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  Capital : case study blog tasks Reviews and features Read the following interviews, reviews and features on  Capital : Guardian review by Sam Wollaston Telegraph review by Ben Lawrence London Evening Standard: five things you need to know about  Capital Behind the scenes filming  Capital  from the  Daily Telegraph After reading the reviews, these are the positives and negatives that have been mentioned about the state-of-the-nation TV series, Capital. In The Guardian, the writer, Sam Wollaston states that Capital is a "brilliant allegorical portrait of London." she states how she enjoys the multi strand narratives as there are many individual stories being told in just one episode. In the telegraph, the writer Ben Lawrence states that the "superb ensemble cast" had "strong performances" and that it was a great adaptation of the novel. However, he states he was disappointed by the "under-developed plot lines populated by underwritten characters."

  Serial television drama is a show which has a continuous plot that unfolds in episode-by-episode and runs/returns for an indefinite number of years. Five dramas discussed in the history of the genre: - Doctor Who - The Avengers - Danger Man - The Sweeney - Starksy and Hutch - Hill Street Blues - Dallas The genre has evolved in various ways over the years. An example of this is the way audienced viewed media changed from viewing it in black and white into colour. There has also been a change in the set narrative structure because producers have included a resolution at the end of each episode in order to keep the plot going. Sub-genres of TV drama:   - Police Procedural (NCIS) - Medical  (Holby city) - Period (Brigerton) - Science-fiction/fantasy (Dr. Who) - Family (The Simpsons) - Teen (Grand Army) Setting is important for TV drama because it gives the audience an opportunity to engage with the episodes more because they mainly use recognisable settings with regular locations. It'

  Film Industry:  Blinded By The Light  index  1)   British Film Industry factsheets #132 & #100 2)  Blinded By The Light   case study research   3)  Regulation - BBFC research and tasks                

  Funding and industry contexts The budget for Blinded By The Light was $15 million.  Bend It Filmsdeveloped the film with support from Levantine Films and Ingenious Media. Beecham House Bend It Like Beckham (also the musical) Bride and Prejudice Desi Rascals  Wonderful Afterlife Angus Thongs & Snogging  New Line Cinema wa founded in 1967, the company has produced very successful and recognisable film such as Lord of the Rings and Final Destination, along with the Annabelle/Conjouring franchise.  The Studio is credited with revitalizing the genre of the R-rated comedy with the success of movies such as Elf and Friday.  Levantine films have been involved with films such as:  Hidden Figures Blinded By The Light The Fundamentals of Caring  Beasts Of No Nation The director Gurinder Chadha resonated heavily with Manzoor’s story as  she grew up part of the Indian/Asian diaspora. She also had musical icons that went with her through the years  Production and d istribution Read  this Deadl

  Film regulation and the BBFC - blog tasks: The BBFC is responsible for  reviewing film  and Tv  and applying age classifications to them. They an independent, non government body funded through charged fees. There are 7 key classifications that a piece of media can fall under.To determine the age category that a film or TV show would fall under. The main age rating issues that need to be taken into account are: Violence,sex, sexual violence, drugs, horror, imitable behaviour, discrimination and language  The BBFC have to consider whether the material is in conflict with the law or has been created through the commission of a criminal offences. Whether the material may cause any harm that may result from the behaviour of potential viewers, but also any ‘moral harm’ that may be caused. An example of this is desensitising potential viewers sense of empathy. The certificate that the BBFC gave ‘The Dark Night’ generated a large amount of media coverage as audiences believed that 12A was t