Page 12 - A Handbook Genre Studies in Mass Media

Figures and Tables

Figures
2.1 The Exorcist 10
3.1 Law & Order 39
3.2 The Amazing Race 41
4.1 Without a Trace 67
5.1 Tarzan 114
6.1 Stephen Colbert 145
7.1 Use of Lighting in Film Noir 177
7.2 Soliloquies 184
7.3 Audio Manipulation 185
7.4 Background Music 185
7.5 Video Effects 186
7.6 Editing Effects 186
8.1 The Bachelorette 204
9.1 Beauty and the Beach 228
Tables

2.1 Subgenres 23
2.2 Average Prime-Time Viewers, Ages 18 to 49, 2002 25
3.1 Structure—Genres 37
3.2 Plot Characteristics of Genres: Conflict Between
Order and Chaos 42
3.3 Stock Characters 50
5.1 Jerry Springer, Maury Povich, Montel Williams:
Topics and Guests, March 27–31, 2006 111
8.1 Familiarity Breeds Receipts: A Look at Domestic
Box Office Sales for Film Sequels 211
9.1 Mythic Themes 222

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