Master Thesis The Narrative Strategies Of Domestic Family Sitcoms

The typical TV program of sitcoms, which derive from countries abroad, enjoy a long history. The ever-growing and ever-changing feature discloses the growth potential and flexibility within sitcoms. Despite the late start, Chinese sitcoms seldom clone, but draw lessons from the developing model of foreign sitcoms and take the actual conditions into consideration. In the year 1993, Director Ying Da launched the first large-scale sitcom "I Love My Family," which was recognized as the first masterpiece of Chinese family sitcoms. This sitcom, which mirrored the developing model of foreign sitcoms, laid great influence on Chinese sitcoms. 21 st century has seen a constant growth, exploration and development of Chinese sitcoms, and has seen the emergence of a large number of works with unique characteristics. As these new works emerge, and gradually broadcast on the TV screen, sitcoms become increasingly indispensable as a typical TV program.Domestic sitcom with time and the accumulation of culture, not only have increased in number, in the artistic technique of expression and creation also present a varied, each has its own characteristics. The first part, from the perspective of the development status quo of domestic sitcom, the brief analysis of the emergence and development course of domestic family situation comedy, expounds the domestic situation comedy get long-term development opportunity, and at the same time to compare good of two representative works "previous", "the home has children" are able to gain great achievements and the cause of the market share.The second part of domestic family situation comedy on the narrative structure are analyzed. First come to the conclusion from the circular narrative structure, the story from the beginning to the end must be a complete event, in the story scenarios, such as the ups and downs are calm, but in the end must be on the beginning of the story has a perfect answer. Then is the narrative structure of openness, itself is the venue for sitcom, actors use is very monotonous, if joined the external factors on its interference, but will get a surprise effect, and that will also increase the story and watch the sitcom, at the same time also won't make the audience watch for long time so as to produce fatigue and disgust. Finally is the domestic sitcom single narrative clue. Single narrative for the story itself is the most able to complete the story a means of expression, but due to its limitations exist, lead to cannot attract the audience's attention for a long time, more and more of the directors began to abandon the traditional mode of structure, and bias in the creation of more clues to the model, greatly enhances the story interesting and entertaining.The third part of works use lens and movement performance were studied. Single camera language has far cannot satisfy the development requirements of the current situation comedy, lens language from simple to complex diversification is also a necessity trend of the development of the situation comedy. Works fully show the diversification of lens language, but also to each character's personality, psychological feeling and movement performance perfect, makes the picture more realistic and view and admire a gender.The fourth part is about the development direction of domestic family situation comedy puts forward his own opinions. First of all domestic sitcom how can break through the traditional shackles on creative mode of constraint proposed his own view; Second is about how to break the domestic sitcom theme too narrow problem shows that their views; Finally is the domestic sitcom industrialization development road should be how to enter puts forward his own opinions.