Dennis Media Coursework

 Introduction to TV drama The BBFC Blinded by the light case study The British film industry

  1) What is serial television drama? Write your own definition. Television drama is a genre of television where there is story that is followed in each episode which usually has some sort of disequilibrium ( Todorov ) which is resolved and reaches a new equilibrium . This can be in each episode or across the whole season.They also usually try to get an emotional response from the audience. 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? Danger  Man (1962-1968) Starsky and Hutch (1975-1979) The A-Team (1983-1987)😰 Hill Street Blues (1981-1987) Breaking Bad (2008-2013) The genre started off with TV dramas being made as a play on a stage however progressed to include external footage and better settings over time. They also used to not have any link between episodes as there was no on demand streaming and it would be difficult for people to consume every episode as if they missed one on TV...

  1) Research the BBFC in more detail: what is the institution responsible for? How is it funded? What link does it have to government? This history of the BBFC page may help. It is responsible for regulating   media within the UK to help people decide what is appropriate to watch based off their age/level of maturity. It's funded through the fess charged for classifying content and they're linked to the government by the law made which requires all content to be classified before release. 2) Read this BBFC guide to how films are rated. Summarise the process in 50 words. A team will view each bit of media in order to get a wider range of opinions/views who note down things about the general themes in the product then they write up a brief reasoning as to why they believe it should be set at that age rating. It is referred to their supervisor if they're unsure on what rating is suitable. 3) Read this BBFC section on landmark decisions. Why did The Dark Knight generate a larg...

1) What is the story behind the production of the film? The story behind the movie is based on the life  of Safraz  M ansoor and his friendship with Amok who introduced him to Bruce Springsteen in real life. It was a movie made of his memoir 'Greetings from Bury Park'. 2) What was the audience reaction to the film? The most common response was that audiences felt that they related to the movie despite being from places all over the world and of different ethnicities with different  cultures/backgrounds. Some also felt connected to the movies storyline emotionally despite not having lived the same experiences they felt left out/as though they were an outsider which is reflected in the movie. 3) Why is the Sundance Film Festival such an important part of the film industry - particularly for lower budget films?  The Sundance film festival is important for low budget films as it allows them to reach a wider audience and gives them access to distributors from around the w...

  1) Write a one-sentence definition of what makes a film British. For a film to be considered British it must have one of these at least: British actors, be funded by British company, be based on British culture or issues or be made by a British person.  2) What is the difference between a Hollywood production context and production context of a British film? Hollywood movies are often high budget productions which focus on promoting the celebrity actors to create success whereas British films aren’t always high budget as they usually have a smaller audience due to them focusing mostly on British culture. 3) When did the James Bond franchise start? 1960s 4) In terms of film censorship and graphic content, what began to change in British film in the 1970s and 1980s? In the 1970s we began to see more sexually explicit content in film and sexual violence was also being shown. Then in the 1980s with the rise of the internet came access to extreme/controversial content which lead ...