Turkish Cinema and Television Industry in the Digital Streaming Era

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