giles lets out a high volume and high-pitched scream, which shows vocal performance. The high pitched and high volume scream, indicated that Giles is in trouble and is in a lot of pain and that he needs help
immediately.
d. Towards the beginning of the show Jack Bauer was on the phone with Kate Morgan (Yvonne Strahovski) who is a field agent. As Jack was speaking with Kate about waking Margot Al-Hazari daughter from a medically induced coma. Jack lowered the volume of his voice so that no one could hear what he was telling Kate. When Jack wanted to make a clear point to Kate, Jack raised the volume of his voice, which shows vocal performance. When Jack lowered his voice it indicated that he wanted no one but Kate to know and when Jack raised his voice it showed that he was serious.