Dhurata - Media blog 2 - coursework - Mr Bush

  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. -The supermarket scene is a perfect moment in a near-perfect series. Deutschland 83’s first episode of eight was the  most-watched foreign-language drama in UK history. - It backtracks into stereotypes. 2) Why does the second Guardian article suggest the Germans didn't like the show? By focusing the story around Martin Rauch, a young East German border guard going undercover in the west, it doesn’t just make the viewer empathise with a Stasi agent on a human level, it makes us engage with the socialist regime’s worldview, in which a military exercise in West Germany poses a potentially  existential threat . 3) Find three 'below the line' comments from either of the Guardia...

  Task 1: Mail Online review of Capital 1) Re-read the  Mail Online review of  Capital . Why does it suggest that  Capital  features a left-wing ideology? It suggests Capital features a left-wing ideology because it positively represents minority groups like muslims, immigrants ect.  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? A 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. The crusading lawyer (a woman, of course) who had him freed was fuming about the Terrorism Act, which she called ‘deplorable’. With a fizzle like a firework on a wet night, Capital (BBC1) dribbled to a soggy ending. It started with such a brilliant display, but by the finish we were left staring at the proverbia...

  Reviews and features 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? Positives are the acting from the ensemble cast, characterisation and atmosphere. Some criticisms are that the narrative can get repetitive and the structure and pace.   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? One of Capital's biggest themes is about the housing prices which relate to the idea of a 'state-of-the-nation' drama. Trailer analysis Watch the trailer for  Capital : 1) How does the drama use camerawork to capture London life? Establishing shot of the road name and the street itself. 2) How does the trailer introduce the d...

  Use our Media Factsheet archive on the M: drive Media Shared (M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets) or  on Google Drive here  (you'll need your Greenford Google login) to find Media Factsheet  #164  on  Television Serial Drama .  Read the whole of Factsheet and answer the following questions to show your comprehensive knowledge of the television drama genre: 1) What is serial television drama? Write your own definition. A serial television drama tells  a story, and delivers narrative resolution, in a number of parts over a  period of time rather than being a long running show over a indefinite number of years. 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? Doctor Who, The Avengers, Danger Man, The Sweeny and Minder. 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 c...