The ellipse as a narrative strategy of TV series

Authors

  • Carlos Gerbase Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-7114.sig.2014.83420

Keywords:

Television, TV series, ellipse, narrative, cinema.

Abstract

This paper examines the use of ellipses (“holes” in the temporal plot) as a key narrative strategy of the writers of contemporary TV series. Several examples are presented in order to characterize the ellipse as a cognitive challenge to the public, breaking the linearity and excessive redundancy of the older series (prior to 1990) that would underestimate the intelligence of the viewer.

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Author Biography

  • Carlos Gerbase, Universidade de São Paulo

    Pós-doutor em Cinema pela Université Sorbonne Nouvelle – Paris 3
    e doutor em Comunicação Social pela PUCRS. É professor titular no
    Curso de Produção Audiovisual e no Programa de Pós-Graduação em
    Comunicação da PUCRS. É cineasta, com sete longas lançados. É autor
    de quatro obras literárias de ficção e de três obras ensaísticas na área de
    cinema. E-mail: gerbase@terra.com.br.

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Published

2014-07-31

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 41 (2014): Dossiê: Crítica Audiovisual

Section

Dossier

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How to Cite

The ellipse as a narrative strategy of TV series. (2014). Significação: Journal of Audiovisual Culture, 41(41), 37-56. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-7114.sig.2014.83420