The docu-comedy : towards a new genre in the expression of social commentary through comic performance, using documentary film techniques and reality television discourse

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dc.contributor.advisorWeare, Chrisen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorGilliam, Evaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-15T10:27:20Z
dc.date.available2015-09-15T10:27:20Z
dc.date.issued2006en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 43-44).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractA 26-minute docu-comedy product of my studies in film and television production, The Traveling Jewish, captures improvised moments of social interaction through documentary filming style. Through filming, editing, animation and music, it becomes an entertaining half-hour of television and social commentary. It is with each cut, layer, added graphics, omitted sound or musical accompaniment, that the viewer is guided into the cultural understanding and comedic inclination of the creator of such a piece. In doing so, I believe we are opening up a new genre of Television, the Docu-Comedy, which aims to explore comedy in site-specific landscapes, through primarily improvised scenes, using the discretion of the director to do otherwise when narrative comprehension is at risk. In this way humor exists in a way not often exploited on television. As humor serves as a forum to bring to the attention of society activities, beliefs, morals, etc., at the same time challenging their validity or even ethical realities, its mere existence is often seen as a sign of the health of a society. This paper looks at all the technical and theoretical elements of such a proposal.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationGilliam, E. (2006). <i>The docu-comedy : towards a new genre in the expression of social commentary through comic performance, using documentary film techniques and reality television discourse</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13980en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationGilliam, Eva. <i>"The docu-comedy : towards a new genre in the expression of social commentary through comic performance, using documentary film techniques and reality television discourse."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13980en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGilliam, E. 2006. The docu-comedy : towards a new genre in the expression of social commentary through comic performance, using documentary film techniques and reality television discourse. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Gilliam, Eva AB - A 26-minute docu-comedy product of my studies in film and television production, The Traveling Jewish, captures improvised moments of social interaction through documentary filming style. Through filming, editing, animation and music, it becomes an entertaining half-hour of television and social commentary. It is with each cut, layer, added graphics, omitted sound or musical accompaniment, that the viewer is guided into the cultural understanding and comedic inclination of the creator of such a piece. In doing so, I believe we are opening up a new genre of Television, the Docu-Comedy, which aims to explore comedy in site-specific landscapes, through primarily improvised scenes, using the discretion of the director to do otherwise when narrative comprehension is at risk. In this way humor exists in a way not often exploited on television. As humor serves as a forum to bring to the attention of society activities, beliefs, morals, etc., at the same time challenging their validity or even ethical realities, its mere existence is often seen as a sign of the health of a society. This paper looks at all the technical and theoretical elements of such a proposal. DA - 2006 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2006 T1 - The docu-comedy : towards a new genre in the expression of social commentary through comic performance, using documentary film techniques and reality television discourse TI - The docu-comedy : towards a new genre in the expression of social commentary through comic performance, using documentary film techniques and reality television discourse UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13980 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/13980
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationGilliam E. The docu-comedy : towards a new genre in the expression of social commentary through comic performance, using documentary film techniques and reality television discourse. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2006 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13980en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Film and Media Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherFilm and Television Productionen_ZA
dc.titleThe docu-comedy : towards a new genre in the expression of social commentary through comic performance, using documentary film techniques and reality television discourseen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
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