Screenplay: Schedule 7

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dc.contributor.advisorRoberts, Philipen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorRijsdijk Ianen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorGlenn, Elsa Marguerite Henrietteen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-21T09:24:07Z
dc.date.available2016-06-21T09:24:07Z
dc.date.issued2015en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis creative project and essay for a Masters degree in Media Theory and Practice is focused around the design of a South African TV series called 'Schedule 7' which is set in Cape Town's south peninsula in a (fictional) non-governmental, psychiatric clinic. The premise is that a troubled handful of patients' perspectives on life change after they encounter what they believe to be God's salvation when they accidentally almost burn themselves to death. The format follows their endeavours to follow and serve God, who they term 'GOGO' (God of Goodness Only), with mixed results. The format is an hour slot comedy-drama series designed for television broadcast (in that it is structured around commercial breaks). A comprehensive series bible is included, as well as two full sample episodes: the pilot and episode 3.Accompanying the creative components, the academic research essay firstly looks at the significance of mental illness: particularly in terms of stigma, South African context and places of treatment. It argues that an NGO psychiatric clinic makes for an interesting setting for a TV series as it allows characters from a range of socio-economic backgrounds to be rendered equal in power and united under a 'patient' status. This section also looks at mental illness intersecting with religion or faith. Secondly, the essay gives an overview of trends in and significant instances of on-screen representations of mental illness for which it offers a critique. Thirdly, in light of the issues raised surrounding mental illness, religion and the strengths and weaknesses of on-screen fiction around the subject so far, it offers an explication of the creative choices made in the design of the TV series, which were made with the aim of a resulting TV series that is enjoyable, relevant, diverse, and open-ended in its exploration of both experiences of mental illness and religious perception and practice.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationGlenn, E. M. H. (2015). <i>Screenplay: Schedule 7</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20057en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationGlenn, Elsa Marguerite Henriette. <i>"Screenplay: Schedule 7."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20057en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGlenn, E. 2015. Screenplay: Schedule 7. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Glenn, Elsa Marguerite Henriette AB - This creative project and essay for a Masters degree in Media Theory and Practice is focused around the design of a South African TV series called 'Schedule 7' which is set in Cape Town's south peninsula in a (fictional) non-governmental, psychiatric clinic. The premise is that a troubled handful of patients' perspectives on life change after they encounter what they believe to be God's salvation when they accidentally almost burn themselves to death. The format follows their endeavours to follow and serve God, who they term 'GOGO' (God of Goodness Only), with mixed results. The format is an hour slot comedy-drama series designed for television broadcast (in that it is structured around commercial breaks). A comprehensive series bible is included, as well as two full sample episodes: the pilot and episode 3.Accompanying the creative components, the academic research essay firstly looks at the significance of mental illness: particularly in terms of stigma, South African context and places of treatment. It argues that an NGO psychiatric clinic makes for an interesting setting for a TV series as it allows characters from a range of socio-economic backgrounds to be rendered equal in power and united under a 'patient' status. This section also looks at mental illness intersecting with religion or faith. Secondly, the essay gives an overview of trends in and significant instances of on-screen representations of mental illness for which it offers a critique. Thirdly, in light of the issues raised surrounding mental illness, religion and the strengths and weaknesses of on-screen fiction around the subject so far, it offers an explication of the creative choices made in the design of the TV series, which were made with the aim of a resulting TV series that is enjoyable, relevant, diverse, and open-ended in its exploration of both experiences of mental illness and religious perception and practice. DA - 2015 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - Screenplay: Schedule 7 TI - Screenplay: Schedule 7 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20057 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/20057
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationGlenn EMH. Screenplay: Schedule 7. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2015 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20057en_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.titleScreenplay: Schedule 7en_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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