Eleanor N - A level Media blog

  CRAIL 1/2 Theorists Contexts- social, cultural, historical, political & economic In depth-study Synoptic- make judgements and reach conclusions 'The Differences in the codes and conventions of long form television dramas reflect the different values, attitudes and beliefs of the audiences that consume them' How far do you agree with this statement? In your answer you must: Consider the contexts in which LFTVD are produced and consumed explain how media contexts may have influenced the codes and conventions in the set episodes of long form television drama you have studied refer to relevant academic ideas and arguments make judgements and reach conclusions about the reasons for the differences in codes and conventions between the two episodes Plan: question "what are the differences between ST and TK and to what extent is this because of the audiences watching this Intro macro: Netflix vs DR, Private vs Public Audience differences: millenials/gen z vs older ABC1 demog...

  5 key similarities: Both successful- in their own ways and on very different scales Both feature a missing teenager, and the search for them Both are very interested in genre Both are the most successful show on their platform Both feature characters on the fringe of society Comparisons: Netflix have an impressive budget to fund shows, as demonstrated in the film-quality CGI effects in the opening demogorgon/scientist corridor scene. Whereas DR has a low budget which can only fund one LFTVD per season, so they need to carefully construct scenes in high quality to be successful which can be shown in the ending scene with the car being pulled out of the water, with Nanna's body. DR must primarily focus on their own national audience, as they are the pubic broadcaster for Denmark. This is shown through the focus and detail given to the political campaign, something Danish audiences enjoy. Whereas for Stranger Things, Netflix attracts a mass global audience, with millennial and ...

 

 

Media assessment-   LFTVD   ‘Representations of social, cultural and historical events can vary within  long form television dramas from different countries.’ Discuss how and why audiences  migh t  respond to and interpret these representations differently. [30]   In your answer you must:   Consider the contexts in which LFTVD are produced and consumed   Explain how media contexts may have influenced different aspects of realism and audience in the set episodes  of the two LFTVD’s you have studied.   Make judgements and reach conclusions about the differences in realism of social, cultural and historical circumstances between the two set episodes.   Audiences do respond to and interpret the representations of social, cultural and historical events differently, b ecause of the ownership structures and  the audiences of them.  Long form tv dramas have a mass industry with lots of different com...