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Media Magazine 73 has a feature exploring Deutschland 83 as a postmodern media product. Read ‘Deutschland 83 - A Postmodern Reimagining of the Past’ in MM73  (p18). You'll  find our Media Magazine archive here  - remember you'll need your Greenford Google login to access. Answer the following questions: 1) What were the classic media representations of the Cold War? The west was correct as they were more western and media was very western controlled. 2) Why does Deutschland 83 provide a particularly good example for postmodern analysis?    Deutschland 83 however is not your  typical Cold War  text for a number  of reasons but  perhaps the most  significant is that it  has a young Stasi  officer as its main  protagonist. It is an  example of a text  that re imagines the  past by blurring   the established  views of the Cold  War through  a postmodern   treatment. 3) Pick out some of the aspects of the opening of episode 1 and explain why they are significant.  The briefcase scen

  Work through the following tasks to build a detailed case study for   Capital . This will give you plenty of background information to use in an exam question. Remember, for this CSP the question could be on any of the key concepts: language, industries, audiences or representations. Reviews and features 1) What positive points does the review pick out about  Capital ?   What criticisms are made - either of the TV drama or the original novel? have managed to squeeze an incredible amount into one street, one book, and then further squeeze into three hours of television. A lot of the important stuff, as well as what is most wonderful and most terrible about the place.   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?    the house prices flick up at a terrifying rate, like the numbers on a petrol pump in full flow. This captures modern day London as everything is increasi

  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 show that is within episodes or series. 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?   The Avengers (1961-1969) Minder (1979 – 1994) The Sweeney (1975-1978) Starsky and Hutch (1975-1979) The A-Team (1983-1987) Until the early 1980s most US television drama series followed a  set narrative structure, comprising of a story of the week delivering  narrative resolution at the end of the episode. 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 category. 4) Why is setting so important for TV drama? This allows the drama to develop over a long period of time, weathering  the comings and goings of the cast members by replacing one ar

 Feedback from teacher:  WWW: Q3 shows some engagement with the question and CSP. overall though this is a lesson in revision and preparation  EBI: some basic errors in Q1+Q2: suggests lack of revision. This is the easiest assessment to revise for (one CSP, one key concept) so that is a little worrying. LR: see blog. Self feedback:  Question 1: 2/3- The reason why I lost a mark is because I wrote FFBC instead of BBFC. Question 2 :  2/6- One strategy 1 I said a good promotion strategy was production through New Line and saying they could have advertised on social media. However this is not a promotion strategy instead I could have said: Traditional marketing: film poster, trailer, review quotes etc. Social media: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc.  Music / existing fans of Bruce Springsteen Question 3:5/9- In this question I missed out on not linking back to theorists such as David Hesmonglaph  Question 2 improvement: One strategy that I could have used is the director power of Gurinder Ch

Factsheet 132: British films.   1) Write a one-sentence definition of what makes a film British. Other criteria to consider is, the  people making the film are British, is it funded from within Britain, are the cast British, is the film’s subject matter about Britain or British culture. Furthermore,  it couldbe said that if a film is made in Britain then it is a British film, 2) What is the difference between a Hollywood production context and production context of a British film? The production context of British films is likewise typically diverse, yet unique to the narratives they tell. The circumstances surrounding the creation of a film constitute the film's production context. For example, because of the Hollywood production environment, the majority of films released by Hollywood studios have large budgets, a large star cast and staff, and tales that focus heavily on spectacle. 3) When did the James Bond franchise start? 1962 4) In terms of film censorship and graphic conten

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