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Group 1:  To what extent do the representations in Capital reflect the concerns of modern 21st century London life?  [25 marks] The representations in Capital reflect the concerns of modern 21st Century London through different issues such as Islamophobia, Immigration and disconnection of community. Firstly, Capital addresses the social issue of Islamophobia through the scene in which the police officer makes a visit to the local corner shop where we see the Muslim family. During the conversation with the shop keeper, the shop keepers son makes a comment about how the police responded to the call after a white person had made a similar complaint nearby as if to say it is the only reason they came. The officer then repolies saying that he has a document on him which is meant to do with racial equality within his service and offers it to him as proof he isnt racist. This scene shows that because of issues with police and racism, they have had to create a legal document which...

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

1) Write a 100 word summary of the Media Magazine article. 2) Read the following pages on the official website for  A Field In England  and write a one-sentence summary of each. Each page provides explanations of the unique release strategy that the institutions behind the film chose:  Industrial Evolution : Producer Andy Starke on the music industry influences informing  A Field In England ’s release strategy.    Screening/radical release : Commissioning Executive Anna Higgs on the groundbreaking release plans for  A Field In England . Audience : Anna Higgs discusses where  A Field In England  sits within British cinema and how it will reach its intended audience for the film. 3) How was  A Field In England ’s release different to typical film releases? 4) What are the advantages to releasing the film across all platforms on the same day? 5) What are the disadvantages to this approach? 6) What target aud...

Funding 1) What was the budget for  Chicken ? £110,000 2) How did Joe Stephenson end up raising the money to make the film? Through private investors 3) How does the  Chicken  budget compare to a Hollywood-funded British blockbuster such as  Spectre  or  Paddington 2 ? It has a micro budget unlike the Hollywood films. 4) Joe Stephenson tried to secure funding from organisations that help low-budget filmmakers. What is the  BFI Film Fund  and how does it contribute to the British film industry? It uses lottery money to fund diverse and low budget movies. 5) Why do you think  Chicken  failed to secure funding from the BFI Film Fund? It addresses a demographic that isn't usually captured so there was no guarantee that it would do well profit-wise. Production 1)  What difficulties did the film run into during production? They found difficulties when it came to their budget and outdoor settings as it meant they had unreliab...