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TV: Capital case study

  1) What positive points do the reviews pick out about Capital? The Guardian: The directors have managed to squeeze a lot of aspects about London on the topic of diversity. They have made the setting recognisable to people who live in the Capital. The corner shop is nearly exact to the ones that the writer has lived near. The Telegraph: Shows a large ensemble and each actor gives this show high ratings. The banker (Toby Jones), makes us sympathise with him and gives his portrayal of desperation in the character. His wife Arabella (Rachael Stirling), the portrayal was stereotypical. But the pensioners' (Gemma Jones) and the Zimbabwean parking warden give a show about the loneliness of London life but the traffic wardens character gives the representation of loneliness and people in this scenario some hope as she keeps trying to make her life better regardless of her issues. Evening Standard: The cast ensemble was a good pick, Toby Jones was named as the star of the sho

Chicken index

Film Industry index should include the following: 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

Introduction to tv drama

1) A serial television drama is a television show which has a continuous plot that unfold sequential episode-by-episode fashion. They are shows that possess narrative complexity. They typically follow more story arcs that span entire television seasons, or even in some cases, the entire run of the series. 2)  Many of them were shot like stage plays in TV studios- Doctor Who Largely aimed at a domestic audience- The Sweeny and Minder Until the early 1980s US TV drama series followed a set narrative structure. However the US police drama Hill Street Blues changed the shape of TV drama series- effectively transforming it into a serial. The drama focused on a precinct of characters, not just the protagonist. Doctor Who The Avengers Danger Man The Sweeny Minder 3) Police procedural (crime)-  Monk Medical-  Emergency! Period (costume)-  The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel Science-fiction/fantasy-  Agents of S.H.E.I.L.D Family-  This Is Us Teen-  Teen Wolf 4) Serial dramas play ou