Media Blog 2 - Mr Halsey

Scene 1: G arden/BBQ scenes (East & West Germany): Technical codes – particularly mise-en-scene: Lighting is changed significantly as it is lower in the east than the west. East is represented more bleak than the west. The noise in the background in the east whilst the party is going on is higher than in the west it seem quite luxurious and posh and more sincere. Costumes in the east are more casual than in the west. Representation of East & West Germany / Family / Gender: There is different representation of gender as Yvonne is spoken for within the west side of Germany emphasises the traditional aspect of gender identity. There is a sense of community and togetherness in east rather than the west.   The camera moves around Martin in the west, which emphasises that he is in 'danger' as he is surrounded by his 'enemies'. East- reinforces stereotype of working class people- they know how to have fun. West- more formal-issues/separate. Scene 2: M

1) What positive aspects of  Deutschland 83  are highlighted in the reviews? The reviews highlight upon the nostalgia that the show delivers due to being set in the 1980's with the music an branding of products, the reviews also focus on the great actors and actresses that are featured in the show and how they play their characters well, along with the two producers who are a married couple that wrote the screenplay for the show. Another reviewer mentions how the show is an ' East German version of Homeland' and that it should be commended for this as it uses the concept of the show and innovates it by using real historical context to help strive the narrative of the show forward. The review also mentions the true events that the show is based on ith the events not happening long ago. Along with this the references of how different the two side of Germany shown are mentioned to be really good as it showed Rauch learning a new language and seeing a colorful fully stocked sup

1) What does Marxism suggest regarding power in society? The Marxism theory suggests that   the mass media in maintaining the status quo, suggesting power is concentrated in the hands of a narrow elite . The larger companies make lower classes rely on them to regulate the power consistently. 2) Why is The Apprentice a good example of the media reinforcing capitalist values and ideologies? Every week the people with less power than the bosses are sent out with the objective of making as much money as possible in order to please the people in charge. Alan Sugar, a white male that dresses in suits on every occasion we see him, holds all the power over the 20 regular people. This is a micro representation of society according to Marxists- A few people hold all the power over a mass of people. 3) Come up with three examples of media texts (e.g. TV programmes, newspapers etc.) that either fetishise working class life (e.g. EastEnders presents quite a harmonious East End community which prob

1) Re-read the  Mail Online review of  Capital . Why does it suggest that  Capital  features a left-wing ideology? It suggests that there's a Left-wing Ideology due to how positively all the minorities are presented. Also the suggestion that British people are being put down by the series as he claims "Everything British came in for a dose of loathing" 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" " The last 20 minutes contained no plot." "Honestly, you’ll get rid of your family after Christmas faster than this feeble drama departed." Personally I don't quite agree with these criticisms as I believe they're rather harsh and the reason behind them is most likely their political stance, or his disliking towards Drama's. 3) What scenes or characters from  Capital  coul