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Postmodernism & Deutschland 83: blog tasks

  Media Magazine - A Postmodern Reimagining of the Past 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? often fit a stereotypical binary ‘good vs evil’ The Cold War – the state of tension and hostility between the Soviet bloc countries and the West from 1945 to 1990 – has inspired a series of film and media texts within the spy genre. These texts often present the East and West as binary opposites through codes and conventions. The communist East is presented grey and stark, no billboards, culture or entertainment and strict limitations of citizens’ movements and availability of certain foods (e.g. coffee and bananas). The capitalist West, in contrast, is a world ...
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Deutschland 83: case study blog tasks

 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. One postie aspect of  Deutschland 83 reviews is that Deutschland 83’s first episode of eight was the most-watched foreign-language drama in UK history. One negative review of Deutschland 83 is  it doesn’t just make the viewer empathise with a Stasi agent on a human level – in the way The Lives of Others did – it makes us engage with the socialist regime’s worldview, in which a military exercise in West Germany poses a potentially existential threat. 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. 2) Why does the second Guardian article suggest th...
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Marxism & hegemony: blog tasks

 ) Re-read the Mail Online review of Capital. Why does it suggest that Capital features a left-wing ideology? The review says Capital is packed with left-wing ideas, like sympathy for immigrants, criticism of the rich, and themes of social justice. It claims the show makes wealthy white men look bad while portraying minorities as struggling heroes. 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? "Like Jeremy Corbyn’s diary, it was stuffed with PC causes." "Every possible minority was represented and shown to be suffering saintly hardship." "All the wealthy white males were heartless or hopeless." 3) What scenes or characters from Capital could be read as promoting left-wing ideology? Quentina – A hardworking immigrant who faces deportation, showing how tough immigration laws are. The Kamal family – Hardworking shop owners, promoting multiculturalism. ...
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Film Industry assessment learner response'

 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: lot of excellent points  here and  good  acknowledge  of the CSP well done  EbI: Revise film   regulation a little Keep on eye on written English  remember the cost of global marketing  campaign  2) Read the mark scheme for this assessment carefully. Write down the number of marks you achieved for the three questions: _/3; _/6; _/9. If you didn't achieve full marks in a question, write a bullet point on what you may have missed. Q1 2/3- I had to comment on the age ratings and content guidance Q2 5/6-Link to Springsteen’s music may attract fans of his music – he has sold more than 150 million albums worldwide. Q3 6/9-New technology is opening new ways to distribute films and Blinded By The Light now has an extended slot on Amazon Prime which will bring in some of the money it has lost. However, it remains the per...
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TV: Capital case study

 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?  The review states that  it started with a brilliant display and that the tv drama  had a lot of potential  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? While the English residents of Pepys Road were grasping (Lesley Sharp) or deceitful (Robert Emms) or just plain awful (Stirling) Trailer analysis Watch the trailer for Capital: 1) How does the drama use camerawork to capture London life?  the camerawork  uses  medium shots of character  sort of like an interview that allows for you to se characters  personality's this allows you to already build int...
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Introduction to tv drama

 1) What is serial television drama? Write your own definition. A serial drama is a TV show with a continuing plot that unfolds in a series of episodes. Serial dramas are often complex and suspenseful, and they can run for multiple seasons or the entire series.  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? Casualty, Holby City ABC’s The Avengers (1961-1969) and Danger Man (1962-1968) , and Doctors. 3) List the sub-genres of TV drama featured in the factsheet. Come up with your own example of an existing TV drama to fit each category. Police Procedural (crime): Criminal minds Medical: Grey anatomy  Period (costume):Downton Abbey. Science-fiction/fantasy: Doctor Who, Family: Friday Night Lights Teen: Gossip Girl 4) Why is setting so important for TV drama? it acts as a foundational element that can significantly influence the mood, tone, character development, and overall narra...
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Film industry final index

   The British film industry: blog task Blinded By The Light: case study blog tasks Film regulation and the BBFC - blog tasks:
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