Savannah's A-Level Media Blog - Course Work

The impact of new/digital media on TV: blog task The industry concept in A level media refers to companies that create and distribute media texts  standard practise of media production and regulatory/legal work frames in which the companies operate. David Hesmondhalgh argues that there has been a shift in cultural production in terms of creative industries since the 1980s Hesmondhalgh's points regarding change in cultural industries: There has been an increase in media corporations owning companies in different sectors of the industry Globalisation leads to media texts circulating more easily across borders and reduces the North American dominance Niche audiences are increasingly targeted. Technical convergence is the process of making media digital. An example of this is being able to read the newspaper online.  Technology companies are challenging traditional broudcasters in the TV industry by producing their own media. An example of this is streaming servic...

Deutschland 83 : case study blog tasks Introduction: Reviews and features The Guardian - Your next box set: Deutschland 83 The Guardian - Deutschland 83 Pity the Germans don't like it In the revies that were a mixture of negative and positive reviews. One negative point that was shared was the belief that the show was too "simple" compared to the actual history that was incorporated in it. The writer of this article stated that the Cold War gives people 'chills' whereas this show did not live up to it.  German people stated that Deutschland glamorises something that would usually be considered dark and ugly and turns it into something 'sexy and cool'. "To me, German series' often suffer from poor production value and screenplays are either obsessed with complexity or dull and boring. The latter dominates" - I strongly disagree with this statement. Deutschland 83 is a perfect example that counteracts this statement. The high pro...