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What Makes Sherlock Holmes Franchise

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When the audience is first introduced to Holmes and Watson in Tom and Jerry meet Sherlock Holmes (Spike Brandt, 2010), Holmes was able to make a deduction on what Watson was rushing to tell him. By having Holmes able to make the deduction on where Watson had been and what he was planning on telling Holmes is a key element that constitutes the Character Sherlock Holmes in the overall franchise. This type of deduction has been represented by the character Sherlock Holmes. This can be illustrated briefly by Dumitrina (2014), “His power of deduction enabled him to achieve it” (Dumitrina, 2014, p10). By the producers having this the first scene of these two characters will appeal the fans of the character Sherlock Holmes, which are part of the …show more content…

Featuring this famous line in the film is an element that constitutes the Character Sherlock Holmes in the overall franchise, because of how well known the line is in the Holmes Franchise by the fans. Having the producers choosing this element in order to appeal to a particular target audience which is the fans of the Holmes …show more content…

Furthermore, how the producers choose these elements in order to appeal to a particular target audience. For Sherlock Hound (TV Asahi, 1984-1985) what was discovered was the elements from Sherlock Holmes were the use of the characters as animals, which it was created by a Japanese production company who are fan of the Sherlock Holmes franchise, the costume that Sherlock wears and the location of the animation is set which is Victorian London. The elements that were used in Tom and Jerry meet Sherlock Holmes (Spike Brandt, 2010) were what Holmes and Watson wearing as well as Tom and Jerry, the use of deduction, using science and featuring the character from the Tom and Jerry television programme. A limitation of this essay it the lack of primary and secondary sources relevant to Tom and Jerry meet Sherlock Holmes (Spike Brandt, 2010). The final example was Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd century (Fox Kids, 1999-2001), the elements that were used that constitute with Holmes were, basing each episode off a Holmes story, featuring characters from the books and the programme being narrated by John Watson. Overall each of these elements has been used by the producers in order to appeal to the target audience

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“How do I justify Watson being attacked when he’s no longer dreaming?” Jean peered into his study and gave him a warm smile. “Dear, our friends will be dropping in for tea in about an hour or so.” He gave her a nod of his head and a short smile, and then he got up quickly. He didn’t want to appear so cranky.

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The author does not say this outright, but it is implied through implicit and explicit evidence. The author reveals information in a way that makes the reader slowly begin to fear and suspect Holmes, which builds suspense. Explicitly, the author states facts about Holmes’s personality. For example, as a child, Holmes is described as “small, odd, and exceptionally bright.” At this point early in the book, we are not yet led to suspect the true nature of Holmes, but we know that there is something wrong with him.

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Holmes’s heroic performance in the Civil War in a sense previewed his performance in civil life. Holmes had courage in battle, but his real heroism was of another order. The older heroism of the battlefield became the superior heroism of the mind, the hero as thinker. Some of the personality and character traits he showed as a soldier he showed again later as a scholar and judge.

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Rhetorical analysis of “A Study In Pink” This paper analyzes the script of “A Study In Pink”, the script of the first episode of BBC’s Sherlock, written by Steven Moffat. The purpose of the writer is to put forward an impressing plot and to provide the movie editors and actors with the necessary instructions. To achieve this, the writer makes extensive use of rhetorical devices and figures of speech both in the narration parts and during the dialogues. First of all, the writer uses logos, pathos, and ethos in several scenes for a number of reasons.

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Nostalgia for the adventures of Sherlock Holmes recently appeared in a contemporary Russian version Sherlock Holmes (2013) directed by Andrey Kavun and starring Igor Petrenko as Sherlock Holmes and Andrei Panin as Dr. Watson. The film series, which consist of 16 episodes, features the famous duo solving mysteries in Victorian London (Review: New Russian

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Holmes usually collects information and facts, then goes and ponders on them until he can make an educated decision. Both characters however are introverts. They don’t like big parties and don’t have many friends. This makes them tense at times or

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Film Analysis The study of film is a widely known and researched academic field. Over the years, many scholars have contributed academic works that addressed theoretical, technical, historical, global, etc. factors involved with financing, shooting, distributing and marketing a film. This section of the literature review will only address the technical aspects of creating a film through Bordwell and Thompson’s (2008) work as well as other authors that have made significant contributions to the academic field in terms of studying and understanding the role of a trailer’s narrative in promoting a film.

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Besides the fiction, a setting is a crucial element for combined genres movies. It should adapt to the genres’ basic features with decors or symbols. For example, cozy and not very lighted places give the sense of darkness and make he audience feel gloomy. Narrow windows, closed doors, broken locks, and clocks these all symbols compose an effect of

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Suspicion can be fascinating but haunting. Since Victorian times, the suspicious death case of Sir Charles Baskerville in The Hound of the Baskerville has intrigued/compelled vast amounts of readers. However, recent audiences are more compelled to stories with a modern twist of horror and gruesomeness. Because of less main characters, a fast-paced plot, and the differing point of view of Atwood’s The Hound of the Baskervilles film adaptation, the film has a frightening, intriguing mood with a new perspective compared to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s original novel.

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In this three genres, the main characteristic is the excess of the body. According to Kristen Thompson, she said “the minute the viewer begins to notice style for its own sake, or watch works which do not provide such thorough motivation, excess comes forward and must affect narrative meaning. Excess does not equal style, but the two are closely linked because they both involve the material of the film”. It is means that in pornography films, horror films and melodrama, the body was appeared similar to the spectacle to the pleasures already informed. It is not only a customary body that turns into the object of spectacle, yet the female body and it is through "the sexual immersion of the female body that gatherings of people of different types have gotten some of their most intense sensations".

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Dr. Watson is an assistant to Sherlock Holmes because Sherlock told Watson to bring a gun to the cellar of the bank just in case. The other thing is that Watson can’t spot clues just as fast like Sherlock. Most of the time Watson does not really know what is going on sometimes; Sherlock usually tells him most of the time. Is when he asks Sherlock about Mr. Wilson if it was a mystery and told Sherlock how you spotted

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These cinematic techniques are used to help create mood. Without being able to feel the right mood the audience would connect less to the movie and would be less

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I was reviewing my notes of all the cases I have done in my eight years with Sherlock Holmes. I am inspired by his resolve to decipher mysteries to aid others without regard for wealth or fame. Many cases were strange, others ridiculous, quite a few were amusing and entertaining. The best of my recollection was my first case with Mr. Holmes. I was ecstatic about my new job; to shadow a detective, Holmes, the best detective of all of England.

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The elements lighting; sound; camera movement; framing devices and colour are important in creating impact, atmosphere and emotion in a film. These elements are clearly depicted in the film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring directed by Peter Jackson. Lighting used in film is lit in certain ways in order to enhance mood, atmosphere and drama. This lighting suggests depth, illuminates and enriches the story.

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