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TV: Deutschland 83 case study

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  TV: Deutschland 83 case study   Introduction: Reviews and features Read the following reviews and features on  Deutschland 83 : The Guardian - Your next box set: Deutschland 83 The Guardian - Deutschland 83 Pity the Germans don't like it 1) Find one positive aspect and one criticism of  Deutschland 83  in the reviews. Yet as if to make up for such a radical premise, it then backtracks into stereotype. Stasi officers are cruel ideologues who blackmail family members and fake reports for political ends. It’s not all retro-smirking at oatmeal computer hardware and  99 Red Balloons , though (even if the latter is sung at a youthful East German house party as if it is the coolest tune in town). Deutschland 83 is a serious thriller driven by jeopardy of the all-out nuclear kind. Austere-looking East German newsreaders continually pop up against mustard backdrops with updates on the deployment of mid-range  Pershing II  missiles. 2) Why does the second...

Film industry LR

  1) Type up your feedback in  full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). WWW: Good knowledge on csp EBI: Revise PSB 2) Read  the mark scheme for this assessment carefully . Identify at least  one  potential point that you missed out on for each question in the assessment. 3) On a scale of 1-10 (1 = low, 10 = high), how much revision and preparation did you do for this assessment? You may also want to think here whether you had completed all the original blog tasks from last term before doing the assessment. 5 4) Look at your answer for  Question 2 . Did you manage to write about  three different  strategies and  three different  benefits? It's vital you read the question and follow it exactly. Yes 5) Look at your answer for  Question 3 . Did you follow the question guidance and write about  both  the BBC and commercial broadcasters? What could you have added to this answ...

Marxism and hegemony

  1) Re-read the   Mail Online review of  Capital . Why does it suggest that   Capital   features a left-wing ideology? 2) Choose  three  quotes from the review that are particularly critical of  Capital  and paste them into your blogpost. Do you agree with the criticisms? Why? The review references the show to "Jeremy Corbyns" diary and accuses it of being politically charged. I somewhat agree " That’s not a whodunnit, it’s a cop-out."  " Honestly, you’ll get rid of your family after Christmas faster than this feeble drama departed."  3) What scenes or characters from  Capital  could be read as promoting left-wing ideology? Capital potrays middle class as being inherently bad as a whole, and lower classes as good. 4) What about the other side of the argument - are there any aspects of  Capital  that reinforce right-wing or capitalist viewpoints? As an audience we may feel compelled to sympathise with roger, a mi...

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  Blinded By The Light: case study blog tasks Capital: Case study blog tasks The British film industry: blog tasks Film Regulation Introduction to TV dramas

Film Regulation

1) Research the BBFC in more detail: what is the institution responsible for? How is it funded? What link does it have to government? This history of the BBFC page may help. The BBFC checks and rates movies in the UK. They tell people what age group a film is suitable for so they know what to expect before watching. Filmmakers pay them to get a rating for their movies. They are somewhat connected to the government because they are the main group that decides age ratings for films and TV in the UK 2) Read this BBFC guide to how films are rated. Summarise the process in 50 words. Compliance Officers review all media. They watch the film and take notes on anything that might be a problem. They create reports with a summary, possible issues, and a suggested age rating. A team then reviews everything before deciding on the final rating. 3) Read this BBFC section on landmark decisions. Why did The Dark Knight generate a large amount of media coverage regarding its certificate? Do you agree w...

Introduction to TV dramas

  Use our Media Factsheet archive on the M: drive Media Shared (M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets) or   on Google Drive here   (you'll need your Greenford Google login) to find Media Factsheet   #164   on   Television Serial Drama .  Read the whole of Factsheet and answer the following questions to show your comprehensive knowledge of the television drama genre: 1) What is serial television drama? Write your own definition. It tells a narrative with a conflict or problem tat is solved which follows a narrative arc, stringing across commonly, a multi-strand narrative. 2) List five of the TV dramas discussed in the history of the genre on page 1 of the factsheet. How has the genre evolved over time? Most dramas have a criteria of having a narrative arc, a conflict  or issue appears, and then is resolved.This would continue to repeat with different episodes having different narratives. Hill street blues focused on multiple different characters wi...

Capital: Case study blog tasks

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    Capital : Case study blog tasks Work through the following tasks to build a detailed case study for  Capital . This will give you plenty of background information to use in an exam question. Remember, for this CSP the question could be on any of the key concepts: language, industries, audiences or representations. Reviews and features Read the following review and feature on  Capital : Guardian review by Sam Wollaston London Evening Standard: five things you need to know about  Capital 1) What positive points does the review pick out about  Capital ?  What criticisms are made - either of the TV drama or the original novel? 2) What references can you find in the reviews and feature to the idea Capital is a 'state-of-the-nation' drama? How does it capture modern-day London? Trailer analysis Watch the trailer for  Capital : 1) How does the drama use camerawork to capture London life? The director employed fast paced multiple  focusing on the...