Black Mirror (San Junipero)

Question 1

Who was Black Mirror originally produced by and who is it produced by now??

Answer 1

Originally: Channel 4
Now: Netflix

Question 2

Where does Channel 4 get its funding?

Answer 2

Advertising
It also uses the money that higher earning shows earn to fund newer/lower earning shows (it’s non-for-profit)) = Robin Hood Model

Question 3

What is Steve Neale’s genre theory??

Answer 3

Genres are dominated by repetition but also variation.
They develop as they overlap (hybrid) and genres exist within specific economic contexts)

Question 4

How does Baudrillard’s theory apply to genre??

Answer 4

Traditional categorising of genres has changed by so many overlapping now (hybrids)

Question 5

What 2 genres is San Junipero??

Answer 5

Sci-Fi & Romance

Question 6

What is narrative??

Answer 6

How the plot is delivered

Question 7

What is Todorov’s theory of Narratology??

Answer 7

Narratives have a basic structure of:
1. Equilibrium
2. Imbalance/disequilibrium
3. Narrative is resolved (the way this is done can have ideological significance)