media genre The interrelationship between society and sitcoms is due to the affect of societies influence on sitcoms and the influence sitcoms have on society. Certain aspects of this interrelationship include the role of women and how they are perceived‚ the role of the family group and the cultural ideas and products that are presented in particular sitcoms and how they relate to the time of society. Societies influence on sitcoms originates from political values and the level of importance
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Gender roles in Sitcoms “Gender is the crucial factor in characterization in the majority of sitcoms. Up until the impact of feminism in the 1970s‚ in the UK at least‚ it is clear that most of the successful sitcoms featured leading male characters (Hancock‚ Steptoe‚ Dad’s Army‚ Till Death Do Us Part‚ Porridge etc.). Women were more likely to feature in ‘ensemble casts’ – The Rag Trade‚ Are You Being Served? This was also a function of the employment opportunities for women. Since the 1970s‚ women
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Sitcom Essay Comedy programs such as sitcoms which focus on issues and current events in our society have become seemingly popular in today’s day and age. This maybe due to the four elements found in the programs. The four elements being: plots‚ characters‚ settings and the techniques in which humour is applied. These elements ease the program into achieving two possible purposes; firstly‚ to entertain its viewers; and secondly‚ to provide moral guidance to its viewers. A prime example of a sitcom
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Sitcoms are often overlooked‚ seen as silly sketches that go for too long. This essay will attempt do disprove that and put forward that sitcoms are a complex genre. Sitcoms are highly formulised and well constructed. They need to satirise issues and make us laugh without being at all serious‚ which is quite a challenge. I will discuss the four major elements of a sitcom: setting‚ plot‚ how the humour is created and most importantly the characters. Sitcoms are character driven‚ the plots come
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Sitcom Trailer Analysis The majority of TV sitcoms‚ given their studio-bound nature‚ relatively small budgets and short shooting times will not demonstrate a particularly distinctive visual style. The clip I have chosen (Scrubs Trailer) uses conventional framing‚ with many mid-shot and medium close-ups‚ combined with the common techniques of continuous editing. This allows the audience to understand the action‚ without drawing attention to the process of the construction. The show is shot
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Calvin who is attending collage while volunteering at the the local fire station with his father. Then there is CJ their nephew who has had to move with Ella and Curtis with his two children because of his wife being addicted to drugs. This sitcom is based on Christian family values. It emphasizes on the issue of how important family is following principles of the Bible. As we see in todays society with the extended family having to move in with each other to do hardships and how hard it
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impact the audience’s perspectives as well as the technological and industrial perspectives. Sitcoms‚ in particular‚ create a relationship to its audience by providing them relief after watching even a single episode. They provide entertainment as an alternative to more serious or thorough topics
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The SLACKERETTES is a proposed one half-hour sitcom. The premise about three slackers tying to work as little as possible and coming up with crazy and zany ideas to support their lifestyle has merit. One can see the fun that could be generated each week as they come up with a new scheme to pay the rent. The premise is well set up for a long-term series. The goal and the stakes are well defined. The emotional premise about friendship also presents with merit. The pilot does a nice job of conveying
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Social Comments Sitcoms tend to be funny because the characters drown in their own stupidity‚ yet beneath the surface one might discover more than which meets the naked eye. Using humour to examine social comments is an effective technique used by sitcoms. In every sitcom‚ social comments are expressed through the types of humour they use. This can be seen by observing the social issues the episode “Lisa the Tree Hugger” is exposing‚ clarifying the type of humour used to uncover the social comment
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RESEARCH FOR ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA TRF 696 Assignment 3: Instrument Development. Contributors: Bindya Kannappa‚ Nuo Yin‚ Sijia Le Research objective: What does the portrayal of Asians in sitcoms suggest to the American population? Would change in the stereotype portrayal of Asians increase the chances of having a better conducive work environment? Units of Analysis: Our identified unit of analysis will include 2 focus groups. Focus group 1: Ethnicity : Asian Americans and Native Asians. Number
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