Sukhveen's Media blog 2 (2018)- Mr Halsey

1) Introduction to TV Drama 2) Capital: Case study   3) Capital: Marxism and Hegemony Film Industry Assessment LR 4) Capital: Applying Marxism   5) Deutschland 83: Case study   6) Deutschland 83: Close-textual analysis notes   7) Deutschland 83: Postmodernism   8) Industries: The rise of foreign-language TV dramas   9) Industries: The impact of new/digital media on television   10) TV: 750-word exam question

MM63 - page 45 1) The 'industry' concept refers to the companies that create and distribute media texts, the standard practices of media productions, as well as the regulatory and legal frameworks in which the companies operate.  2) With regards to how the creative industries have changed since the 1980s, David Hesmondhalgh argues that there has been a significant shift in cultural production.  3) The three most  significant points Hesmondhalgh makes regarding the changing cultural industries are: ' There has been an increase in media corporations owning companies in different sectors of the industry.' 'Digitalisation has allowed the technology sector to compete directly with traditional media companies.' 'Globalisation has meant media texts can circulate more easily across borders reducing North American dominance.' In my opinion these are the most significant, in particular the second bullet point, because people are declining traditional m...

Exam Question: “Realism is a vital component of television drama”. To what extent does an analysis of your television close-study products support this view? [25 marks] In my opinion I believe that realism is a vital component of television to a large extent as audiences are able to form, a personal relationship (Blumler and Katz 1974) with the characters and therefore have emotional bond with the character, meaning they will be caring about what happens to them. This in turn mean shat the show is able to have a successful run as audiences are drawn to the realistic lives of the characters they have a 'relationship' with as they may be able to relate with their current situation..I believe that both the close study products, Capital (2015) and Deutschland 83 (2015) support this view. In Capital, there are many characters in which the audiences are 'bonded to' due to their realistic narratives in the state-of -the-nation drama. First of all we have Quentina, she i...

1) The examples that are provided of the breakdown of the distinction between the culture and society are Bruno, Borat and Ali G. They are more well known and 'real' than the actor who plays them (Sacha Baron Cohen). The media reality is more real than the object itself and we only understand it/see it through the media. Advertising is an example of this, in society people are very influenced in buying the 'brand' rather than the actual quality of the product. 2) Frederick Jameson's idea of 'historical deafness' is the decline of historical context. This is shown in Deutschland 83 because we can see how they used music in a way that it has been drafted. An example of this is 'Sweet Dreams'. 3) The examples and theories that are provided for style over substance are; Modern celebrities- Big Brother. Many celebrities are now famous for being famous, not for an identifiable talent or ability-Paris Hilton. Appearance is better than the f...

Independent: British viewers can't get enough of foreign-language dramas 1) Regarding the traditional audience for foreign-language subtitled media the article suggests that "foreign language dramas aren't even on-trend, they're fully mainstream" 2) Walter Iuzzolino suggests that that the key appeal of his audience is "truthfully, I think it's simply down to the material," says Iuzzolino. "What filtered in before was mostly for a small, dedicated community of people who loved their intellectually complex cinema. Now we see shows that are populist and successful; we're tasting what people like us love in other countries, not something niche. Plus there was the advent of the 'box-set binge' as Netflix and others transformed how we watch TV." 3) The article suggests that subtitles are popular in multi-screen because " we're frequently distracted from our TV viewing by Twitter feeds and a pinging WhatsApp, subtitles are a w...