REVISING LONG FORM TV DRAMA REVISING HOUSE OF

REVISING LONG FORM TV DRAMA

REVISING HOUSE OF CARDS AND NETFLIX 1. Answer the questions using your booklet on Netflix and House of Cards (even if you are going to use Stranger Things as your case study, it is still useful to have an understanding of how Netflix became established). 2. Now let’s read what might be happening to TV in the future. What do you think will happen. Who are the 3 big rivals to Netflix at the moment ? 3. Now lets go through the powerpoint on Stranger Things that is on the blog 4. Now lets read 2 short articles about Stranger Things and audience

THEORY AND LONG FORM TV DRAMA 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Give 3 clear examples of Barthes’ ideas about semiotics (sign/signifier and signified – the message) can be applied to Stranger Things/House of Cards. Can Todorov’s theory of narrative be applied to either the 1 s t episode or whole first seasons of Stranger Things/House of Cards ? Explain how Netflix use Neale’s theory of genre to help make either Stranger Things/House of Cards a success. Are there binary oppositions in the characters ( Levi. Strauss) in either Stranger Things or House of Cards ? Explain how Stanger Things uses the intertextuality and/or hyper reality that Baudrillard describes ? Give examples of significant representations in Stranger Things/House of Cards and explain how they might be interpreted by different groups in different ways. How do Stranger Things/House of Cards exemplify Halls’ ideas about audience ?

SOME QUESTIONS ON LFTVD Representations in LFTVD's are more diverse than ever to help attract the highest amount of viewers possible” Discuss how far you agree with this statement in relation to the set episode of the long form television drama you have studied. In your answer, you must: Consider the different representations of characters in LFTVD’s Analyse how media representation is used to represent certain characters in a positive or negative light in the set episode of the LFTD you have studied. Refer to relevant academic ideas and arguments in your analysis. Make judgements and draw conclusions about how far you agree with the statement. "The advancement of technology has had a massive influence on the popularity of LFTVD’s" “To attract a huge audience you need to have a huge budget when producing a LFTVD ” "Many LFTV'S often subvert the typical genre codes and conventions to the genre it's most associated with"