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CSI: How Much Is Hollywood?

CSI: How Much Is Hollywood?. Your Assignment (Part 1). Unscramble the titles of the television shows that deal with forensic science. Why Are These Shows So Popular? What Is The Basic Template For These Shows? Where do the writers get ideas for the storylines?. Top Stories from 2013.

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CSI: How Much Is Hollywood?

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  1. CSI: How Much Is Hollywood?

  2. Your Assignment (Part 1) Unscramble the titles of the television shows that deal with forensic science.

  3. Why Are These Shows So Popular? What Is The Basic Template For These Shows? Where do the writers get ideas for the storylines?

  4. Top Stories from 2013 • You may see shows that incorporate events from these true cases: • Key Witness in Mob Boss Trial Found Dead • Jodi Arias Trial • Boston Marathon Bombing • DNA testing and Boston Strangler • NSA and Edward Snowden Scandal • Zimmerman Trial • Detroit Files For Bankruptcy

  5. Rule 1: Postpone and withhold judgment of ideas. Rule 2: Encourage wild and exaggerated ideas. Rule 3: Quantity counts, not quality, at this stage. Rule 4: Build on the ideas put forward by others. Rule 5: Every person and every idea has equal worth. Brainstorming Rules

  6. Your Assignment (Part 2) Use the ideas from the brainstorming session and the class discussion to create a visual that compares/contrasts television shows such as CSI to real crime scene investigations.

  7. Venn Diagram Peer Review

  8. The real world is not like the reel world.

  9. How Hollywood Gets It Wrong! Myth- The Quick Death Fact- A gunshot/stab wound rarely causes instant death. Most people bleed to death. Myth- The Pretty Death Fact- Dead people are pale, waxy and gray color. The eyes are usually open.

  10. How Hollywood Gets It Wrong! (cont) • Myth- The Bleeding Corpse • Fact – Dead people do not bleed! Blood will clot within minutes. • Myth- The Exact Time of Death • Fact- The medical examiner gives a range of death.

  11. How Hollywood Gets It Wrong! (cont) • Myth- The One-Punch Knockout • Fact – Think about boxing. One punch does not normally knock someone out. • Myth- The Disappearing Black Eye • Fact- It usually takes at least two weeks for a black eye to disappear.

  12. How Hollywood Gets It Wrong! (cont) • Myth- Investigators/criminals are great athletes • Fact - The average person cannot run indefinitely, especially not at a fast pace while jumping over fences, etc. • Myth- High- Tech Lab • Fact – Most labs are understaffed and do not have all of the latest equipment.

  13. How Hollywood Gets It Wrong! (cont) • Myth- The Fast Acting Poison • Fact- Most poison deaths occur due to accumulation of the toxin in the body. • Myth- Untraceable Poison • Fact – It takes time, but can be traced.

  14. How Hollywood Gets It Wrong! (cont) • Myth - The Multi-Faceted Investigator • Fact – Crime Scene Investigators specialize in one area and not are responsible for multiple tasks. • Myth – Fingerprints are Everywhere! • Fact – Criminals watch television also and so they wear gloves and do not leave prints.

  15. How Hollywood Gets It Wrong! (cont) • Myth – Instant Lab Results • Fact – It takes time to analyze evidence so results are not instantaneous. • Myth – Lawyers work one case at a time • Fact – Lawyers have numerous cases in progress simultaneously

  16. Forensic Science as Entertainment

  17. The Beginning…Crime stories in literature • 1. The Bible and the Apocrypha both contain non-fiction stories of crimes and subsequent investigations. For example, Cain commits the first murder when he kills his brother Abel. • 2. Between 1590 and 1610 William Shakespeare wrote many plays that included murder and treason For example, Desdemona is smothered by her jealous husband in Othello.

  18. The Beginning…Crime stories in literature • 3. Edgar Allan Poe is considered the inventor of detective fiction. Poe’s detective, C. Auguste Dupin, first appeared in The Murder in the Rue Morgue (1841). • 4. In 1912, Freeman wrote the first inverted detective story. An inverted story reveals the killer and his methods at the beginning of the story. This rest of the story discusses how the detective solves the case.

  19. The Beginning…Crime stories in literature • 5. In 1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote AStudy in Scarlet. This story introduced the character of Sherlock Holmes.

