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Reviews and features Read the following interviews, reviews and features on  Capital : Guardian review by Sam Wollaston Telegraph review by Ben Lawrence London Evening Standard: five things you need to know about  Capital Behind the scenes filming  Capital  from the  Daily Telegraph 1) What positive points do the reviews pick out about  Capital ? The reviews pointed out that it portrays London in a very accurate way. It also praises the actors for their acting and the way they depicted a Londoner.  2) What criticisms are made - either of the TV drama or the original novel? The characters were underdeveloped as too much happens before we get to understand the characters properly, so we cant empathise and identify wthe them properly during dilemmas. 3) How does the TV drama change the time period and location for the story in comparison to the original novel? They move location to suit the written characters more because of the gentrification of the o...

1) Summarise the article in 50 words. 2) What are some of the suggested audience pleasures for arthouse film? 3) Why do some audiences struggle with arthouse film? Refer to some media  theory  here (there are some important media theories discussed in the article itself). 4) To what extent is arthouse film only for the  middle classes  and  older audiences ? Why might this be the case? 5) What type of audience would  A Field In England  appeal to? What about  Chicken ? 1) Read this  BFI Insight report into the release and reception of the film . What was the purpose of the report?  2) What was the budget for  A Field In England ? 3) What were the key numbers in terms of cinema box office takings, TV viewers, VOD and DVD sales?  4) What was the primary target audience for  A Field In England ? Does this surprise you? How does it contrast with your answer to question 5 in the tasks above? 5)  What did the repo...

1) What is serial television drama? Write your own definition. A serial television dram tells a story and delivers narrative resolution, in a number of parts over a period of time. They are usually adaptations of novels that get serialised over multiple episodes.   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 3) List the sub-genres of TV drama featured in the factsheet. Come up with your  own example  of an existing TV dramas to fit each category. Police Procedural (crime) - Narcos Medical - Scrubs Period - The Crown Science-fiction - Star Trek Family - The Simpsons Teen - Teen Wolf 4) Why is setting so important for TV drama?   Allows the TV 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. TV dra...

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