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Two TV Shows from Script to Screen
\"Here's a behind-the-scenes look at how the programs 'That's So Raven' and 'Darcy's Wild Life' made their way into your living room.\" (Christian Science Monitor) Find out how these TV sitcoms are pitched, written, cast and shot. Sara Paxton, the star of \"Darcy Wild Life,\" is profiled.
Newspaper Article
Exploring television acting
\"Exploring Television Acting is the first book to bring together scholarly and practitioner perspectives on acting for television. In 15 new essays by internationally distinguished researchers and actor-trainers, and the most exciting early-career scholars, this collection analyses the acting processes and resulting performances of some of the most acclaimed television actors such as Hugh Bonneville, Viola Davis, Philip Glenister, Hugh Laurie, Maxine Peake and Jason Watkin. The book is organised into three sections, each with a particular angle on the actor's work on television. The first section focuses on the ways in which historical, industrial, organisational and technological developments have shaped television acting. In the second section particular performances are explored in depth. The final section looks at the wider context of a modern television actor's career, with analyses of their training for the profession, their well-being, and the casting practices of British and American television companies\"-- Provided by publisher.
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TV Lags in Depicting Hispanics
\"Hispanics are the nation's largest and fastest-growing minority, their buying power is increasing yet they remain barely visible on the major broadcast networks, according to a study\" (Sun-Sentinel). Read the results of a study conducted by the University of California, Los Angeles. The lack of ethnic representation in programming aired by the six major television networks in the Fall 2002 season is discussed. Statistics about ethnic populations and television representation are presented.
Newspaper Article
Cockeyed Optimist
\"Is there a more appealing performer on television than Amy Poehler? Yes, 'appealing' sounds bland and unappreciative, and it's unspecific, but the radiance and the warmth that come from Poehler are general and broad in the best way, and they offer a universal welcome. There's no entrance fee of coolness or hipness for enjoying her humor, and you don't hate yourself afterward...So this brings me, a little uncomfortably, to the show that Poehler is now starring in, 'Parks and Recreation,' which...runs in NBC's Thursday-night comedy block. It was inevitable and fitting that Poehler would get her own show--fitting, but maybe not the best fit.\" (New Yorker) Nancy Franklin reviews the television sitcom \"Parks and Recreation,\" starring Poehler.
Magazine Article
Sketch Comedy
\"Upon winning the second of three Emmy Awards at this year's ceremonies, in September (2008), Tina Fey, the creator, star, and one of the executive producers and main writers of the sitcom '30 Rock'...said, 'I want to thank my parents for somehow raising me to have confidence that is disproportionate with my looks and abilities.'\" (New Yorker) This article takes an in-depth look at the creative genius of Tina Fey, briefly profiling her career before delving into her latest popular culture contribution, \"30 Rock.\" Details of the show, its cast, and the mastery behind the scenes are provided. \"Fey's intelligence comes across, of course, but it's a kind of managerial intelligence, a high level of competence. That sort of no-nonsense--or very-little-nonsense--approach was appropriate for Fey's on-screen role on 'Saturday Night Live,' as co-anchor of the fake-news segment 'Weekend Update.'\"
Magazine Article
Old Delhi's Spectacular Lav-Kush Ramlila: Three Pivotal Scenes in Translation
Lav-Kush Ramlila, staged at the Red Fort, has gained popularity in recent years amongst other similar dramatic re-enactments of the epic saga. Its attractiveness, owing to its casting, includes film and television personalities from entertainment industries across India. While the festivities of many Indian celebrations allow modern audiences to bear witness to an amalgam of ritual, religion, and histrionics, the Ramayan maintains a prime position in shaping the national narrative. What helps sustain its position in the Indian psyche is accessibility to the story of Ram. This article draws attention to the language of the Lav-Kush Ramlila, specifically through translations of three pivotal scenes: Ram's Exile, Lakshman Cuts Off Shurpnakha's Nose, and Hanuman Fetches Sanjivani, as derived from its live performance in 2016 and 2018. The translations are accompanied with summaries and supporting commentaries to further illuminate the performance, its sub-text, and cultural references, as well as an introduction that locates purposeful connections between the performance and Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan which continues to serve public memory, collective sentiment, and Hindutva politics.
Journal Article
Managing Super-Diversity on Television: The Representation of Ethnic Minorities in Flemish Non-Fiction Programmes
This study examines and evaluates the representation of ethnocultural diversity in non-fiction TV programmes broadcasted by the Flemish (Belgian Dutch-speaking) public service broadcaster VRT in the 2016-2017 TV season. A qualitative content analysisofa sample comprising36 clips and episodes of 14 non-fiction programmes was supplemented by four focus group interviews with a total of 12 participants belonging to different ethnocultural minorities. The findings suggest that despite several measures undertaken by the VRT, the representation of ethnocultural minorities is still unbalanced and biased in at least three ways: first, in presenting minorities as homogeneous groups rather than highlighting intragroup differences; second, in 'typecasting' people with a migration background thematically, i.e., for items on topics and issues related to their ethnocultural identity; and, third, in portraying and approaching minorities from a dominant group perspective. The article ends with the recommendation for public service media to further improve ethnocultural diversity in the workforce and to encourage their journalists and TV producers to reconsider their 'professional pragmatics' in order to increase their ethnocultural sensitivity and better manage the representation of super-diversity in their programmes.
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Pay to Play: Booking Roles in the Post-Network Era
According to a 2015 estimate, there are 276,016 actors in Los Angeles-approximately 7 percent of the city's total population.1 Put another way, the number of actors in Los Angeles is greater than the total population of Jersey City, New Jersey.2 Acting offers the possibility of fame and fortune, but the reality of the work is that it is contingent employment-a fact that has not changed despite the tremendous boom in television production in the 2010s. [...]even in scholarship that seems to encompass a broader understanding of performers, the discussion tends to elide the industrial ecosystem of screen performance and actor labor.
Journal Article
Managing Super-Diversity on Television: The Representation of Ethnic Minorities in Flemish Non-Fiction Programmes
This study examines and evaluates the representation of ethnocultural diversity in non-fiction TV programmes broadcasted by the Flemish (Belgian Dutch-speaking) public service broadcaster VRT in the 2016–2017 TV season. A qualitative content analysis of a sample comprising 36 clips and episodes of 14 non-fiction programmes was supplemented by four focus group interviews with a total of 12 participants belonging to different ethnocultural minorities. The findings suggest that despite several measures undertaken by the VRT, the representation of ethnocultural minorities is still unbalanced and biased in at least three ways: first, in presenting minorities as homogeneous groups rather than highlighting intragroup differences; second, in ‘typecasting’ people with a migration background thematically, i.e., for items on topics and issues related to their ethnocultural identity; and, third, in portraying and approaching minorities from a dominant group perspective. The article ends with the recommendation for public service media to further improve ethnocultural diversity in the workforce and to encourage their journalists and TV producers to reconsider their ‘professional pragmatics’ in order to increase their ethnocultural sensitivity and better manage the representation of super-diversity in their programmes.
Journal Article