RIP WORK FILE

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.
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

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
o Movie: Jia & Ariel
o BBC: Jia & Ariel

John Watson
o Movie: Karla
o 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=sharing

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


GROUP THREE: SHORT RE-ENACTMENT OF A HOLMES STORY

Presentation Script
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aiREjgqf9_UsQK3LRc5oyaJHep8KNoox
Ecusn_RRiZ0/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





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