Sheldon Media A Level Coursework- Mr Halsey

 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...

 ) 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. ...

 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...