Cold war
Labour party in power
After WW2
Business were back up and running smoothly
Gender equality changing but still a patriarchal society
Drugs such as marijuana and LSD very popular
From the 4th series, the 4th series was the first series under the new tv company ABC. ABC is an American company. They could shoot it on film.
17/1/20
The town of no return
Opens on a seaside, we see a fisherman, fisherman's jacket. opening scene shot on location shows the amount of money new co-owners ABC shows it has higher production values. Woman has an apartment, the art and design shows the upcoming movement in art and design. Steed represents patriarchal male. he represents older generation, traditional, she represents typical younger generation. camera angles show Steed as higher up. Peele is smart, intelligent, shows women can be smart. Typical British pub - beer, dart board, small village, man offers woman a drink, locals not very welcoming. suggestion of his military background. still objectification of women. Peele's outfit and way she is tied up links to bondage - open views on sex.
24/1/20
Cuffs: series 1, episode 1
Set in Brighton, radio chat shows its a police drama, non-digetic audio, cross cutting, contradiction of political side of policing juxta-posed to real life policing and how stupid/silly policing is. key character is introduced, also told he is the chiefs son. multiple narratives. negative feelings towards jake as he hasn't done the full police training, and he only has the job as he is the chiefs son. Mise en scene - body language, looks jake up and down after he says "bedwetter" infers he thinks he is one. camera work and technology is very modern. homosexuality is very normal in 2015, society is much more accepting. Contrast of experience to being a rookie, the experienced officer deals with it much better, then jake is made a fool of by the injured man. drugs and mental health is highlighted. Felix has his own office, shows he's higher in the force. Music changes to show the danger/tension. Cuffs is broadcasted before the watershed, so we don't see any excessive violence. Female is the lead authority, different races and religions in higher places. Clothes show it still is a patriarchal society, men still have more authority also. Stereotypical nonce actually doesn't fancy kids. Divorces are very common. Fewer and fewer police on the force. Racial tension, lawyers don't have a conscious. Teenagers are rebellious, negative stereotypes. Woman seen as more capable then the male. public attitudes towards police is awful. There is a history between the captain and chief super, potential affair? Two women talking about men. slight respect now he has saved him. camerawork used to establish the team.
31/1/20
Television industries: 2010's
L/O: to explore the TV industry in 2010's and the effect on TV shows and audience
Changes in TV industry and Tv production:
- Shifting audience - lack of channel loyalty and identify
- Loss of large mass except for 'event TV' e.g world cup
- need for content
- need for stars
- remakes of old shows
- serials rather then series
- search for the 'next big thing'
- cliff hangers at end of series - desire to watch the next one
Audiences are fragmented:
- Break up of family viewing
- channel surfing
- demand for content
- create our own schedules - choose what we want to watch whenever we want
- binge viewing
- need to shock/surprise the audience
- TV shows as brands
- What elements did the producers choose to include and why?
- How have they represented police life?
- how have they represented personal dramas?
- How have they used media language to make it appeal to the target audience?
They decided to use elements of excitement, violence, and dishonesty/immoral actions being committed by police officers. they represented police life as difficult, dangerous and pressuring. Each officer has their own backstory or a big secret.
They use editing to appeal to the audience, through it's fast pace and constant switching of characters. they use the shock element in the trailer, constantly switching scene, and showing us a load of short, yet exciting extracts from the series. Their use of camerawork excites the audience as it is fast paced, and uses a mixture of zooming in, and zooming out, as well as panning to show key parts of the series, such as the high speed car chase.
Cuffs aired October 2015
aimed at wider family audience - aired 8 o'clock before watershed
fits modern post 2010 populist series
engaging, not threatening. watershed stops them from going into depth about things such as nudity and suicide, as there could still be younger viewers.
Passive audience:
Take whatever is said as a FACT, don't fully engage, take what is said and just think its true
Active audience:
Will want to find out more about what is said, may disagree and stop watching buying the product.
7/2/20
Cuffs and social values
L/O: to explore today's social values and and analyse how these are presented in cuffs
Social Values - what we as a society see as acceptable/unacceptable, right/wrong. Rules we as a society are based on.
the BBC is a PSB (public service broadcaster). created for benefit of public, not commercial reasons. funded through TV licenses. has to justify where our money goes.
How is ethnicity, gender, and sexuality represented in episode 1 of cuffs.
Ethnicity
Gender - woman in position of power, man still chief, shows there is still a patriarchal society. but women are included.
Cuffs and PSB remit
L/O: to evaluate how effectively the BBC meets its PSB remit
PSB purposes: informing our understanding of the world, stimulating knowledge and learning, reflecting the UK's cultural identity, and represent diversity and alternative viewpoints.
How does Cuffs meet the PSB remit and the BBC's core mission? [5]
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