Blog 2 Mr Bush

  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...

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

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-  Tee...

1) Write a 100 word summary of the Media Magazine article. The article discusses the importance of the distribution method of a film when it comes to generating revenue and an audience. It is a complex process that requires a lot of work through research and creativity, even after the film has been released. This industry of distribution is dominated by Hollywood- " The top 10 distributors had a 95% share of the market in 2012", revealing the fact that it is extremely difficult for new, unknown films to be distributed and even make any profit. A Field in England is an excellent example of a film that tried to go against the rules of distribution. The film cost £300K to make and it had a unique distribution method. It was released simultaneously (on the same day) on to multiple platforms- VOD (4OD and iTunes), free broadcast TV (Film4), DVD,  BluRay and cinema (17 Picturehouse venues). This distribution method allowed A Field in England to generate a total audience...

Read Beyond Hollywood: Reading Arthouse Cinema. This is in MM45 on page 24. 1) Summarise the article in 50 words. The article discusses how different arthouse films are compared to mainstream films. Arthouse films 'are  artistic rather than commercial in character.' This means that the creators focus on the aesthetic of the film and the narrative rather than what will allow them to make the most money. They are films that are purposely  difficult to understand or ‘read’-  arthouse cinema is often allusive;  it gains its meanings through  reference to other texts. Despite the fact that arthouse movies are not as popular as mainstream movies, ' if you don’t like  ‘highbrow’ art, such as these movies, you are  in some way inferior to those who  do.' 2) What are some of the suggested audience pleasures for arthouse film? Arthouse films are pleasurable in the fact that one has to dig deeper in to the film and indulge more in t...