![]() ![]() Language aside, genre definitions and genres by itself are considered as cultural constructions in our field of media and cultural studies. In addition, some specific terms do not have Dutch translations at all (i.c. leader, commercial) while the archive is essentially Dutch-language based. Most types of interstitials are colloquially known and spoken of through terms in the English language (e.g. One of the most challenging parts of this research was to get to grips with the different categorizations of interstitials in the archive. This curated playlist is made in the context of the coursesĪt Utrecht University, and for workshops in the context of the Clips that are included in the book chapter are indicated with *. In this curated playlist than in the book chapter. ![]() For more instructions for English-language readers, consult The metadata can be translated by installing a googletranslate plug-in. the Resource Viewer) in the Media Suite.Īnd have no English-language subtitles. To watch the clips, you have to login with a Dutch university account and follow the links to the play-out tool (i.c. This curated playlist fills in this gap.ĭue to copyright restrictions, the videos are A printed publication does not allow to play-out clips, and does not include research documentation. In this curated playlist, I shed light on the elements that are left out of the book chapter: the interstitials themselves, their television historical context and my search paths (saved queries) that led me to them. Of the book chapter “Interstitial Data: Tracing Metadata in Search Systems” (Van Gorp, 2022), in which I outline a method to investigate the role of metadata in search systems. As more items are added to the collection on a daily basis, these embedded queries enable reproducibility regardless of the size of the collection. In order to reproduce the query and my search paths, I saved the settings for all my queries and embedded them in my curated playlist. It informs users of the Media Suite on relevant search strategies to probe interstitials. This curated playlist therefore has a double function:įor users with an interest in the collection of Interstitials at the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision. This research quest resulted in a non-exhaustive typology of interstitials in the archive, of which I singled out some of the most fascinating examples that encompass this curated playlist. Not only did I set out to investigate the different types of interstitials, I additionally (and especially) wanted to elaborate on how to find them. ![]() Yet in the (rare) case of saved interstitials, Johnson (2012) noticed large numbers of interstitial data due to their inherent briefness.įor this research project I delved into the television collection of the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision to probe interstitials of Dutch public broadcasters. Consequently the majority of interstitials were never saved or made accessible for research. Traditionally television historical accounts and broadcast archives alike used to be focused on the programmes rather than the bits between the programmes. Interstitials can be seen as the epitome of what Polan (2013: 347) calls ‘forgettable’ television: “programming designed to be forgotten at virtually the very moment of its original viewing”, therefore rendering them vastly under-researched. I will elaborate this point by showing how researching interstitials can play a role in the understanding of the workings of broadcast archives and its metadata. In this curated playlist, I show that interstitials not only are a treasure trove to shed light on scheduling and branding: they also prove useful for archive studies. Johnson (2012) illustrates the latter in her own research on branding UK and US television and points out how channels branded themselves, in addition to raising revenues through commercials and providing continuity techniques through interstitials. As Ellis (2011) puts it, interstitials function as ‘user guides’ in how broadcasters envisioned TV consumption by viewers in a given moment. Interstitials, be it promos, commercials or trailers, are literal bits between two programmes, making up a true treasure trove for television historical research. Curated Playlist: Finding Interstitials in the Television Archive ![]()
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