Media 2 - Mr Halsey

Independent: British viewers can't get enough of foreign-language dramas Read this  Independent feature on foreign-language dramas . It features an in-depth interview with Walter Iuzzolino who curates Channel 4's Walter Presents programming. Answer the questions below: 1) What does the article suggest regarding the traditional audience for foreign-language subtitled media? Subtitles are shown in a positive light where it states ''When you read subtitles, you have to be glued to the screen''- this therefore is a welcome enforcement for our focus. Because we are concentrated, it gives the audience pleasure by intensifying the experience. This wasn't the same case, with the traditional audience whereby they found subtitles very pretentious, dull and, possibly, a little odd.  2) What does Walter Iuzzolino suggest is the key appeal of his 'Walter Presents' shows? Luzzolino suggests that ''you develop a love for the distant world because while...

Advertising is eesential in a company i norder to gain a good sellin point as a poor level of advertising can change the thoughts of the consumer and the opposite. The examples used are celebrities, reality TV and religion. The way we make sense of reality using media texts is seen with the news or soaps that deliver information. 2) What is Fredric Jameson's idea of 'historical deafness'? How can the idea of 'historical deafness' be applied to  Deutschland 83 ? Historical deafness is like a parody which is a way of remaking a text of media to make fun of it, but historical deafness does not make fun of this but it does remake the text to give audiences a reminder of what they may have seen before. We can see historical deafness being used in Deutschland 83 from the music that is heard in the chase into the supermarket, with the song sweet dreams are made of this, the scene where Mortiz/Martin is being trained to lock pick and learn how people act in the South ...

1) What is serial television drama? Write your own definition.  I believe it means when a TV drama has continuous plots at the end of every episode which is later revealed in the next episode 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 Danger man Avengers The TV dramas are very effective in drawing the audience in as it involves the uage of cold opening whereby a clip of the episode is played before the title sequence so that the audience are more interested and draws them in. It creates enigmas. 3) List the sub-genres of TV drama featured in the factsheet. Come up with your  own example  of an existing TV dramas to fit each category. Action: Top boy Comedy: Brooklyn 99 Crime: Luther Historical Deutschland 83 Drama: TV drama 4) Why is setting so important for TV drama? The setting of a TV Drama considers the mood of the audience which therefore a...

Question 2 To what extent do your television close-study products reflect the responsibilities and remit of public-service broadcasting? [25 marks] I believe to a high extext that my close-study products (CSP) being Capital and Deutschland 83 reflect the responsibilities and remit of public-service broadcasting. As it is shown on BBC 1 (Public-service broadcaster), its aim is to ''inform, educate and entertain'' which is evident in both CSP. Capital is set In London which talks about the life of the workers and residents on Pepsy road. It aired in 2015 with yearly licence fees. One aspect of the responsibilities is to ''inform''. In capital, it tries to inform a left-wing propaganda being Marxism. This is where workers are controlled by one leader and that leader gets paid unfairly whereby the workers are more hard-working but are exploited by the rich. This is evident in Capital whereby Rodger who is a millionaire who has more power whereby Quinta...