Turkish Cinema and Television Industry in the Digital Streaming Era

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Turkish Cinema and Television Industry in the Digital Streaming Era addresses three main comprehensions: aesthetic transformation in the Turkish Cinema and television industry, new authors and changing filmmaking ways in the Turkish Cinema's SVOD age, and Turkish originals on national and international SVODs. The book is a collection of contemporary studies and research to explore the current scene in the Turkish Cinema and television industry's ways of production, features of the contents, and structures of the SVOD catalogs. Featuring coverage of a broad range of topics and studies, including production and post-production, independent and arthouse filmmaking, immersive sound, local narratives, digital watching experiences, quality tv, digital auteurism, and participatory culture, the collection of chapters is designed in a specific structure for academics, researchers, scholars, students, and media professionals. Cover Dedication Acknowledgements Preface Contents Foreword Part 1: Aesthetic Transformation in Turkish Cinema and Television Industry Chapter 1: Local Narratives and Global Sequences: An Analysis of the Sequence Structure of Netflix Turkey Films New Presentation of Classic Narratives Global Supply and Local Demand for the Narrative Sequential Streaming of the Narrative Turkish Productions on Netflix Turkey Sequencing Netflix Love Me Instead: Flashback Sequences with Interrogation Paper Lives: Short Sequences with a Single Plot Last Summer: Missing Sequences In Good Hands: Sequences Are Not Enough Sequences from the Film Theater Conclusion Chapter 2: A Qualitative Audience Research on Digital Cinema: New Generation Watching Experiences and Changing Habits Introduction Cinema, Watching, and the Audience in the Path to Digitalization Sampling Method Data Collection Process Findings and Commends Digital Platforms Preferred by the Participants Types and Durations of Subscription in Digital Platforms Multi-Use Subscription and Privacy Media on Which Participants Prefer Watching Movies Priorities of the Participants in the Process of Watching Language Preferences in the Process of Watching Types of Movies Preferred on Digital Platforms Participants’ Ways of Getting Informed About the Content Finding a Movie Worth Finishing Watching a Movie at One Sitting or Dividing it into Episodes Preferred Digital Platforms in the Context of Ad Avoidance Experiences of Watching Together Watching Movies Again and Again Watching Movies in Traditional Spaces Talking and Discussing While or After Watching the Movie From Watching on a Digital Platform to Listening on a Digital Platform Conclusion and Discussion Chapter 3: Immersive Sound: Next Step in the Evolution of Film Sound Experience Introduction From Surround to Immersive Sound Forthcoming Immersive Sound Formats and Dolby Atmos Technology Immersive Sound and the Turkish Film Industry Conclusion Chapter 4: Insider Conversations: Film Making in the Age of Digital Media Conclusion Part 2: Contemporary Filmmakers and Changing Filmmaking Ways in Turkish Cinema’s SVOD Age Chapter 5: The Netflix Effect on Turkish Television: New Authors, The Question of Quality TV and Kulüp (2020-2021) Introduction An Overview of VOD Platforms and Their Authors in Turkey Netflix as Quality TV: The Case Turkey The Netflix Effect on Turkish Television: Kulüp Conclusion Chapter 6: “The Most Daring Woman’s Story Ever Told in Turkey” A Controversial Promotion Narrative Analysis Review of Appraisals on Çıplak Overall Assessment of Çıplak Conclusion Chapter 7: Gaining Digital Auteur: Digital Auteurism on the Turkish SVODs, GAIN Introduction “Little Movies”: Cinema on TV, TV on the Internet Possibilities of Digital Auteurism on GAIN in the Context of Hamlet Conclusion Chapter 8: Crossing Roads in Multiple Media: The Case of Alper Çağlar and Börü 2039 Franchise on BluTV Introduction Alper Çağlar’s Talent Films and Directors Influenced by the Director The Collaboration with BluTV The Relation to the Audience The Importance of the Editing Alper Çağlar’s Opinion on the Auteur Theory About Group Members On the Future Projects Alper Çağlar and his Projects through the Perspectives of Producer Doruk Acar Part 3: Turkish Originals on National & International SVODs Chapter 9: The VOD Scene in Turkey, a.k.a. Haluk Bilginer-Verse: The First Years of Turkish Originals on the Global and National VOD Services Introduction The World of VOD Services and the VOD Scene in Turkey Turkish Originals, VOD Catalogs (Libraries), and the Market’s First Years in Turkey The Front Face of Turkish Originals on VOD Services: Haluk Bilginer, Regarding Globalization and Digitalization Conclusion Chapter 10: Media Convergence, Transmedia Storytelling, and Participatory Culture in Turkish Series: A Case Study of Leyla ile Mecnun Introduction The Concepts of Media Convergence, Transmedia Storytelling, and Participation Culture The Origins and Evolution of Leyla ile Mecnun The Impact of Media Convergence, Transmedia Storytelling, and Participatory Culture on Leyla ile Mecnun Chapter 11: From Fi to Phi: Reality in Quality The Appearance of Fi on puhutv The Journey of Fi from National to Global Streaming Defining VizyonTerapi [VisionTheraphy] and the Journey of the Reality Show in Fi (Phi) Conclusion Chapter 12: Mubi: A Curated Cinematic Digital Platform on Television Introduction From Cinematheque to a Curated Online Platform A Closer Look to Mubi Turkey Concluding Remarks Afterword Biographies of the Authors