美国电视情节系列剧叙事策略与文化内涵研究-电影学(含电视)专业毕业论文.docxVIP

AbstractDrama Abstract Drama is mainstream shape of American TV shows．It iS one kind of TV series which broadcasts all episode at prime time(8：00—1 hOOp．m．from Monday to Saturday,7：00·11：00p．m．on Sunday)every week．One episode narrates a complete story and describes the plot and characters．Since last century 90’S，American Drama has been in a golden age．It has surmounted ossified Hollywood by higaer and higher manufacture level with more and more free creativity．Drama not only is treated as God to worship by American audience，also widely spreads in the world．This article wants to analyze its narrative strategy and cultural connotation which lead to it become the global pop culture．At the beginning the author describes the situation that American Drama is welcome at home and abroad，expatiating according to its types such as Science-fiction Drama,Medical Drama， Crime Drama，Adventure Drama，Fantasy Drama,Ethics drama，Teenage drama and Politic Drama，and carrys on the forecast to these types’development in the future．Then the author points out four characteristic of Drama’S narrative strategy,viz．open and closed narrative structure，circular plot，abundant and sensational content，and real-life narration with building dreams．And then the culture connotation of Drama is found out．In social culture aspect，Drama’S prosperity manifests the integration of the mainstream culture，the commercial culture and the elite group culture．In realistic aspect，Drama is transmitting the spirit of the present age and the nationality．In TV culture aspect，Drama is reflecting the‘popularity—oriented’characteristic of Post Modernism．Through these research，the author hopes to provide a reference for the Chinese teleplay progress． Keywords：Amrican TV Drama,narrative strategy,cultural connotation II —1L—j一刖f —1L—j一 刖f 舌 电视剧是一种讲故事的形式。它与其他诸如电影、小说、戏剧等讲故事的形 式相比，更自由随意，不受时间与空间的限制。人们可以在自己的客厅里、卧室 里、在公共娱乐场所里，无论是白天晚上的任何时候，都能看到人世间形形色色 人物的喜怒哀乐、悲欢离合。电视剧的品质虽然未必都十分精良，但当今电视剧 的数量之多、影响之大，使它成为我们的大众文化和社会生活中不容忽视的一项 重要内