  20. Physician - Unsuccessful practice Professor Bell used deductive reasoning to diagnose disease Model for Sherlock Holmes 1887- A Study inScarlet was first story Published in Beeton’s Christmas Annual In 2007, a copy of Beeton’s sold at auction for $156,000 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

  21. Eventually starred in 60 works (4 novels and 56 short stories) Lived at 221B Baker Street- Tourist Attraction Arch Enemy- Professor Moriarty 1893- killed off Sherlock Holmes

  22. The Beginning…Crime stories in literature • 6. The Golden Age of Detective Fiction established the “whodunit” novel. The Golden Age was prominent in the 1920’s and 1930’s, but is still written today. • 7. DC Comics began to publish detective comic books in 1937. Batman appeared in issue #27.

  23. The Evolution of Criminal Investigation as Entertainment

  24. Detective fiction began in radio in 1929 CBS radio broadcast True Detective Magazine 1930’s- The Shadow, Sherlock Holmes, Charlie Chan and Ellery Queen were the favorites. Literary characters evolved into radio celebrities

  25. Radio Celebrities • The Shadow had many crime fighting talents such as: • The ability to defy gravity • Speak any language • Unravel any code • Become invisible by “clouding men’s minds” • The main enemy of The Shadow was The Red Menace.

  26. Radio Celebrities • Ellery Queen’s Minute Mysteries consisted of a one minute mystery. • The listeners could call in to solve the mystery and win a prize. • The answer was broadcast after a winner was found.

  27. Radio brought detective fiction into everyone’s home. Soon 4 categories of detective fiction were established. The categories were… 4 Categories of Detective Fiction

  28. The Categories Were… • 1. Amateur detective • 2. Private Investigator • 3. Police Detective • 4. Forensic Specialist

  29. Radio Characters make their debut on Television in the 1950’s • This was the era of the “hard-boiled” private investigator such as Martin Kane and Peter Gunn. • Wary executives continued to broadcast the characters on radio shows to increase viewership on television. • Dragnet which starred Sgt. Joe Friday debuted in 1951 and is credited with improving the public opinion of police officers. • Perry Mason debuted in 1957 and became the longest running lawyer show to date.

  30. 1960’s Crime Television • This was a difficult era to define. • Car 54, Where are you? was the first police sitcom. • The Fugitive was the first show based on a true story. • I Spy brought spies into the realm while creating the first African-American television hero (Bill Cosby). • Ironsides showcased the first physically handicapped detective.

  31. 1970’s Crime Television • This decade had the largest group of enduring mystery characters. • It is considered the most realistic era for crime shows. • Columbo was a bumbling detective that always wore a raincoat. • Kojak was a quirky detective that always had a lollipop and asked, “Who’s loves you baby?” • Quincy, M.E. was the first to showcase the morgue and the job of medical examiner.

  32. 1980’s Crime Television • Women detectives were introduced in the 1980’s. • Many of the shows began to focus on looks and glamour. These shows included Magnum P.I., Charlie’s Angels and Miami Vice. • The more realistic shows included: Hill Street Blues and Matlock. • Murder, She Wrote became one of the longest running crime and highest ranked series. The show ran for nine consecutive years.

  33. 1990’s Crime Television • This was the decade of cult hits such as Twin Peaks and Picket Fences. Many shows in the 1990’s lasted only one season. • The 1990’s also had three of the finest crime series of all time: 1. NYPD Blues 2. Homicide: Life on the Streets 3. Law & Order which holds the title as the longest running crime series on television. The final episode was aired on May 24, 2010. The show lasted for 20 years.

  34. 2000’s Crime Television • CSI debuted in October of 2000 and started a new fascination with criminal investigation. • However, CSI was almost canceled before it ever began. Disney pulled it’s financing right before the show debuted and it was the last show that CBS decided to add to the 2000 season lineup. • Within one year, CSI was the highest ranked drama on television and is still one of the most popular and lucrative shows on television.

  35. What trend do you see in the 2010’s for crime shows???

  36. Your Assignment • Each group must create either: • A 2 minute radio show that illustrates a facet of crime or crime scene investigation. You must include sound effects and have a 15 second commercial. • A 2 minute trailer for a new television show that illustrates a facet of crime or crime scene investigation. You must include a visual and a list of actors and their roles. • After the presentations, the class will vote for a winner!

  37. Examples of Radio Sound Effects • Sound Effects

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