Aran's coursework

1) Introduction to TV Drama 2) Capital: Case study 3) Capital: Representations scene analysis notes 4) Capital: Representation essay question 5) Capital: Marxism and Hegemony 6) Capital: Applying Marxism 7) Deutschland 83: Case study 8) Deutschland 83: Close-textual analysis notes 9) Deutschland 83: Postmodernism 10) TV: The rise of foreign-language TV dramas 11) TV: The impact of new/digital media on television

1) What does the article suggest regarding the traditional audience for foreign-language subtitled media? The article suggests that the main type of audience that are interested in foreign language subtitled media are of a ABC1 demographic as a more intelligant viewer who is more open to watching a show requiring a need to read subtitles.2) What does Walter Iuzzolino suggest is the key appeal of his 'Walter Presents' shows? He suggests that the shows that he has chosen to introduce to the audiences of Channel 4 are about to view the best of the best of foreign language TV that has been selected over months of research. He also suggests that the key appeal is that the shows he has chosen are of a high standard. 3) The article makes an interesting claim for the popularity of subtitles in the multi-screen age. What does it suggest? It suggests that a modern audience that watches show that are of foreign language or common language television with subtitles as it provides a ...

The impact of new/digital media on TV: blog task Go to our  Media Magazine archive  and read the article on  Netflix and the Cultural Industries (MM63 - page 45). Create a blogpost called 'The impact of new/digital media on TV' and  answer the following questions: 1 ) What does the 'industry' concept in A Level Media Studies refer to? It refers to the companies that create and distribute media texts. 2) What does David Hesmondhalgh argue with regards to how the creative industries have changed since the 1980s?  Hesmondhalgh argues that since the 1980s there’s been a significant shift in cultural production. Some of the points he covers in his book are Cultural industries have moved closer to the centre of economic action, there's been an increase in media corporations owning companies in different sectors of the industry, Digitisation has allowed the technology sector to compete directly with traditional media companies and Niche audiences are increasingl...

1) Read the section on Strinati's five ways to define postmodernity. What examples are provided of the breakdown of the distinction between culture and society (media-isation)? The characters Bruno and Borat would be more known than the actor who portrays the character. The characters seem more real to the audience than the actors i.e. Sacha Baron Cohen as Borat.  The media reality is more real than the object itself. The example given is advertising. A poor quality product could sell well if it had a good marketing technique but a good quality product can fail with a poor marketing strategy. 2) What is Fredric Jameson's idea of 'historical deafness'? How can the idea of 'historical deafness' be applied to Deutschland 83? As modernisation increases the historical context of the culture is lost. In Deutschland '83 modern music was a draft from the old culture of music in the 60s to 80s. The show uses classic songs from the 80s ...

Scene 1: Garden/BBQ scenes (East & West Germany) 4.58 – 8.20 and 34.00 – 37.20 Representation of East: Lot of background noise inside and outside the house. They enjoy themselves more than in the West. Its a very welcoming atmosphere with the sense of togetherness. Stereotype that the working class know how to have a good time when they have a little. The popular culture on music in the 80s creates nostalgia. Also represents how alien everything is to him in the West when he doesn't recognise any of the music. Commodities like Coffee are a luxury in the East which further gives historical context that the people in the East didn't have much.  Representation of West: Lots of food on a large table in the garden. Quite rich, but everyone isn't together, they are in their own circles in a small group. The party is a lot quieter but this could be because this is a formal gathering and not a birthday party like in the East. Division in capitalism but with a really g...

1) What positive aspects of  Deutschland 83  are highlighted in the reviews? The reviews highlight upon the nostalgia that the show delivers due to being set in the 1980's with the music an branding of products, the reviews also focus on the great actors and actresses that are featured in the show and how they play their characters well, along with the two producers who are a married couple that wrote the screenplay for the show. Another reviewer mentions how the show is an ' East German version of Homeland' and that it should be commended for this as it uses the concept of the show and innovates it by using real historical context to help strive the narrative of the show forward. The review also mentions the true events that the show is based on ith the events not happening long ago. Along with this the references of how different the two side of Germany shown are mentioned to be really good as it showed Rauch learning a new language and seeing a colorful fully stocked...

Marxism & hegemony 1) Re-read the Mail Online review of  Capital . Why does it suggest that  Capital  features a left-wing ideology? The reviewer suggests that Capital is a show that supports left wing ideologies, this is firstly seen with the mention of the 'Muslim man whose only crime was to burn the odd Union Jack (he fell in with the wrong crowd, m’lud) was dragged off to the cells by anti-terror police who were, naturally, bigoted and faceless.' This view that the reviewer poses suggests that he feels like the anti-terror police is typecast as he bad guys and the muslim man is made to look like the one is framed and innocent. This view suggests that the police is typecast as the bad guys. The most relevant quote of the left wing ideology is how the 'English residents of Pepys Road were grasping (Lesley Sharp) or deceitful (Robert Emms) or just plain awful (Stirling), the Polish builder had a heart of gold and his Hungarian girlf...