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Relações Transmidiáticas E Influências No Desenvolvimento De Personagens De the Walking Dead 1 UNIVERSIDADE CANDIDO MENDES / AVM PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO LATO SENSU Transmídia: Gestão de Mídias Digitais Relações Transmidiáticas e Influências no Desenvolvimento de Personagens de The Walking Dead Clécia dos Reis Oliveira ORIENTADOR: Prof. Jorge Vieira Rio de Janeiro 2018 DOCUMENTO PROTEGIDO PELA LEIDE DIREITO AUTORAL 2 UNIVERSIDADE CANDIDO MENDES / AVM PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO LATO SENSU Transmídia: Gestão de Mídias Digitais Relações Transmidiáticas e Influências no Desenvolvimento de Personagens de The Walking Dead Apresentação de monografia à AVM como requisito parcial para obtenção do grau de especialista em Transmídia: Gestão de Mídias Digitais. Por: Clécia dos Reis Oliveira. Rio de Janeiro 2018 3 RESUMO A proposta do trabalho é verificar a influência das relações transmidiáticas na série de TV The Walking Dead, especialmente nas mudanças no desenrolar da trama e comportamento de personagens. Nesse caso, vamos considerar a representação das personagens femininas, mais visível em Carol, que se destacou como protagonista em momentos decisivos. O comportamento das mulheres se modifica ao longo das temporadas e elas se tornam cada vez mais fortes, independentes e decisivas, surpreendendo o público com suas ações. É feita uma comparação entre a fase inicial (1ª temporada) e a última temporada (4ª), exibida integralmente até 2014. As mulheres deixam de atuar somente como mães e donas de casa para dividirem com o líder, masculino, o protagonismo nos episódios da série. 4 METODOLOGIA A pesquisa foi realizada com foco na análise dos conteúdos dos episódios, observando, principalmente, a evolução das ações das personagens femininas. Isso foi feito também por meio de comparação quantitativa em relação ao tempo em que Rick, Carol e outras personagens femininas relevantes permaneceram em cena. O objetivo foi levantar a porcentagem de participação de cada parte no início e em um momento mais avançado da série – 4ª temporada – para comprovar a alternância de protagonismo entre Rick, Carol e as outras mulheres. Possivelmente, os resultados se relacionam aos fatos ocorridos no desenrolar da trama. Para tanto, foi necessário assistir algumas vezes cada episódio para observar, em um momento, o conteúdo e, em outro, contabilizar os tempos dos personagens em cena. Da 1ª à 4ª temporada de The Walking Dead, muitos fatos vêm à tona, fazendo com que o público conheça melhor os personagens e se familiarize com o contexto. Muitas tragédias ocorrem e as pessoas mudam de atitude para sobreviver. A série alcançou a admiração dos fãs, que acompanham cada passo dos personagens, elegem seus preferidos, detestam alguns ou torcem pela vida ou morte deles de acordo com os acontecimentos. Contudo, TWD alcançou o sucesso e, hoje, tem milhões de seguidores pelo mundo. A repercussão na mídia, as matérias jornalísticas, além das reações espontâneas dos fãs ao se manifestarem em redes sociais, criarem sites que se tornam referência sobre a série, comprovam o que os produtores dizem a respeito dos recordes de audiência batidos a cada temporada. Para acessar e comprovar essas informações, fazer buscas na Internet (via Google e em sites específicos) foi um dos métodos de pesquisa utilizados. Em tempos de globalização e avanço da comunicação virtual, é comum a troca de informações entre fãs, inclusive, de países diferentes, além de uma forma de os produtores divulgarem informações sobre as temporadas, os personagens, a equipe ou quaisquer questões relativas à série. A ideia foi que o acesso a esse conteúdo ocorresse por meio de textos e vídeos de divulgação de TWD, making offs, sites oficiais e os gerenciados por fãs, redes sociais, entrevistas em vídeo e escritas, matérias jornalísticas etc. Nesses materiais, 5 também foram encontrados comentários que decifraram alguns rumos da história, como o aumento do protagonismo das mulheres, a forma que as cenas foram pensadas e executadas, as impressões causadas nos envolvidos e os desejos e especulações do público. Muito da repercussão de The Walking Dead deve-se às interseções com outras mídias, pois, além da relação direta com a história em quadrinhos, a popularidade cresceu também por meio de outros produtos relacionados ao tema de TWD. O drama, o cenário, os zumbis e os personagens da série, atualmente, estão em jogos de vários tipos e plataformas, séries derivadas, vídeos que contam histórias paralelas dos personagens na Internet, livros e em eventos como festas temáticas e a Caminhada Zumbi. Com leituras, principalmente em sites e fóruns de discussão, recorremos ao histórico da série para fazer um levantamento do progresso da narrativa e relembrar detalhes que poderiam auxiliar nas interpretações. No 2º capítulo da monografia, será feita uma