PRODUCTION BRIEFS

HERE IS A LINK TO THE PRODUCTION BRIEFS : THESE ARE ESSENTIAL TO UNDERSTAND AND FOLLOW IF YOU ARE TO PASS !




FILMING AND EDITING FOR TASK 1 ( AUDIOVISUAL )SHOULD BE COMPLETED THE FIRST WEEK BACK AFTER HALF-TERM

YOU SHOULD ALSO BE PLANNING THE CONTENT FOR TASK 2 ( PRINT ) AND TAKING RELEVANT PHOTOS FOR THE ARTICLE

TELEVISION : Crime Drama contexts

1   Define and explain the history , cultural elements and generic conventions of " Nordic Noir".



2  Summarise and explain the production and distribution stages of The Bridge ( up to series 3 ) , focusing on any problems and issues surrounding finance and ownership. Give detailed information about the television stations which produced and broadcast the programme.

CRIME DRAMA KEY TEXT 2 : The Bridge S3 ep1

Analyse how  The Bridge Series 3 episode 1  LINK  uses  the following :

Narrative elements ( structure, format, longform narrative, plots and subplots, enigmas, restricted/unrestricted narrative, )
Genre codes ( procedural elements,  plot/character conventions and stereotypes )
Technical codes  ( moving image codes  e.g use of camera, visual codes e.g lighting and colour, mise-en-scene , iconography, audio codes ( e.g music, sound effects,dialogue )
 Representations ( e.g gender, national identity, sexuality)
Representation of the main character; her methods, personality, relationships with others , efffect on audience identification and  previous history.

to position audiences and create audience pleasure ,identification and  responses , using specific examples from the episode .



Look closely at the mise-en-scene and narrative of key scenes. You will also need a basic understanding of the events of series 1 and 2.