Proposal

Proposal:
For this project I would like to try out a few different ways of trying to get my point across. Therefore, I will add my previous video to a new blog to add the the variety. In addition, I will be adding a blog post, a podcast, and a video of some sort, to add depth to the conversation. I want to add a sense of casualness, since this blog will connect a semi-friendly and uninformed person. Therefore, I plan to make it a very open space where people can comment, and add things of their own to make the blog well-rounded and interesting. All of the posts will be on the same topic and will further the connection between the audience and myself. I think that by doing this, Dahlberg's criteria will be fulfilled. I will be sincere, the space will be open for exchange, it will allow for reflexivity, and enable role taking. My question will be: Why does Fringe, this mixed-genre, melodrama, set up their plot in such a fashion? What is compelling about this form, why do we keep watching?

To incorporate this question into these forms of social media, I will first begin by adding my current video to a specifically created blog. To answer the question previously presented, I will watch the season one finale of Fringe in three different ways. The first way will let me acknowledge the dialogue in the TV show. The next step will be listening. I will listen clearly to the sound and music that occurs in the background of the show. I will answer the same question of allure, but in this case, I will create a podcast so I can include the sounds. The third and final step will be about the visual appeal of the show. This time, I will watch carefully and see what particular images are so captivating. I will then present these images themselves in a video of some sort, most likely a vlog. All of these items will then be put on the Fringe Blog I have set up. By analyzing this question in this particular way, I hope to find what exactly is so enticing about this show, and why it keeps it's audience begging for more.

Features:
Tabs with multiple webpages
Blog roll
Poll
Summary on FRINGE the TV show
Summary on the TV episode itself
Multimedia; youtube, soundcloud, hotlinks

Acoustic Appeal of Fringe

Acoustic Appeal of FRINGE by SarahBee

Let me guess, while watching TV you hardly acknowledges the sound in the background. We mostly are drawn to the image since they are visually stimulating. But what you don't realize is the role sound plays in TV shows. Victoria Jeffrey in an article in Helium.com says that sound is “used to enhance drama and to help illustrate the emotional content in the story. It is also used to manipulate the feelings and sentiments of viewers. This is universal.”

So when I applied all of this to the TV series Fringe I found that each character has a particular sound that plays in specific scenes, mostly when there is unsolved drama.

Take a listen!

Olivia Dunhams sound is very similar to the sound that plays when a dramatic moment is occurring. This is because she is the protagonist, and she solves the problems that arise.


Now in the season one finale, Jones (a bad guy) is trying to find his way to an alternative universe. Therefore, everytime there is information involving Jones, or the alternative universe, the audience hears this noise.


For this particular episode, Water and Peter Bishops relationship is in question. Peter, from what is noted in the visual appeal of the episode, is from the alternative universe for he died in this universe when he was younger. Unable to live life without his son, Walter the seemingly work focused mad scientist travelled to the other universe to retrieve a duplicate. In this episode, it is made clear the fact that Peter may be from this other universe though it isn't mentioned in full. It is for this reason that this somber music occurs when Walter talks to peter, or thinks about his son.

Towards the end of the episode, Walter highlights his sons illness, and brings into the conversation the metaphor of a coin. This moment is particularly interesting for the sad somber music that is played between Walter and Peter, is joined with the noise of Drama as the FBI drags them from the car, for they were mistaken for Jones. In addition, as Olivia Dunham calls off her men, her sound is played as well, leading to a transition between three major sounds in a matter of seconds. Please excuse the background noise for I left the dialogue in place so one could follow.

As we can see, sound is very important to TV and film. Though we may not directly acknowledge it, it allows for an experience all on its own. According to An Introduction to Film Sound by Jane Knowles Marshall, the human voice, sound effects, and music are the three main acoustic stimulants. In Fringe, all three of those things can be noted, the dialogue, the sound effects that allow for the action noises, along with the background music that follows a specific theme.

Therefore, FRINGE is acoustically appealing, which is one of the many reasons I, among with many other viewers, may be totally addicted to the series.

Visually Stimulating: Doubles

In the season finale of FRINGE, one should note the doubles, and parallelisms that are shown. These are important because they give hints towards what is going to happen in the show, something which is visually appealing and enticing to an audience. Check out my video on three specific doubles I found in the season one finale of FRINGE!

Visually Stimulating: The coin

This is the second video in the series on how fringe is visually stimulating. This video addressing how the coin entices the audience throughout the episode!

Visually Stimulating: The Theme

In this last episode in my short series of videos, check out the last reason why I find FRINGE so appealing. The theme, with it's unanswered questions!

Take a look and see what you think?!