Shivani's Media blog 2 - Mr Bush

To what extent do the  representations  in Capital reflect the  concerns of modern 21st century London life?   [25 marks] To some extent I agree that the representations in Capital reflects the concerns of the modern 21 st  century London life. Capital provides us with a range of representations that vary because of people’s social class, ethnicity and wealth. These representations focus on some concerns such as immigration, wealth and job security. Within the opening scene of the flash back, the audience are shown Petunia’s past and how things have changed since then. The passing of time suggests how society has changed and developed over the years and how London is now made up of several different cultures. London is presented as quite diverse and accepting of people with different backgrounds and suggests that this is because of the increase of immigration. During the opening scene, Petunia mistakes Ahmed’s ethnicity which suggest that the represen...

Episode 2 summary: Arabella is back home and is less concerned about Matya (the nanny) than Roger's bonus. Arabella was happy for Matya to accompany Roger at an auction where Roger spent almost £2000 on a picture for her. Quentina was arrested and kept in a detention centre whilst Mashinko waited for her. From postcards being sent, people were now receiving dead rats and birds. A couple months later, Petunia died and her daughter Mary decides to renovate the house in order to sell it. Bogdan finds £100,000 whilst renovating Petunia's home. Ahmed and his family gets a special visit from their mother however they all end up being arrested.  Episode 3 summary:  The police continue to investigate the "We want what you have" campaign and suspect Shahid for it. Shahid continues to say he is innocent and he had nothing to do with it despite him having the IP address for the blog. DI Mil tries to get answers and manages to get Shahid to talk about the campaign. It is la...

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 ? adapted and directed excellently  so much fitted into the space of three hours actors delivered amazing performances  Capital is an excellent portrait of London 2) What criticisms are made - either of the TV drama or the original novel? plot lines were underdeveloped  characters were underwritten  there was no overarching story line 3) How does the TV drama change the time period and location for the story in comparison to the original novel? The book was set in 2007-8 either side of the financial crisis but the TV drama updates it to 2015 and changes the location slightly (...

An introduction to TV Drama: Blog task Use our Media Factsheet archive on the M: drive Media Shared (M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets) to find Media Factsheet #164 on Television Serial Drama. Save it to USB or email it to yourself so you have access to the reading for homework. Read the whole of Factsheet and answer the following questions to show your comprehensive knowledge of the television drama genre: 1) What is serial television drama? Write your own definition. A serial television drama tells a story and delivers a narrative resolution in a number of episodes over a period of time. 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? - 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 Changes include: - Viewing in black and wh...

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 and Arthouse cinema - concluded