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The rise in foreign language tv

Television industry contexts: Blog tasks To finish our work on television, we need to complete some tasks exploring industry contexts around foreign-language TV, the changing audience for television and how streaming impacts the way audiences consume TV. Indeed, when answering these questions, consider the issues from both an  audience  and  industry  perspective. Independent: British viewers can't get enough of foreign-language dramas Read this  Independent feature on foreign-language dramas . If the website is blocked or forcing you to register  you can access the text of the article here . 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? "Fifteen years ago, if you'd mentioned to a colleague that you'd spent Saturday night glued to a subtitled European drama, you'd hav

Postmodernism and Deutschland 83

  Media Magazine -  A Postmodern Reimagining of the Past 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 classic media representations of Cold War-era Germany often fit a stereotypical binary ‘good vs evil’ The Cold War – the state of tension and hostility between the Soviet bloc countries and the West from 1945 to 1990 has inspired a series of film and media texts within the spy genre. These texts often present the East and West as binary opposites through codes and conventions. The communist East is presented grey and stark, no billboards, culture or entertainment and strict limitations of citizens’ movements and availability of certain foods (e.g. co

Deutschland 83: case study blog task

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  Deutschland 83 : case study blog tasks Work through the following tasks to build a detailed case study for  Deutschland 83 . 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. 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 reviews emphasise the nostalgia that the show conjures up because it is based in the 1980s, complete with the music and product branding. The criticism of the reviews is that the sad past of Germany may have prevented German viewers from enjoying the show. 2) Why does the second Guardian article suggest the Germans didn't like the show? This year, a lot of critics a

INDEX

INDEX 1: First Half Term Film Poster analysis  Mise-en-scene script shot Mise-en-scene blog Mise-en-scene learner response   lighting  sound analysis task  sound practical  Sound Practical learner response  cinematography blog task cinematography practical  cinematography learner response  editing video editing video blog task  editing video learner response  The British Film Industry Blinded by the light: case study blog task Film regulation and bbfc - blog tasks Introduction to TV drama    Capital: case study  Marxism and hegemony  Media film assessment Deutschland 83 case study blog task Postmodernism and Deutschland 83