A level media 2 Obaida Mr Halsey

  1)   Introduction to TV Drama 2)   Capital: CSP case study and analysis 3)  Capital: Marxism and Hegemony 4)  Deutschland 83: CSP case study and analysis 5)  Postmodernism and Deutschland 83 6)  TV: Industry contexts

  1) What does the article suggest regarding the traditional audience for foreign-language subtitled media? If you'd mentioned to a colleague that you'd spent Saturday night glued to a subtitled European drama, you'd have been quietly declared pretentious, dull and, possibly, a little odd. 2) What does Walter Iuzzolino suggest is the key appeal of his 'Walter Presents' shows? To Iuzzolino, the buzz around foreign TV was so strong that, over the course of two years before the project's launch, he watched more than 3,500 hours of small-screen action; as the channel's curator, he was in a state of anxiety, convinced that someone would realise his idea before he could launch it. But until the mid-Noughties, foreign language programming was on the periphery; as though, says Iuzzolino, the channels were "restaurants who had put a special on the board". Walter Presents makes the specials board the main offering – so you can't play safe with the televi

  Media Magazine 73 has a feature exploring Deutschland 83 as a postmodern media product.  Read ‘Deutschland 83 - A Postmodern Reimagining of the Past’ in MM73  (p18). You'll  find our Media Magazine archive here  - remember you'll need your Greenford Google login to access. Answer the following questions: 1) What were the classic media representations of the Cold War? It was stereotypical ideas of binary opposition under the topic of good vs bad . 2) Why does Deutschland 83 provide a particularly good example for postmodern analysis?  It misrepresents the true examples of the cold war through postmodern treatment . 3) Pick out some of the aspects of the opening of episode 1 and explain why they are significant. The jump to when Martin is caught is a demonstration of high pace editing and inter-titles which demonstrates historical contexts . President Reagen's speech is being listened to and is quoted to be evil which signifies the agenda during the cold war . 4) How does t

  1) Re-read the   Mail Online review of  Capital . Why does it suggest that   Capital   features a left-wing ideology? This is because it demonstrates immigration under a positive light . 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 last 20 minutes contained no plot. Whatever story there had ever been was over." "Capital started with an intriguing idea...The cards simply said, ‘We want what you have’... But that concept went nowhere. The residents were bemused, but not scared." " With a fizzle like a firework on a wet night, Capital (BBC1) dribbled to a soggy ending. It started with such a brilliant display, but by the finish we were left staring at the proverbial damp squib . " 3) What scenes or characters from  Capital  could be read as promoting left-wing ideology? The Kamal family and Quintina . 4) What about the other side of the arg

  Media  Factsheet #69: Music Video . 1) What is the purpose of a music video? The key purpose is to sell products , most importantly the selling of the actual song itself . 2) How has the digital age changed the production and distribution of music videos? Music videos can now be viewed without payment due to the advances in technology , with applications such as YouTube ,which differs to the past age as it would have commonly of had to been purchased or have been rare . 3) Which three major record labels are behind VEVO? What is VEVO and why was it created? Universal Music Group (UMG), Sony Music Entertainment (SME) and EMI .   Vevo was created  as a response to YouTube's increasing popularity and dominance in the music video market . 4) What are the key conventions of a music video? 1. There is a link between the visuals & lyrics (compliment, contradict or amplify) 2. There is a link between the visuals & music (compliment, contradict or amplify) 3. Have certain genre ch

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. Negative -  Not quite “the flop of the year”, as Bild called it, but underwhelming nonetheless. Positive -  gone on to become an international success story, with rave reviews, bloggers  celebrating its fashion  and  soundtrack , and impressive viewing figures, even in the US. In Britain, where the series finished last Sunday, the first episode was the  highest-rating subtitled drama  in television history. 2) Why does the second Guardian article suggest the Germans didn't like the show? Because of the increased misrepresentation of German society and the misinformation . 3) Find three 'below the line' comments from either of the Guardian articles. What did the audience think of  Deutschland 83 ? Do you agree with the comments? Cool theme tune, lovely sets … otherwise it's a