Shivani's Media blog 2 - Mr Bush

1) Introduction to TV drama  2) Capital: Case study 3) Capital: Representations scene analysis notes  4) Capital: Representations essay question 5) Capital:Marxism and Hegemony 6) Capital: Applying Marxism 7) Deutschland 83: Case study 8) Deutschland 83: Close-textual analysis notes 9) Deutschland 83: Postmodernism 10) TV: The rise of foreign-language TV dramas   11) TV: The impact of new/digital media on television

The rise of foreign-language TV: Blog tasks To continue our work on Deutschland 83, we need to read a range of articles on the foreign-language TV phenomenon. When answering the questions, consider the issues from both an audience and industry perspective. Independent: British viewers can't get enough of foreign-language dramas Read this  Independent feature on foreign-language dramas . It features an in-depth interview with Walter Iuzzolino who curates Channel 4's Walter Presents programming. Answer the questions below: 1) What does the article suggest regarding the traditional audience for foreign-language subtitled media? The article suggests that when you read subtitles, you have to be glued to the screens especially for foreign language dramas. The writer states that concentration gives a particular intensity to the viewing experience. The article states "the unfamiliar setting gives a freshness to genre pieces" and that audiences "love to get an insight in...

Go to our  Media Magazine archive  and read the article on  Netflix and the Cultural Industries (MM63 - page 45). Create a blogpost called 'The impact of new/digital media on TV' and  answer the following questions: 1) What does the 'industry' concept in A Level Media Studies refer to? This is the most neglected area of media studies. The 'Industry' concept refers to the companies that create and distribute media texts, the standard practices of media production, as well as the regulatory and legal frameworks in which companies operate. 2) What does David Hesmondhalgh argue with regards to how the creative industries have changed since the 1980s? He argues that there has been a significant shift in cultural production since the 1980's.  3) Choose the three most significant points Hesmondhalgh makes regarding the changing cultural industries. Why are these the most significant in your view? - Globalisation has meant media texts can circulate more ...

1) Read the section on Strinati's five ways to define postmodernity. What examples are provided of the breakdown of the distinction between culture and society (media-isation)? Advertising can break a company irrespective of the quality of the product they are selling, a poor quality product can be successful with great advertising and a excellent product can fail without it. Now, the media reality of advertising determines the success of products. The characters of Bruno and Borat are seen as 'real' people and are able to get away with saying and doing things that a 'real' person could not. Sacha Baron Cohen is only interviewed in character so they have a voice but he does not. In X Factor, contestants perform a copied version of a song that has been covered already. 2) What is Fredric Jameson's idea of 'historical deafness'? How can the idea of 'historical deafness' be applied to  Deutschland 83 ? Jameson argues that as mediaization i...