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PART 1: CONTEXT AND CONAN DOYLE

I. HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT: why the mystery/detective genre flowered
during the late Victorian era
Conventions: incompetence of the police, addiction and empire(Sheryl) chaos after the
war, increase of education (Alicia)
A. The Industrial Revolution, which caused
Higher populations in the city of London, which caused
Higher crime rates, which caused
A new and relatively incompetent police force, and
The rise of the middle class and education for the middle class

B. A Growing Acceptance of Science, Technological Advancements
Including printing presses that made it possible for more people to read
C. The appeal of a hero who was different than earlier heroes
The holdover from the Romantics of the genius, intellectual hero
The Empire as hero--the Victorian age is the height of Englands power as an
empire, and their heroes represent the dominance of the empire; Empire and
Addiction

II. THE CLASSICAL PHASE OF GENRE DEVELOPMENT: Conan Doyle Conventions
A. Sherlock Holmes--the Detective
Genius, eccentric, lack of social skills, arrogant no disguises
Scientific methods (scientific examination of crime scenes, scientific experiments)
Deductive Reasoning to solve a case
Observation, Deduction, Knowledge
B. John Watson--the sidekick
Narrator: We see the story through his perspective
Loyal
The Quintessential Victorian Gentleman (a mirror of the middle class male
readers)
Watson and Holmes relationship: They need each other
C. Other characters
The client--presents the case
a. always meet at 221b Baker st. (Sherlocks home)
b. the cases tend to be unusual. i.e... silver blaze, a story without a person
murdering the victim. it was the horse that murders the victim.
The incompetent policeman
a. they were inefficient during the Victorian era.
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b. Writers began to protest about the inefficiency of the policeman and
thats where the idea of a genius came playing as a detective. (Genius who can be
put in your pocket.)
The villain
a.the villains were not caught during the Victorian era, so a detective story
that caught the criminals was highly favored by the audience
D. Conventions of Plot
Unusual solutions/twists when Holmes solves the case
a. The unique formal pattern of the detective story genre lies in its
double and duplicitous plot. The plot is double because the story is first
narrated as it appears to the bewildered bystanders who observe the crime
and are to some extent threatened by it but who cannot arrive at its
solution.(delamater 1).
Game Play: the reader is invited to play along




























GROUP 2: MODERN DAY HOLMES VIDEO PRESENTATION

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BBC Sherlock Episodes:
http://leonardbonesy.tumblr.com/post/72748406114/sherlock-masterpost
http://10thdr.tumblr.com/post/72088462882/updated-3x03-sherlock-masterpost

Sherlock Holmes First Movie:
http://megashare.info/watch-sherlock-holmes-online-T1RZdw

Finding clips: Karla, Jia, Ariel, Liz
Sherlock Holmes
Movie: Jia & Ariel
BBC: Jia & Ariel

John Watson
Movie: Karla
BBC: Liz


Editing clips: Andy, Kristy, Chanel, Melody

Presentation:
Voiceover: Andy
Script: Andy






General Outline of Video
https://docs.google.com/a/uci.edu/presentation/d/1_KoNfmHJ-
43Nwn9bP3lPupxVkfFBcO5tWz0DAw4y1TY/edit#slide=id.p

Video Editing Collaboration
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0ByitOE6fymsCNnUtQWxhTDBIMGM&usp=shari
ng

Final Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1W-beLWvxw



GROUP THREE: SHORT RE-ENACTMENT OF A HOLMES STORY

Presentation Script
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aiREjgqf9_UsQK3LRc5oyaJHep8KNooxEcusn_RRi
Z0/edit

Presentation
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16NnQI15meTwXS1IjZ6KFIBLk-
rtNKPgq9qf1Y9MreME/edit#slide=id.p

-Introduce characters before the play; students wont know who Sherlock/Watson will be
right off the bat
-Need to make a play that tackles the whole concept of Sherlock in 10 min., display
Sherlock efficiently
-Writers: Connor, Lavender, Phillip
-4-5 characters
-Watson, Sherlock, Villain, Mycroft, Lestrade
-split it up by minutes/or main scenes
-Own interpretation on Episode 7: The Empty Hearse: Modern day setting
-demonstrations of the conventions: minimal performers
-gifs, pics as backgrounds
-Create a google doc for the script in the group: our google doc within the google doc
-Actors: everyone
-Marissa and Joahnna: Backgrounds/props
-Harrison and Ryan: co-directors

Roles:
Joahnna: (PowerPoint director)
Marissa: Mary Morstan
Lavendar: Charlotte Shilcott
Ryan: John Watson
Philip: Mycroft
Harrison: Sherlock
Alicia/Alex: Lord Moran



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Part I: CD & Classic
Conventions
Part 2: Modern-Day Holmes Part 3: Performance, an
original play
1 TEAM LEADER:
Alicia Wang = I am
interested in making
presentations and I am
good at speaking to a
powerpoint.
TEAM LEADER:
Andy Ha - able to compile
clips together and use editing
programs; also able to make
sprite animations but only if
absolutely needed.
TEAM LEADER:
Harrison Pauer = Director,
Editor, and Actor
2 Alex Nguyen<3- I don't
mind speaking and do
research
Liz Lu-- Good at analysing
the techniques that used in
clips. Psychology and social
behavior major. Good at
reading directors intention
and characters nonverbal
language.
Marissa Porraz: Group
organizer and actor
3 Alexandro Medina-
making powerpoint and
do research
Melody Wang- making video,
putting everything together
Joahnna Vergara- making
background
4 Jesus
R.- I would like to do
research.
Kristy Kim - interested in
researching and compiling
clips
Philip Nguyen- write the
script (Done)
5
Haeni is cool like ice
popsicle - I would like to
research
Karla Amezcua- would like to
do research on this topic
because I was pretty good at
identifying the changes from
the old Sherlock, to the new
Sherlock.

Chelsea Garcia
-actress
6 Vanessa Jauregui- can
research and make
connections. I can make
powerpoints.
Ariel Yao--interested in the
film clips editing. Be able to
find the resources we need
Ryan Assaf- first director
and actor
7 Sheryl Li-I can do
research and make
powerpoints--victorian
context
Chanel Huang- Im pretty
good with clips & am
interested in the topic

Connor OBrien - Revise the
script and actor
Jia Sun - interested in finding
clips & editing
Lavender Wang- Revise the
script
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