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TV: Industry contexts

 Q1:   The article suggests the traditional audience for foreign-language subtitled media would have typically been described as 'quietly declared pretentious, dull and, possibly, a little odd.'. Q2:   He suggests that 'until the mid-Noughties, foreign language programming' was the equivalent the channels were 'restaurants who had put a special on the board'. However, ' Walter Presents makes the specials board the main offering – so you can't play safe with the televisual equivalent of a cottage pie.' Essentially, he suggests that his streaming service focuses on what has previously been seen as a very niche section of TV, and in a way makes it mainstream. Q3:   The article suggests that in the multi-screen age, we're frequently distracted by notifications and messages that appear, while subtitles are 'a welcome enforcement for us to focus' as the viewer has to be extremely concentrated and engaged in order to not miss any of the subtitle

Deutschland 83: case study blog tasks

 Q1:  The drama contains a wry sense of humor and the criticism is that t he show wasn't nearly as successful in Germany as it was in other countries-  by the time the last episode was shown in Germany, it had shed half its starting audience, with only 1.72m viewers.  Q2:  "Saw the title on Netflix recently but didn't bother. To me German series often suffer from poor production value and screenplays are either obsessed with complexity or dull and boring. The latter dominates."      I believe that shows like Deutschland 83 are shows with great production and seemed very high so I disagree with this opinion. "The whole series was something of a learning experience for me. I think that's why I loved it so much. Always happy to have my knowledge topped up!"                 I agree with this take I feel like we can learn many factors of the Cold War while pandering to a wider more engaging audience if you can sprinkle in action drama with comedy then it'

LEARNER RESPONSE

 WWW: Some knowledg eof media industry(conglomerates,etc) EBI: More detailed knowledge of the CSP needed. 11/18 Below AUPS(B) Question 1: 2/3 Question 2: 6/6 Question 3: 3/9 I have missed out on 7 marks out of the 18 and most of them came from question 3 which was average compared to the other two questions. Mobile advertising is a way to implement the film into an audience its somewhat expensive and may be used to push trailers they're mostly used on YouTube,Tiktok and other social networks. The risk of creating a media product is that you have to diversify in order to bring in an wider audience however it can backfire and will earn you lost revenue which is bad for the media company and makes for a risky business. Commodification, this method might be profitable but it creates problem trying to  produce the product and get customers to consume in order to earn a profit and that's where other factors like vertical and horizontal integration come in hand.Such a complex structur

TV: Capital - Marxism and Hegemony

 Q1: It paints the immigrant in a good light and as hard-working resilient and strong making us feel sympathetic for the Quintina. Conservatives don't really like illegal immigrants so it is far left. Q2: " The hardest worker on the street was an illegal immigrant" I agree she truly was working the hardest and due to that we felt more compelled by her story rather than others." Capital started with an intriguing idea" I also agree the concept was cool seeing all these different POVs was interesting, especially with all their reactions to the ominous cards. Q3: The cards saying we want you to directly oppose the capitalistic standards, and support the far-left ideology. Q4:  The banker and his co-worker believe that the more hard and profitable work you do the more money you shall earn no matter how unfair it is. Q5: Marxist approaches to power  focus on its relation to class domination in capitalist societies . Q6: T he Apprentice features many characters and pl

TV: Capital case study 1 AND 2

 Q1: It's realism and cultural diversity that spans each episode it's very true to London life as well as the life of the working class and upper class the rich and poor and their beliefs and struggles that seem tame compared to each other Q2: The heavy reference to immigration. As the years pass in Britain immigration has heavily increased due to wars and asylum seekers many people blame them for the country's heavy increase in house prices "Capital" uses that to show how hostile and dangerous certain places can be due to these apparent issues and how anti-immigration regardless of who it is the main "perpetrator" Q3: At the beginning of the episode we see an extreme long shot of the city in the dark. Sirens paraded around as if to suggest that crime is ridden across the city. It shows the gritty and unnerving part of London Q4:  We see a variety of characters each facing their own dilemmas within their classes the poor focused on feeding their families

TV: Introduction to TV Drama

  Q1:A serial is  a television show which has a continuous plot that unfolds in sequential episode-by-episode fashion .  Q2: ABC Avengers, Danger Man, The Sweeny, and The Minder are all examples of TV drama from the factsheet. I feel like media has evolved with its audience and their beliefs mostly starting to try and show lesser minorities or representation of certain communities. Q3:  Settings  influence the plot tremendously, are part of it, create an atmosphere, and complete the picture . Q4:  Most TV dramas have a large ensemble cast – a range of characters. These characters are often stereotypical – communicating a lot to the audience quickly. Often recognizable and relatable –  giving audiences the pleasure of identification and an ongoing 'relationship' : we keep watching to find out what happens to them. Q5: The narrative structure in television programmes and movies does not  always follow one storyline. This happens most often in Soap operas and long running episodic

Film Industry: Blinded By The Light case study

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 Q1: It  was  inspired by the life of journalist Sarfraz Manzoor and his love of the works of Bruce Springsteen . Manzoor co-wrote the script with Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges. It is based on Manzoor's 2007 memoir Greetings from Bury Q2: The fact that so many people around the world who have seen Blinded By the Light have responded with empathy to characters apparently very different from themselves offers some hope in what can feel like hopeless times. It suggests that stories can reach places that journalism cannot. Q3:  The Sundance Film Festival has been a vital part of the film industry since its  inception in 1978. Founded by Robert Redford, the festival was created to  provide a platform for independent filmmakers to showcase their talents to a wider audience Q4: Blinded By The Light costs around  $15m  to make. Key points: Bend It Films developed the film with support from Levantine Films and Ingenious Media. Q5: The famous Bend it Like Beckham sensation was the hit movie