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Film School Rejects: The foreign TV dramas you're missing out on 1) What does the article tell us about Deutschland 83's release schedule? - It premiered on AMC   Network's Sundance TV in June 2015. 2) The article contains important statistics on viewing figures in different countries. What were the German viewing figures for the first and last episode? What were Channel's 4's viewing figures for Deutschland 83? - Germany went from 3.19 million to 1.63 million viewers. 3) Who are the two production and distribution companies behind Deutschland 83 and what did they announce in October?  - SudanceTV and FremantleMedia. - They announced there would be a second series of Deutschland 83. 4) How does Walter Iuzzolino use social media to engage audiences in new international TV dramas? How does he suggest this has changed the reception of foreign productions in the UK? - He promotes foreign drama on it's own terms viewers can pick and choose from the most popular produ

Media Magazine -  A Postmodern Re-imagining of the Past 1) What were the classic media representations of the Cold War? - Representations often fit a stereotypical binary "good vs evil". 2) Why does Deutschland 83 provide a particularly good example for postmodern analysis?  - The communist East is presented as grey and stark with no billboards, culture or entertainment, whereas the capitalist West is a world of department stores, restaurants and cars. 3) Pick out some of the aspects of the opening of episode 1 and explain why they are significant. - A woman is listening to US president Ronald Reagan talks "Evil Empire" speech on television set. This intertextual footage with it's message to "pray" for those who live in "totalitarian darkness" creates ambiguity.  4) How does the party scene at Martin's mum's house subvert stereotypes of East Germany in the Cold War? -  5) What aspects of the episode set in West Germany offer postmoder

Introduction: Reviews and Features 1) Find one positive aspect and one criticism of   Deutschland 83  in the reviews. - “ It’s a perfect moment in a near-perfect series.” - “Not quite “the flop of the year”, as Bild called it, “but underwhelming nontheless”. 2) Why does the second Guardian article suggest the Germans didn't like the show? - After decades of being seen as boring and ugly, Germany has found a way of making people abroad think it is cool and sexy yet Germans don’t like it. 3) Find three 'below the line' comments from either of the Guardian articles. What did the audience think of  Deutschland 83 ? Do you agree with the comments? - “it backtracks into stereotypes”  - “After decades of being seen as boring and ugly, Germany has found a way of making people abroad think it is cool and sexy yet Germans don’t like it.”  - “international success story” Promotional Interview 1) What does Jonas Nay say about growing up in a united Germany?  - He said there is no diffe

1) Type up your feedback in  full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). - WWW:  excellent response - a well-argued, discursive answer. - EBI: make more explicit response to the theorist Hesmondhalgh throughout. 2) Read  the mark scheme for this assessment  carefully. Write down the number of marks you achieved for the three questions: _2/3; _6/6; _8/9. If you didn't achieve full marks in a question, write a bullet point on what you may have missed. - BBFC 3) For Question 2 on the promotion of  Blinded By The Light , use the mark scheme to identify at least one strategy used to promote the film that you didn't mention in your answer and why it was used. The key lesson from this question was to make specific reference to the CSP in your answer and ensure each explanation was different. - Music 4) Now look at  Question 3  - focusing on Hesmondhalgh's point that making media products is a 'risky business'. Write  three 

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? - The capital was overflowing with trendy movements like Jeremy Corbin's schedule. 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? - “Ghastly Roger and Arabella went through the same long drawn out charade” - “The last 20 mins contained no plot” - “Capital dribbled to a soggy ending” I agree with these statements especially the first one. I feel that they both did not change through the show. 3) What scenes or characters from  Capital  could be read as promoting left-wing ideology? - Roger and Arabella 4) What about the other side of the argument - are there any aspects of  Capital  that reinforce right-wing or capitalist viewpoints? - Roger who earns a lot of money at his current position at his job is desperate for a b

1) Research the   BBFC  in more detail: what is the institution responsible for? How is it funded? What link does it have to government? This   history of the BBFC page   may help. - It is responsible for the national classification and censorship of films exhibited in cinemas and video works. - It is funded through charged fees. This means film distributors have always paid a fee to have the work rated. - The BBFC is an independent, non-governmental, not-for-profit co-regulartory body. 2) Read this  BBFC guide to how films are rated . Summarise the process in 50 words. - Compliance officers will watch a combination of films, DVDs during each working day. They may view DVDs on their own which can include content from children’s TV. Films made for cinema release will be classified by two people. Controversial or extreme content will be seen by teams and often from more than one team to get a wide range of opinions. 3) Read this  BBFC section on landmark decisions . Why did The Dark Knig