Real time within the media is a method in which events are portrayed at the same rate at which they occur in the plot. For example, if a film told in real time is two hours long, then the plot of that movie covers two hours of fictional time. If a daily real time comic strip runs for six years, then the characters will be six years older at the end of the strip than they were at the beginning. This technique can be enforced with varying levels of precision. In some stories, every minute of screen time is a minute of fictional time. In other stories, such as the daily comic strip For Better or For Worse, each day's strip does not necessarily correspond to a new day of fictional time, but each year of the strip does correspond to one year of fictional time.
Real time fiction dates back to the climactic structure of classical Greek drama.[1]
Often, use of split screens or picture-in-pictures are used to show events occurring at the same time, or the context in which various subplots are affecting each other. Examples include the television series 24 and films Timecode and Phone Booth. On-screen clocks are often used to remind the audience of the real time presentation.
In a real time computer game or simulation, events in the game occur at the same rate as the events which are being depicted. For instance, in a real time combat game, in one hour of play the game depicts one hour of combat.
In comic books, the use of real time is made more complicated by the fact that most serial comics are released on a monthly basis and are traditionally 20 to 30 pages long, making it difficult to tell a story set in real time without overlooking important events from one month to the next. Another explanation is the prevalence of the superhero genre in American comics, and the iconic status attached to such characters; it is often considered that such mythological, sometimes godlike heroes cannot age in real time without losing the characteristics that make them special.[citation needed] This has led to the common use of floating timelines in the universes of Marvel Comics and DC Comics.
Novels
In the Inspector Rebus series of detective novels by Scottish writer Ian Rankin, characters age in step with the publication date. Rebus is stated to have been born in 1947; in the 2007 novel Exit Music he reached age 60 and retired.
References
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^"Polanski film cheered for wit, Winslet's vomit". Reuters. 2011-09-01. from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
^Vo, Alex (28 November 2016). "Every Minute Counts: 24 Real-Time Movies". Rotten Tomatoes. from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
^van Hoeij, Boyd (16 February 2016). "'Paris 5:59' ('Theo & Hugo dans le meme bateau'): Berlin Review". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
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time If a daily real time comic strip runs for six years then the characters will be six years older at the end of the strip than they were at the beginning This technique can be enforced with varying levels of precision In some stories every minute of screen time is a minute of fictional time In other stories such as the daily comic strip For Better or For Worse each day s strip does not necessarily correspond to a new day of fictional time but each year of the strip does correspond to one year of fictional time Real time fiction dates back to the climactic structure of classical Greek drama 1 Contents 1 Film television and radio 2 Video games 3 Comic books and strips 4 Novels 5 ReferencesFilm television and radio EditOften use of split screens or picture in pictures are used to show events occurring at the same time or the context in which various subplots are affecting each other Examples include the television series 24 and films Timecode and Phone Booth On screen clocks are often used to remind the audience of the real time presentation The Passion of Joan of Arc 1928 Blackmail 1929 Night Flight 1933 The Petrified Forest 1936 Craig s Wife 1936 Odd Man Out 1947 Rope 1948 Sorry Wrong Number 1948 The Set Up 1949 Harriet Craig 1950 Detective Story 1951 The Archers Radio drama 1951 High Noon 1952 Rebel Without a Cause 1955 12 Angry Men 1957 Touch of Evil 1958 Cleo from 5 to 7 1962 The Sadist 1963 It s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World 