Skip to main content

Capital: representation blog task

1) Episode 2 capital:
In this episode everyone is still receiving postcards saying 'we want what you have' and Arabella leaves home and the comes home and finds out that he has hired a nanny to help out with the kids called Matya. Also, the Kamal family find out that their mother is planning to visit and Shahid plans to get rid of Iqbal.Furthermore, the old widow is fighting for her life and she dies in this episode and her house begins to get refurbished by Bogda who actually sees her dying.

Episode 3 Capital:
In this episode there is a police investigation that is going on against the We want what you have campaign and we find out that the brother of Shahid had started a blog about this and Shahid got caught up in this due to his IP address being used by Iqbal and accessing very dangerous sites.
There are drastic changes between Roger and Arabella as he his fired from his job due to his accounts being hacked and fraud so they decide to move house.
Also Quentina is not aloud out as she is under charges and Smitty discovers that the packages of 'we want what you have' has same handwriting of his assistant so he reports him to the police.

2)
Scene 1: Opening scene 0.30-4.49:
This opening scene from capital promotes diversity by presenting different ethnic groups and showing the different lifestyles that everyone has. Also the overview that this road gives allows us to understand that all these people belong to the same road who different classes and ethnicity. There are further gender stereotypes which are portrayed as when the old widow is shown as having her flashback and and there is the women is shown as the typical housework and the male in the more dominant position and he never looks at his wife again after marriage.

scene 2: 'work in the city'  6.28-8.10:
In this scene London workers are portrayed as working from ordinary workers and elite workers who are shown hustling in pack trains and is a accurate representation of the London Tube. There are issues that are raised about wealth as bankers are conveyed as being very competitive during this financial crisis.

scene 3: 'which of those isn't absolutely essential'  14.00-15.35:
This scene shows the living of a standard family and juxtaposes the general happiness with others arguing and also provides stereotypical aspects of gender by conveying the men as providing for the family such as the kamal family and the Banker's family. There are issues in the Banker's family that Arabella portrays as the male appears to be sexual and she takes of the kids and claims i am no feminist which exhibits left wing issues that the audiences are triggered to respond to.

scene 4: asylum 18.03-19.42 and 31.10-32.40: 
This scene conveys unknown representation of London and there are issues regarding immigration that are exemplified significantly, ''no legal permitted to work'' which contrasts with the British banker family who are selfish with money and their status. The women who is forced into a Asylum is quite critical as she is Black and so is the lawyer and she is sexually exploited where she works and the audience sympathise with her character as a result and the daily mail is also critical of this as a result.

scene 5: 'what use is 30 grand' 36.40-39.00:
This scene uses many technical codes as there are certain editing techniques that are established for example the slow paced editing creates a very big distinction between the fast paced editing which builds up tension as we see time is being passed he seems to be very intimidated after getting his bonus and creates a Swiss subsidiary as it goes beyond the natural vitality and demonstrates a genuine loss for the audience. This creates a link for the global bank also making a loss in London which could link with the financial crisis and how its effects the elite as their businesses go corrupt.


scene 6: life at the corner shop 40.10-42.55:
This scene portrays Arabella going into the corner shop and buying coriander and the shop keeper does not seem to recognise her which displays the differences of her class to the kamal family and what her status is compared to theirs. This scene has a awkward moment as she does not have to give the money to the shopkeeper and the way she leaves the situation is quite uncoordinated which relates to her upper middle class values and everything being about money. There are other stereotypical aspects that are portrayed in this scene as when the Kamal family are sat down a the dinner table it reflects their culture and the women talking on Skype is seen to be talking in a superior tone and seems quite dominant in this scene which creates a sense of hierarchy for the audience.

3)How does capital use stereotypes?
Capital uses stereotypes in a number of ways through using the kamal family and the idea of the white British banker's family there are contrasts between them as they are significantly juxtaposed as there is the idea of culture and togetherness in the Asian family but there is none of this shown in the white British family. There is more value placed on the sons and the men in the family in the kamal family which reinforces a gender stereotype as there are expectations set through their studies is and in the white British family Roger is viewed as the male breadwinner and the boys are seen to be running the shop.







Comments

Popular posts from this blog

TV index capital and Deutschland 83:

1) Introduction to TV Drama 2) Capital: Case study 3) Capital: Representations scene analysis notes 4) Capital: Representation essay question 5) Capital: Marxism and Hegemony 6) Capital: Applying Marxism 7) Deutschland 83: Case study 8) Deutschland 83: Close-textual analysis notes 9) Deutschland 83: Postmodernism 10) TV: The rise of foreign-language TV dramas 11) TV: The impact of new/digital media on television

music video introduction blog task:

1) What is the purpose of a music video? The purpose is to sell products that are marketed by the music video and audiences gain full access to this. 2) How has the digital age changed the production and distribution of music videos? The digital age has changed the fact  that now music videos are available anytime to anyone and audiences are able to gain full access as a result. 3) Which three major record labels are behind VEVO? What is VEVO and why was it created? Sony music entertainment Abhu Dhabi media  Universal media group VEVO was made because it provides the official music videos in the UK rather than being provided by a third party it is shared through the advertising revenue. 4) What are the key conventions of a music video? The conventions include movement, narrative, lip syncing, mise en scene, song. performance and intertextuality. 5) How can narrative be used in music video? Give an example of a music video that uses a narrative. Narrative can be ...

War of the Worlds: Blog tasks

War of the Worlds: Blog tasks Media  Fact sheet Go to our Media Factsheet archive on the Media Shared drive and open Factsheet #176: CSP Radio - War of the Worlds. Our Media Fact sheet archive is on the Media Shared drive: M:\Resources\A Level\Media Fact sheets - you'll need to save the fact sheet to USB or email it to yourself in order to complete this at home. Read the fact sheet and answer the following questions: 1) What is the history and narrative behind War of the Worlds? Orson Welles’ 1938 radio play is an  adaption of H.G. Wells’ novel of the same  name, first published in 1898. It tells the  story of an alien invasion and the ensuing  conflict between mankind and an extraterrestrial race from Mars 2) When was it first broadcast and what is the popular myth regarding the reaction from the audience? Broadcast live on 30th October 1938, a popular myth has it that thousands  of New Yorkers fled their homes in panic, and all across Ameri...