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Horia Radu, Felix Simon Oesch, Aleksandra Djurica


                                                    Digital Humanitites
                                                    Fall Semester 2012


Measuring and visualizing the increase in
   narrative complexity in TV series
Outline
•   The State of The Art
•   Definition Of A Research Question
•   Methodology
•   Project Plan and Milestones
The State of The Art
#dh101
                              The State of The Art


   • 2 books:
         – “Complex TV: The Poetics of Contemporary
           Television Storytelling” by Jason Mittel
         – “Everything Bad is Good for You: How Today's
           Popular Culture is Actually Making Us Smarter” by
           Steven Johnson
   • Visualization of narrative complexity:
         – Lostalgic
         – Moviegalaxies
         – xkcd
Definition Of A Research Question
#dh101
                                                           Definition Of A Research Question


    • Did narrative complexity in TV series increase?
                                            increase
      over the last 20 years?
                                                                    • 1928: very first TV show:
                                                                      Queens Messenger

                                                                    • 80s/90s:
                                                                      NYPD Blue, Seinfeld


    http://www.earlytelevision.org/queens_messenger.html
#dh101
                        Definition Of A Research Question


    • Did narrative complexity in TV series increase
      over the last 20 years?

         – technology

         – experience
#dh101
                                                              Definition Of A Research Question


    • Does narrative complexity vary based on the
      genre of series?




     http://girlstalkinsmack.com/lost-to-live-on-as-a-theme-park/     http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100425195709/bigbangtheory/images/5/5a/Season_2_Promo
                                                                      _Pic.jpg
#dh101
                   Definition Of A Research Question


    • Do more people tend to watch more complex
      and elaborate series?

    • Or does the majority prefer simple forms of
      entertainment, a series that doesn’t require
      them to watch every single episode?
Methodology
#dh101
                                 Series


    • Past:
         – Twin Peaks
         – Black Adder
         – NYPD Blue
         – ER
         – Beverly Hills 90210
#dh101
                                   Series


    • Present:
         – Battlestar Gallactica
         – Desperate Housewives
         – Dexter
         – Game of Thrones
         – Breaking Bad
         – Big Bang Theory
#dh101
                             Narrative complexity?


    • 3 factors
         – Number of characters
         – Number of places
         – Number of narrative threads
#dh101
                          Narrative threads


    • Number
    • In parallel/concomitant
    • Time continuity?
#dh101
                                   Gathering data


    • Assumption: a series doesn’t change
      significantly during its lifetime
         – Especially if they are successful!
    • Watch only view the first episode
         – Extrapolate
         – Use prior knowledge of the series
#dh101
                                      Gathering data

    • Keep track of:
         – Character appearances and interactions
         – Place changes
         – Narrative threads
            • which is being shown currently – time frame
            • Single / multiple
            • Use prior knowledge as final identification criteria
#dh101
                                Visualizing


    • Character
      visualization
         – Graph based
         – Indentify clusters
#dh101
#dh101
                         Visualizing


    • Narative threads
#dh101
                       Popularity


    • Imdb
    • Metacritic
    • Rotten tommato
#dh101
                                  Goals

    •    Extract complexity measure
    •    Analyze and compare series
    •    Validate/invalidate assumptions
    •    Have fun! 
Project Plan & Milestones
#dh101
                               Project Plan & Milestones


    Week 1 to 2

         – Definition of the project approaches
         – Test phase
            • troubleshooting
            • adjustment
            • reproducibility valuation
#dh101
                           Project Plan & Milestones


    Week 3 to 8

         – Implementation
         – Data gathering phase
#dh101
                           Project Plan & Milestones


    Week 9 to 11

         – Processing of gathered data
         – Transformation approach into visualization
#dh101
                           Project Plan & Milestones


    Week 12 to 14

         – Face Research Question
         – Evaluation And Conclusion
Thank you for your attention!

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Narrative complexity of TV series

  • 1. Horia Radu, Felix Simon Oesch, Aleksandra Djurica Digital Humanitites Fall Semester 2012 Measuring and visualizing the increase in narrative complexity in TV series
  • 2. Outline • The State of The Art • Definition Of A Research Question • Methodology • Project Plan and Milestones
  • 3. The State of The Art
  • 4. #dh101 The State of The Art • 2 books: – “Complex TV: The Poetics of Contemporary Television Storytelling” by Jason Mittel – “Everything Bad is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture is Actually Making Us Smarter” by Steven Johnson • Visualization of narrative complexity: – Lostalgic – Moviegalaxies – xkcd
  • 5. Definition Of A Research Question
  • 6. #dh101 Definition Of A Research Question • Did narrative complexity in TV series increase? increase over the last 20 years? • 1928: very first TV show: Queens Messenger • 80s/90s: NYPD Blue, Seinfeld http://www.earlytelevision.org/queens_messenger.html
  • 7. #dh101 Definition Of A Research Question • Did narrative complexity in TV series increase over the last 20 years? – technology – experience
  • 8. #dh101 Definition Of A Research Question • Does narrative complexity vary based on the genre of series? http://girlstalkinsmack.com/lost-to-live-on-as-a-theme-park/ http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100425195709/bigbangtheory/images/5/5a/Season_2_Promo _Pic.jpg
  • 9. #dh101 Definition Of A Research Question • Do more people tend to watch more complex and elaborate series? • Or does the majority prefer simple forms of entertainment, a series that doesn’t require them to watch every single episode?
  • 11. #dh101 Series • Past: – Twin Peaks – Black Adder – NYPD Blue – ER – Beverly Hills 90210
  • 12. #dh101 Series • Present: – Battlestar Gallactica – Desperate Housewives – Dexter – Game of Thrones – Breaking Bad – Big Bang Theory
  • 13. #dh101 Narrative complexity? • 3 factors – Number of characters – Number of places – Number of narrative threads
  • 14. #dh101 Narrative threads • Number • In parallel/concomitant • Time continuity?
  • 15. #dh101 Gathering data • Assumption: a series doesn’t change significantly during its lifetime – Especially if they are successful! • Watch only view the first episode – Extrapolate – Use prior knowledge of the series
  • 16. #dh101 Gathering data • Keep track of: – Character appearances and interactions – Place changes – Narrative threads • which is being shown currently – time frame • Single / multiple • Use prior knowledge as final identification criteria
  • 17. #dh101 Visualizing • Character visualization – Graph based – Indentify clusters
  • 19. #dh101 Visualizing • Narative threads
  • 20. #dh101 Popularity • Imdb • Metacritic • Rotten tommato
  • 21. #dh101 Goals • Extract complexity measure • Analyze and compare series • Validate/invalidate assumptions • Have fun! 
  • 22. Project Plan & Milestones
  • 23. #dh101 Project Plan & Milestones Week 1 to 2 – Definition of the project approaches – Test phase • troubleshooting • adjustment • reproducibility valuation
  • 24. #dh101 Project Plan & Milestones Week 3 to 8 – Implementation – Data gathering phase
  • 25. #dh101 Project Plan & Milestones Week 9 to 11 – Processing of gathered data – Transformation approach into visualization
  • 26. #dh101 Project Plan & Milestones Week 12 to 14 – Face Research Question – Evaluation And Conclusion
  • 27. Thank you for your attention!