1963 Fail Safe 1964 Rabid Dogs 1974 Inserts 1975 M A S H TV series episode Life Time 1979 My Dinner with Andre 1981 Clue 1985 Seinfeld episode The Chinese Restaurant 1991 Judgment Night 1993 Nick of Time 1995 Friends episode The One Where No One s Ready 1996 Frasier episodes My Coffee With Niles 1994 and Dinner Party 1999 12 Angry Men 1997 Running Time 1997 Run Lola Run 1998 Rear Window 1998 The X Files episode Triangle 1998 The Royle Family sitcom 1998 2000 Space Ghost Coast to Coast episode Waiting for Edward 1998 Timecode 2000 24 TV series 2001 2010 24 Live Another Day TV miniseries 2014 24 Legacy TV spin off 2017 Tape 2001 Russian Ark 2002 South Park episode The New Terrance and Phillip Movie Trailer 2002 Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode Conversations with Dead People 2002 Watching Ellie TV series 2002 03 first incarnation only 11 14 2003 Phone Booth 2003 Before Sunset 2004 Blue Heelers episode Reasonable Doubts 2004 the episode was both set in real time and aired live Nine Lives 2005 The Death of Mr Lazarescu 2005 The President s Last Bang 2005 United 93 2006 16 Blocks 2006 film Crank 2006 Numb3rs episode One Hour 2007 Doctor Who episode 42 2007 88 Minutes 2008 Real Time 2008 Still Walking 2008 Exam 2009 Stargate Atlantis episode Thirty Eight Minutes 2004 Justice League episode Wild Cards 2003 30 Minute Meals TV series 2001 2012 2019 Mad About You episodes Our Fifteen Minutes 1995 and The Conversation 1997 Roger amp Val Have Just Got In TV series 2010 2012 Him and Her TV series 2010 2013 Buried 2010 Cherry Tree Lane 2010 Silent House 2011 Neighbours episode Episode 6188 2011 Carnage 2011 2 Logistics 2012 Gravity 2013 Locke 2013 3 Cyberbully 2015 Archer episode Vision Quest 2015 Victoria 2015 Unfriended 2015 Money Monster 2016 Paris 05 59 Theo amp Hugo 2016 4 U July 22 2018 Brooklyn Nine Nine episode Ticking Clocks 2019 5 1917 2019 Bluey episode Handstand 2020 Shiva Baby 2020 Mass 2021 Brooklyn 45 2023 Video games EditIn a real time computer game or simulation events in the game occur at the same rate as the events which are being depicted For instance in a real time combat game in one hour of play the game depicts one hour of combat Microsoft Flight Simulator series 1982 Prince of Persia 1989 Night Trap 1992 Double Switch 1993 Titanic Adventure Out of Time 1996 The Last Express 1997 Seaman 1999 Animal Crossing series 2001 Dungeon Siege 2002 Nintendogs series 2005 24 The Game 2006 Elite Dangerous 2014 God of War 2018 The Longing 2020 Comic books and strips EditIn comic books the use of real time is made more complicated by the fact that most serial comics are released on a monthly basis and are traditionally 20 to 30 pages long making it difficult to tell a story set in real time without overlooking important events from one month to the next Another explanation is the prevalence of the superhero genre in American comics and the iconic status attached to such characters it is often considered that such mythological sometimes godlike heroes cannot age in real time without losing the characteristics that make them special citation needed This has led to the common use of floating timelines in the universes of Marvel Comics and DC Comics Novels EditIn the Inspector Rebus series of detective novels by Scottish writer Ian Rankin characters age in step with the publication date Rebus is stated to have been born in 1947 in the 2007 novel Exit Music he reached age 60 and retired References Edit Dramatic Structure Climactic Episodic and other Forms Monmouth College Archived from the original on 2019 08 13 Retrieved 2019 10 30 Polanski film cheered for wit Winslet s vomit Reuters 2011 09 01 Archived from the original on 31 October 2019 Retrieved 31 October 2019 Vo Alex 28 November 2016 Every Minute Counts 24 Real Time Movies Rotten Tomatoes Archived from the original on 16 May 2016 Retrieved 10 May 2016 van Hoeij Boyd 16 February 2016 Paris 5 59 Theo amp Hugo dans le meme bateau Berlin Review The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on 10 April 2016 Retrieved 3 April 2016 Sepinwall Alan 25 April 2019 Brooklyn Nine Nine Recap Code Red rollingstone com Retrieved 12 February 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Real time media amp oldid 1150697750, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
