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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