Jeremy Butler
I've taught film, television and new media at the University of Alabama and University of Arizona since 1980. I've written TELEVISION STYLE and TELEVISION: CRITICAL METHODS AND APPLICATIONS.
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Steadicam Use in Grey's Anatomy
00:19Posted: Sep 13, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsSteadicam use in television hospital dramas. Read more…
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Rack Focus and Camera Movement in "CSI"
00:25Posted: Sep 13, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsRack focus and camera movement in "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." Read more…
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Homicide: Jump Cuts
Posted: Sep 13, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsJump cuts are quite uncommon in US narrative television. This clip illuminates their use in Homicide: Life on the Street. Read more…
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Grey's Anatomy: A Conventional Scene
01:13Posted: Sep 13, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsEditing and sound conventions are highlighted in a scene in which two characters argue. Read more…
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Sound, Image and Time in Damages
02:04Posted: Sep 13, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsA scene from the August 14, 2007 episode of Damages that illuminates the complex relationship of sound, image and time. Read more…
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Metaphor in TV Commercials: Fiat 500 Abarth
00:59Posted: Aug 31, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsA commercial for the Fiat 550 Abarth uses metaphoric sex to sell cars. Read more…
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Dodge Commercial, Vertigoed
02:09Posted: Aug 31, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsA Dodge commercial is Vertigoed--modified with music from the film, Vertigo. Read more…
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Sexual Appeals in a Victoria's Secret Commercial
00:28Posted: Aug 31, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsThe sexual appeal of a Victoria's Secret commercial is more polysemic than one might think. Read more…
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Vocal Performance & Volume
00:50Posted: Aug 31, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsAlyson Hannigan's low voice signifies shyness. Read more…
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Vocal Performance
03:03Posted: Aug 31, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsDavid Caruso's low-volume performance commands respect. Read more…
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Documentary-Style "Interviews" in Fiction TV
01:38Posted: Aug 31, 2012 by jbutler with 0 comments"The Office" makes distinctive use of faux interviews and silence. Read more…
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Narrative Resolution in "Raiders"
01:28Posted: Aug 31, 2012 by jbutler with 0 comments"Raiders" exemplifies a closed resolution in classical film. Read more…
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Narrative Climax in "Raiders"
04:56Posted: Aug 31, 2012 by jbutler with 0 comments"Raiders" exemplifies narrative climax in classical film. Read more…
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Exposition in "Raiders"
02:51Posted: Aug 31, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsThe credit sequence of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" provides basic narrative exposition. Read more…
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Contrasting Image Formats in "CSI"
00:56Posted: Aug 31, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsA CSI episodes uses both film and low-resolution video. Read more…
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Camera Movement & 4-Walled Sets in "ER"
00:55Posted: Aug 31, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsSingle-camera shooting facilitates 4-walled sets and elaborate camera movement. Read more…
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The Method in TV: Marty
02:47Posted: Aug 31, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsRod Steiger exemplifies Method acting in Marty. Read more…
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The Method in Film: A Streetcar Named Desire
03:07Posted: Aug 31, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsMarlon Brando exemplifies Method acting in a clip from A Street Car Named Desire. Read more…
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Graphics in a Philco Refrigerator Commercial
00:57Posted: Aug 31, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsThe beginnings of 3D graphics in TV commercials Read more…
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Morphing in "Willow"
00:44Posted: Aug 31, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsDigital morphing finds early application in the 1988 film, Willow. Read more…
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Vocal Performance in "Cagney and Lacey"
01:06Posted: Aug 31, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsSharon Gless's performance illustrates how timbre is significant in vocal performance. Read more…
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Pan-and-Scan in "He Said, She Said"
00:48Posted: Aug 31, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsIllustration of the impact of pan-and-scan on a widescreen film. Read more…
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Visual Metaphor in "Strike"
01:23Posted: Aug 31, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsSergei Eisenstein's use of visual metaphor. Read more…
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Imbalanced Composition in a Marshall's/T.J. Maxx Commercial
Posted: Aug 31, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsImbalanced visual composition in a TV commercial. Read more…
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Multicamera Editing in "As the World Turns"
01:30Posted: Aug 31, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsMulticamera editing and its appearance on-screen. Read more…
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Motion Graphics in "As the World Turns"
00:40Posted: Aug 31, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsMotion graphics in the soap opera. Read more…
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Imbalanced Composition in a Lyrica Commercial
00:59Posted: Aug 31, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsVisual composition in a Lyrica commercial. Read more…
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Voiceover Narration in "Arrested Development"
00:34Posted: Aug 31, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsAn omniscient narrator in "Arrested Development". Read more…
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Vaudeville Performance by the Gonzalez Brothers
00:11Posted: Aug 31, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsVaudeville performance by the Gonzalez Brothers. Read more…
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Gestural Performance in "As the World Turns"
02:07Posted: Aug 31, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsPerformance in television. Read more…
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Narrative Structure in "All My Children": Part 3
00:45Posted: Aug 31, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsTV narrative structure -- the serial. Read more…
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Narrative Structure in "All My Children": Part 2
00:44Posted: Aug 31, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsTV narrative structure -- the serial. Read more…
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Narrative Structure in "All My Children": Part 1
00:30Posted: Aug 31, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsTV narrative structure -- the serial. Read more…
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Narrative Structure in "Friends": Part 4
00:25Posted: Aug 31, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsTV narrative structure -- the series blends with the serial. Read more…
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Narrative Structure in "Friends": Part 3
02:50Posted: Aug 31, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsTV narrative structure -- the series blends with the serial. Read more…
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Narrative Structure in "Friends": Part 2
02:15Posted: Aug 31, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsTV narrative structure -- the series blends with the serial. Read more…
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Narrative Structure in "Friends": Part 1
00:44Posted: Aug 31, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsTV narrative structure -- the series. Read more…
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Direct Address in "Malcolm in the Middle"
00:37Posted: Aug 31, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsMalcolm addresses the camera directly. Read more…
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Vocal Rhythm in "The Bob Newhart Show"
01:29Posted: Aug 31, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsBob Newhart's comic performance was often based on a halting vocal rhythm. Read more…
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Multiple Camera Editing in "All My Children"
Posted: Aug 31, 2012 by jbutler with 0 commentsThe soap opera, "All My Children," typifies the editing in the multiple-camera mode of production. Read more…
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