apresentação de The Walking Dead de forma mais minuciosa, considerando que o leitor pode não conhecer o produto, mostrando a originalidade e as relações com outras mídias que estimularam adesão e especulações do público. Posteriormente, no 3º capítulo, as temporadas e os personagens serão descritos, será feita uma comparação entre a fase inicial e a última temporada completa, além de analisar a coragem e a superação das mulheres. Em seguida, no 4º capítulo, o episódio “The Grove” será descrito para ressaltar o clímax das ações de Carol Peletier. Este é o episódio que consagra o sucesso de TWD até o período (4ª temporada) da série que estamos trabalhando. A partir disso, também serão consideradas as reflexões da equipe de produção e a repercussão na mídia e no público. Por fim, serão feitas as últimas considerações sobre a série e os resultados do trabalho de mapeamento do tempo dos personagens em cena e como isso define o protagonismo. Em resumo, como metodologia, um dos passos foi rever os episódios da 1ª à 4ª temporada no início da execução do trabalho e em outros momentos conforme o estudo se desenvolvesse e houvesse necessidade de verificar e repensar algo sobre algumas ações da obra. Também foi necessário consultar matérias jornalísticas, sites, blogs, entrevistas, redes sociais, etc., para obter informações atualizadas relativas à discussões sobre a obra, sua repercussão, visão da equipe, do público, de críticos, etc. Os canais oficiais de divulgação e de comunicação relativas à obra também foram explorados. Além disso, foram consultados trabalhos acadêmicos já existentes sobre a série e seu 6 universo transmidiático, pois não há disponibilidade de rico material bibliográfico (livros, por exemplo) que trate especificamente do que aborda este trabalho. Esses meios de obter informações e dados foram os mais indicados devido ao objeto de estudo ser um produto recente e que ainda está em andamento. No momento, a série encontra-se na 8ª temporada. No entanto, a revisão bibliográfica de livros atuais, por exemplo, que tratam de estudos de mídia, transmídia e cultura digital foram consultados para uma melhor base teórica no desenvolvimento de ideias, análises e conclusões no trabalho. 7 SUMÁRIO INTRODUÇÃO ............................................................................................................. 09 1 THE WALKING DEAD E AS RELAÇÕES TRANSMIDIÁTICAS ................... 14 1.1 A ORIGINALIDADE DE UM NOVO DRAMA: A SÉRIE E OS PERSONAGENS ............................................................................ 14 1.1.1 Sucesso e premiações ............................................................................................. 15 1.1.2 O enredo e os personagens ..................................................................................... 16 1.2 Caos e sobrevivência: o medo de cada dia ............................................................... 20 1.3 ASSUNTO PARA VÁRIAS MÍDIAS E O PÚBLICO BRASILEIRO ................... 21 1.3.1 História em Quadrinhos (HQ) ................................................................................ 21 1.3.2 Livros ..................................................................................................................... 22 1.3.3 JOGOS/GAMES .................................................................................................... 23 1.3.3.1 Jogos para diversas plataformas ......................................................................... 24 1.3.3.2 Jogos de tabuleiro ............................................................................................... 25 1.3.4 Eventos com o tema “zumbis”– Zombie Walk ....................................................... 26 1.3.5 A série que leva à série .......................................................................................... 26 1.3.6 Sites, redes sociais e a repercussão no público brasileiro ..................................... 27 2 PROTAGONISMO: MULHERES X HOMENS EM THE WALKING DEAD . 31 2.1 Entre a história e a ficção: uma nova representação do feminino ............................ 31 2.2 EPISÓDIOS E PROTAGONISTAS DA 1ª E 4ª TEMPORADA ............................ 34 2.2.1 A 1ª temporada ....................................................................................................... 34 2.2.2 Entre a 1ª e a 4ª temporada .................................................................................... 37 2.2.3 A 4ª temporada ....................................................................................................... 42 2.2.4 Comparações entre a 1ª e a 4ª temporada .............................................................. 48 2.2.4.1 Carol Peletier x Rick Grimes .............................................................................. 50 2.3 A superação e a coragem das mulheres de The Walking Dead ..............................
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