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TV index

1) Introduction to TV Drama
2) Capital: Case study
3) Capital: Marxism and Hegemony
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

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Deutschland 83 close textual analysis

SCENE 1: garden/ BBQ scenes (one in East, one in West): Technical codes: Mise-en-scene: Digetic music (East) Costume (soldier uniform/ old fashioned clothing)- East Bigger house- West = shows wealth. Costume~ emphasises East vs West- creates 80s nostalgia; younger generation= casual, dont want to conform to the old, traditional ways. Formal, hierachical- West- most people are in uniform. Representation: East/ West/ Family/ Gender: Family in East= warm, valued, welcoming, poor but happy- Tracking/ steady cam shot follows Martin when he greets everyone. Family in West= traditional- daughter perfoming= traditional. Gender- Martin starts the bbq (West), Mum was organising/ tidying (East) = stereotypical. Gender- Martin places his hat on Anettes head= he is dominant in the relationship. "That Reagan... danger to mankind"- East vs West- coffee (prop)= wealth within the West. Gender= male dominated- historically accurate?, stereotypes reinforced. SCENE 2: Martin...

The rise of foreign- language TV

ARTICLE 1:  International feature on foreign- language dramas: 1) The article says that foreign-language dramas are mainstream. 2) Walter Iuzzolino says that he watches thousands of hours of popular foreign-language dramas. Everything that he chooses to be streamed must be mainstream and 'award-winning' in their native country. 3) It suggests that today's society would choose a foreign-language drama over other traditional British TV shows. 4) The article suggests that people watch these types of dramas as it helps the audience to divert as they are able to gain entertainment from them and also to discuss them with others. 5) Channel 4 and Global Sales Network. ARTICLE 2: Film school rejects, The foreign TV dramas that you're missing out on: 1) The article says that, June 2015, Deutschland 83 was the first German-language series to premiere on a US network. It was released to premiere on Channel 4 in January 2016. 2) In Germany, 3.19 million people watched the ...