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The Netflix vision of horror : a narrative structural analysis of original series
- Title
- The Netflix vision of horror : a narrative structural analysis of original series / Sotiris Petridis.
- Author
- Petridis, Sotiris, 1990-
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2021]
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Details
- Description
- vii, 186 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "Since the emergence of on-demand streaming platforms, television as a storytelling medium has drastically changed, blurring the lines between TV and cinema. Traditionally, television relied on narrative forms and genres that were highly formulaic, striving to tease the viewer onward with a series of cliffhangers while still maintaining viewer comprehension. Now, on platforms such as Netflix, the lack of commercial breaks and the practice of "binge-watching" have led to a new type of television flow that urges viewers to see and consume a series as a whole and not as a fragmented narrative. This book examines the structuring methods of 13 Netflix original horror series, including Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Stranger Things, Hemlock Grove, The Haunting of Hill House and Santa Clarita Diet. Although these shows use television as the medium of storytelling, they are structured according to the classical rules of film"--
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: Introduction -- Netflix Original Horror Series: Films in Disguise -- The Narrative Structure of the Complex Discovery Plot -- The Narrative Structures of Triple and Double Function Plots -- Conclusion.
- Call Number
- MFL 22-792
- ISBN
- 9781476684222
- 1476684227
- LCCN
- 2021027837
- OCLC
- 1260692683
- Author
- Petridis, Sotiris, 1990- author.
- Title
- The Netflix vision of horror : a narrative structural analysis of original series / Sotiris Petridis.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2021]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Note
- NETFLIX SHOWS, DESIGNED FOR BINGE-WATCHING, ARE STRUCTURED MORE LIKE FILM THAN TRADITIONAL TV SHOWS.
- Research Call Number
- MFL 22-792