Kenian Media Coursework Blog

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 deci...

1) Film Poster Analysis 2) Mise-en-scene, Script, Shot List 3) Mise-en-scene Blog Task 4) Mise-en-scene Learner Response 5) Lighting 6) Sound Analysis   7) Sound Analysis Practical 8) Sound Analysis Learner Response 9) Cinematography Blog Analysis Task 10) Cinematography Practical Task 11) Cinematography Video Feedback And Learner Response 12) Editing Video Blog Task 13) Editing Video, Script, Shot List 14) British Film Industry Blog Task 15) Blinded By The Light Case Study Blog Task   16) BBFC Film Regulation 17) Introduction to TV Drama 18) Capital Case Study 19) Film Industry Learner Response 20) Marxism and Hegemony 21) Deutschland 83 Case Study 22) Postmodernism and Deutschland 83 23) Industry Contexts 24)   Index

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?  - Brilliant allegorical portrait of London, the cast is brilliant, It rings true to a lot of Londoners . 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?  - T he bonkers housing market and increasing rate of gentrification across London means that Capital’s ideas still stand. Reflecting the times, the setting has been changed from Clapham (in the 2008 book) to Balham / Tooting (in the 2015 series). Trailer Analysis 1) How does the drama use camerawork to capture London life? - All of the shots taken are featured in London. 2) How does the trailer introduce the different narrative strands suggesting tension or enigma in the 40-second running time? - The trailer features suspense and mystery where we see the...

  1) What is serial television drama? Write your own definition. - A television drama with multiple seasons and episodes and multiple plot lines. 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 - Until early 1980s most US television drama series followed a set narrative structure. 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. - Police Procedural (crime) - NCIS - Medical - Greys Anatomy - Period (costume) - Downton Abbey - Science-fiction/fantasy - Star Wars - Family - Modern Family - Teen - 13 Reasons Why 4) Why is setting so important for TV drama? - It allows the drama to develop over a long period of time, weathering the comings and goings of the cast members by replacing one archetypal character with another. 5) How do TV dramas typica...