Media Blog 2

Reviews and Features 1) What positive points do the reviews pick out about Capital? The Guardian: The directors have managed to squeeze a lot of aspects about London on the topic of diversity. They have made the setting recognisable to people who live in the Capital. The corner shop is nearly exact to the ones that the writer has lived near. The Telegraph: Shows a large ensemble and each actor gives this show high ratings. The banker (Toby Jones), makes us sympathise with him and gives his portrayal of desperation in the character. His wife Arabella (Rachael Stirling), the portrayal was stereotypical. But the pensioners' (Gemma Jones) and the Zimbabwean parking warden give a show about the loneliness of London life but the traffic wardens character gives the representation of loneliness and people in this scenario some hope as she keeps trying to make her life better regardless of her issues. Evening Standard: The cast ensemble was a good pick, Toby Jones was named as...

Introduction to TV Drama  1) What is serial television drama? Write your own definition. A serial television dram tells a story and delivers narrative resolution, in a number of parts over a period of time. They are usually adaptations of novels that get serialised over multiple episodes. 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 Danger Man The Sweeney Minder Doctor Who Today all television drama series are shot 'on film' and made like a film with the same high quality production values. Drama series in the past would normally have a different story line each episode with no relevance to the previous episode. 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. Police Procedural (crime) - Narcos Medical - Scrubs Period - The Crown Science-fiction - Star Trek F...

Film Industry:  Chicken  index Your final Film Industry index should include the following: 1) British Film Industry factsheets #132 & #100 2)  Chicken  case study research  3) Regulation - BBFC research and tasks 4)  A Field In England  - initial research and tasks 5)  A Field In England  & Arthouse cinema - concluded

Comments Media Magazine: The Appeal of Arthouse Cinema 1) Summarise the article in 50 words. This article explores what is meant by an Arthouse cinema. It proceeds to describe it as artistic rather than commercial in character. This typically means that the film has a low budget and is likely to be difficult to understand or 'read'. 2) What are some of the suggested audience pleasures for arthouse film? Some aspects which audiences that watch arthouse films tend to enjoy films which are hard to understand or highlight certain aspects of society which get ignored or neglected. 3) Why do some audiences struggle with arthouse film? Refer to some media  theory  here (there are some important media theories discussed in the article itself). Some audiences may struggle to watch arthouse film as it doesn't follow Todorov's theory of equilibrium which is what most audiences tend to enjoy as it maintains attentionspan with quick and short cutting scenes which have a basic st...

A Field In England - initial research and tasks 1) Write a 100 word summary of the Media Magazine article. This article is about a producer who released a film (A Field in England) where it was distributed along all platforms on the day of release.  This article discusses the idea behind doing this sort of distribution strategy and how it differentiates itself from the typical Hollywood distribution strategy. 2) Read the following pages on the official website for A Feild in England and write a one-sentence summary of each. Each page provides explanations of the unique release strategy that the institutions behind the film chose:  Industrial Evolution :  Andy Starke discusses the distribution strategy of 'A Field in England' and how it is different to those of a big Hollywood film. Screening/radical release :  Commissioning Executive Anna Higgs on the groundbreaking release plans for A Feild in England. Audience :  Anna Higgs discusses where A ...

Film regulation and the BBFC - blog tasks: 1) Research the  BBFC  in more detail: what is the institution responsible for? How is it funded? What link does it have to government? -->  The BBFC  is responsible for giving a certificate and regulating movies and TV shows before they're shown on cinemas or TV. They're a private institution and are privately funded and do not work in ties with the government. 2) Read this  BBFC guide to how films are rated . Summarise the process in 50 words. -->  The BBFC regulate movies and TV shows on the general plot of the film, the timings of key moments (e.g. camera movement and angles of specific aspects of the film), bad language, sex and drug reference. If a scene is shown to have nudity to the extent of no sexual content then it could be rated a 12A however, as soon as sexual content is shown or represented it would be considered a 15. If the scene doesn't censor or restrict some of the sexual c...

Factsheet #132: British Film 1) Write a one-sentence definition of what makes a film British. A British film needs to meet specific criteria such as: Having a British directors, producers, actors and being filmed in Britain. 2) What is the difference between a Hollywood production context and production context of a British film? For instance the Hollywood production context means that most films made by Hollywood studios have high budgets, a heavy reliance on celebrities both in the cast and crew and spectacle driven stories. Whereas the independent production context films tend to have low budgets, character rather than spectacle driven stories and a heavier reliance on word of mouth and viral advertising. 3) When did the James Bond franchise start? 1962 4) In terms of film censorship and graphic content, what began to change in British film in the 1970s and 1980s? The 1970s sees a rise in British Films of sexual content, both the act of sex and...

Sources:  Film News interview with director Joe Stephenson Hey Guys interview with Stephenson Flavourmag interview with Scott Chambers and Joe Stephenson trailer for Chicken Into Film feature on Chicken important film critic Mark Kermode's review of Chicken on the BBC Funding 1) What was the budget for Chicken?  £110,000  2) How did Joe Stephenson end up raising the money to make the film?  He got the money from loans from his wealthy friends. 3) How does the Chicken budget compare to a Hollywood-funded British blockbuster such as Spectre or Paddington 2?  The budget for Spectre was $245-250 million and the budget for Paddington 2 was $50-55 million. Compared to the chicken budget of £100k, the other two movies had an enormously larger budget.  4) Joe Stephenson tried to secure funding from organisations that help low-budget filmmakers. What is the  BFI Film Fund  and how does it contribute to the British film industry?  The B...