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Capital Case Study

Capital Case Study Textual Analysis: 1) The camera work cuts back to the characters having a happy expression their face to convey that the community is a good place in which people have a sense of closeness however as the trailer progresses the camera work changes to show some of the characters being angry and enraged which also shows how people struggle and go through hard times. 2) In the beginning of the trailer, it shows character going on with their ordinary lives and also shows them to be happy and content. 3) One of the ways the trailer convey the family element of the drama is when the characters give each other a post card which shows their closeness and also shows they wish to disclose information to the ones that they care about. 4) "These Streets" is a song that talks about things such as overcoming difficulty together and shared identity which are themes that are prominent in the TV show. 5) At first the community seem happy but this is

Chicken Index

Chicken Index 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

Introduction to TV Drama

Introduction to TV Drama 1) A serial television drama is a show with a continuous plot that unfolds  sequential episode-by-episode fashion. 2)  Doctor Who,  The Avengers 1961-1969,  Danger Man 1962-1968 ,  The Sweeney 1975-178 ,  Starksy and Hutch 1975-1979 ,  Hill Street Blues 1981-1987  ,  Dallas 1978-1991 and 2012-2014 - Viewing in black and white to colour  - TV dramas are shot on film and made like a film with the same high quality production values - Changing the set narrative structure and delivering a resolution at the end of each episode to running a story over several episodes before offering any closure  - Focusing on an ensemble cast rather than just one protagonist 3) Police Procedural - CSI, Border Patrol Medical - Scrubs, House , Grey's Anatomy Period - The Crown, Down Town Abbey Science-fiction/fantasy - Westworld , Black Mirror 4) The setting can be used to enhance the  story and also delve in things such as how the characters ar

Film Industry: A Field In England concluded

Film Industry: A Field In England concluded 1) Hollywood dominates and influence in Western countries however each week approximately ten films are released, only a few of which are produced by Hollywood. Arthouse films are films that focuses artistic aspects rather than commercial in character making them films that are purposely difficult to understand, comprehend and read.  2) The film is harder to read in terms of narrative, character and purpose. Also, things that could be pleasurable for the audience is less concerned with action but focuses on the psychological effects that the film can grant. 3) Some audiences might struggle with Arthouse films as they focus on the narrative and story rather than action thus alienating most of film viewers and also Arthouse films can sometimes not have a common story therefore leading to some parts not satisfying the viewer such as the end or the beginning which can link to the Uses and Gratifications theory. 4) As middle and

A Field In England

A Field In England 1) To summarise the media magazine, it talks about how distinct and different distributions and benefits and disadvantages of them. From this point, they link how different British production companies spend on things like distributing and the stark differences when compared to Hollywood such as the prices and the time companies use when wanting to produce something. 2) Audience - The article talks about where the Field in England is situated in the British cinema and how it suits the pleasure of the audience that is targeted by the movie.  Industrial Evolution - This article talks about the industrial evolution the movie causes and how it impacts the industry as it showed how the industry decided to take a risk releasing the film when often they don't condone the idea of taking risks as it makes it hard to predict whether the movie would be successful or not. Screen/Radical releases - The article talks about the early cut of the work and how i