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Contexts The Killing Social events- Social attitudes to gender are shown with a contrast between male politicians vying for power versus an ambitious female protagonist; both highlight the attitudes regarding patriarchal power being challenged, Lund vs Meyer. Suggests westernized shift in attitudes to be more accepting of women in powerful roles. Stranger Things  Context  Why it is relevant    How it is shown in TK                   You must Have good knowledge of both shows and CRAIL understand context is important Analyse products using academic theories Evaluate and make judgments How to structure this question,  Intro- Start by answering the question in a clear sentence. then talk about macro and micro- industry as a whole and the differences between Netflix and DR Each paragraph as a area on CRAIL, always start with the area of CRAIL the question focuses on. Discuss ST, then the killing and come up with the an evaluated point answering the question. Link key concepts. Conclusion w

Curran and Seaton A small number of conglomerates control the media who are all about profit and power in production The dramatic sensationalist headlines and celebrity stories used by the Mail it maximize profit Use of advertising and their wild stories that people will retweet and share to show how outlandish it is Still small companies which are less about profit and are more about social awareness Hesmondhalgh believes in minimal risk and maximal profit as the greatest way for success ensure that your company is vertically or horizontally integrated, no distribution of power, use of takeovers  control over development, production, distribution, marketing and all parts of the production process Livingston and Lunt There must be some regulation on what the news can and cant say whilst not being so censored to the point of complete censorship seen in countries like Russia. IPSO and IMPRESS regulate the media (ineffectively) must walk the fine line between protection and censorship Wit

 Narratology- Todorov Todorov identifies the different stages of narrative, moving from the everyday life of the characters (equilibrium), the distribution to that (disequilibrium) and the resolution of that distribution into a new equilibrium The key use of Todorov's theory is in identifying the values and ideologies suggested by the narrative Narratology 1 S1/E1- initially a single stranded, closed narrative (looking for Nanna) but sub plots- importantly one whole series is one murder. Other are connected by a narrative arc. After S/1E1 multi stranded political narratives develop eg. the car Nanna was found in belonging to a mayoral candidate One hour/ one day makes intertextual references to 'real time' dramas like 24 Three main narrative strands- the investigation ,the parents, the politicians narratology 2 Todorov can apply to S1/E1 with disruption being the abduction of Nanna and the new equilibrium being living after her death Using Levi-Strauss, narrative binary opp

 Genre conventions depend on the repetition of codes and convention i8n media products genre conventions are not fixed but rather evolve overtime as producers subvert established conventions, or use hybridity with other genres genre codes are also established beyond media products themselves through sources such as reviews and marketing. applying to ST Stranger things blends genres, known as hybridity, where it demonstrates a range of generic conventions such as horror, sci-fi, romance, buddy and murder mystery to appeal to a mass audiences and make the most profit for its producers and distributors 21 laps and stranger things. Steve Neale's theory applies here as it identifies the use of genre and its influence on characters, narrative and representation. it also draws attention to the use of technique codes used and the importance of audience appeal when it comes to genre. Nordic noire conventions written from a police POV dark bleak setting- significant night shooting  Protagoni