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LONG FORM TV DRAMA ACTIVITY WORKBOOKS are
downloadable FROM TES RESOURCES
Deutschland 83 and Stranger Things - two booklet 'bundle' available from TES resources here:
https://bit.ly/2EDnhoX
https://bit.ly/2EDnhoX
Deutschland 83 Episode 1 Activity Booklet is available from TES resources here:
https://bit.ly/2CYuRJe
https://bit.ly/2CYuRJe
Stranger Things Episode 1 Activity booklet is available from TES resources here:
https://bit.ly/2q4ISws
https://bit.ly/2q4ISws
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Here's a useful blog site covering both D83 and Stranger Things - beware typos!!!
https://livetabog.wordpress.com/
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Examiners report extracts (2019) and revision tips
Examiners report extracts (2019) and revision tips
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Long Form TV Drama -
SAMPLE EXAM QUESTIONS. (20 marks) Questions may include points to guide you through an answer
1 Why do LFTV dramas from different countries offer different representations?
In your answer you must:
-consider the contexts in which long form television dramas are produced and consumed
-explain how media contexts may have influenced representations in the set episodes of the two long form television dramas you have studied
-make judgements and reach conclusions about the reasons for the differences in representation between the two episodes.
2 To what extent do the LFTV dramas you have studied challenge the conventions of genre?
3 How do the codes and conventions reflect the different attitudes, beliefs and values of their target audiences?
4 To what extent do the two LFTV dramas you have studied successfully appeal to their target audiences?
5 Evaluate the relevance of Todorov’s theory of narratology to long form television drama
6) Evaluate the usefulness of academic ideas and arguments in helping your understanding of how media language is used in one of the long form television dramas that you have studied. [10]
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Extra questions and discussion points
SAMPLE EXAM QUESTIONS. (20 marks) Questions may include points to guide you through an answer
1 Why do LFTV dramas from different countries offer different representations?
In your answer you must:
-consider the contexts in which long form television dramas are produced and consumed
-explain how media contexts may have influenced representations in the set episodes of the two long form television dramas you have studied
-make judgements and reach conclusions about the reasons for the differences in representation between the two episodes.
2 To what extent do the LFTV dramas you have studied challenge the conventions of genre?
3 How do the codes and conventions reflect the different attitudes, beliefs and values of their target audiences?
4 To what extent do the two LFTV dramas you have studied successfully appeal to their target audiences?
5 Evaluate the relevance of Todorov’s theory of narratology to long form television drama
6) Evaluate the usefulness of academic ideas and arguments in helping your understanding of how media language is used in one of the long form television dramas that you have studied. [10]
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Extra questions and discussion points
- How does the first episode draw the audience in?
- How do long form TV dramas successfully target different audiences?
- Discuss the representation of location in the dramas you have studied.
- Compare and contrast the representations of certain groups in the dramas you have studied e.g. authority figures, police, children, women, villains, parents.
- How does long form TV drama successfully cross national and cultural boundaries to gain foreign audiences.
- Discuss the differences in style between the English language and the non English language TV drama you have studied.
- Discuss the role of intertextuality and other postmodern conventions such as self-referencing, parody and pastiche in your chosen TV dramas.
- How does the format of a long-form drama influence the structure of the narrative?
- To what extent do the dramas you have studied reflect the cultural, social, economic and political context of the countries in which they were produced?
- Which academic ideas, if any, could be useful in adding to an appreciation of the dramas you have studied?