A-Level Media Coursework Blog 1

  Task 1: Mail Online review of Capital 1) Re-read the  Mail Online review of  Capital . Why does it suggest that  Capital  features a left-wing ideology? Capital is shown as a left-wing ideology due to the fact that it shows immigration in a positive way. This is shown in the example of Quintinea as the audience are positioned to sympathise for her case even though she is a illegal immigrant working in the UK and working illegally.   2) Choose  three  quotes from the review that are particularly critical of  Capital  and paste them into your blogpost. Do you agree with the criticisms? Why? "With a fizzle like a firework on a wet night, Capital (BBC1) dribbled to a soggy ending." "The last 20 minutes contained no plot. Whatever story there had ever been was over ." "Capital started with an intriguing idea...The cards simply said, ‘We want what you have’... But that concept went nowhere. The residents were bemused, but not scare...

Reviews and features Read the following review and feature on  Capital : Guardian review by Sam Wollaston London Evening Standard: five things you need to know about  Capital 1) What positive points does the review pick out about  Capital ?  What criticisms are made - either of the TV drama or the original novel?  The cast is brilliant As mentioned, Toby Jones – well on his way to true national treasure status – leads the way as investment banker Roger Yount, imbuing what could easily have been a predictable character with a weary warmth.Then there’s Gemma Jones, who younger viewers will know as Madame Pomfrey in the Harry Potter films and horror buffs will know from Ken Russell’s The Devils, as elderly resident Petunia Howe, and Adeel Akhtar, brilliant in the aforementioned River, as shopkeeper Ahmed Kamal.  It’s based on an acclaimed novel Released in 2012, John Lanchester’s novel of the same name offered a hilarious and incisive look at the boom-and-bust...

  Use our Media Factsheet archive on the M: drive Media Shared (M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets) or   on Google Drive here   (you'll need your Greenford Google login) to find Media Factsheet   #164   on   Television Serial Drama .  Read the whole of Factsheet and answer the following questions to show your comprehensive knowledge of the television drama genre: 1) What is serial television drama? Write your own definition. A serial is a television show which has a continuous plot that unfolds in sequential episode-by-episode fashion 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? The Avengers (1961-1969) Minder (1979 – 1994) The Sweeney (1975-1978) Starsky and Hutch (1975-1979) The A-Team (1983-1987) 3) List the sub-genres of TV drama featured in the factsheet. Come up with your  own example  of an existing TV drama to fit each category. Crime - \Law and...