Capital , Audience and Industry Flashcards
Production company of Capital
Produced by “Kudos Film and Television”.
British production company that makes TV dramas for the BBC,ITV and Channel 4(link to cultural industries).Specialises in making TV series that can be remade or sold for the US market, making it typical of contemporary media institutions which operate globally rather than nationally.
American Trailer of Capital
- Dramatic , draws on human stories and emotional factors of the show.Non diegetic sound (music) is highly emotional
- Showcases the multi strand narrative and highlights action and drama of the show.
British Trailer of Capital
-Presents as a drama with the use of lexical codes
-More light hearted rep of the show, showing funny and quirky scenes.
- Star Power: Toby Jones (renowned british actor) was cast as Roger.However in the original novel,Roger was a 6 foot alpha male , but focuses on british audiences.
Reduction of risks for Capital.
- Star Power : Toby Jones , could have also done that to add humour.
- Independent labelling: KUDOS was voted best independent production company by broadcast magazine (2007).
- KUDOS is horizontally and vertically integrated.Use of many production companies owned by Endemol shine.
Capital and the royal charter:Creative and good quality content:
- hybridised genre of social realism and drama,
-varying shots , diffrent location and high production.
-multi strand narrative with complex characters and storylines.
Capital and the royal charter: Diverse communities of all the UK’s nations.
Several diverse characters that also serve as a vocal point to social issues.Examples: immigrants:Quentina ,labour workers: Bogdan,diverse nationalities of families :Yount and Kamal family.Also serves to target different psychographics and demographics.
Capital and the royal charter:Reflect UK culture.
Binary Oppositons (Strauss) used to represent diffrent cultures on Pepy’s road.
Is a ‘state of the nation’, zeitgiest show.Show diffrent class systems.
Audience for Capital
- Fan for crime drama and social realism
-Established fans of KUDOS production
-25+ ABC1
-Websites and DVD : contemporary audience who demand convenience through technological convergence,
-Skyline of London and social issues such as gentrification and immigration policies.
-Promotion of british ideals and lifestyle, dark humour and class divisions through binary oppositions.
“Traditional TV will NOT remain”
- Decline of linear TV through the rise of streaming services , which changes the way audiences experience and view TV.Linear TV’s: BBC, ITV and Channel 4.
-Television licence 150 pound per year , and is not in line to the price of inflation.
-Shorter attention spam, leads to people wanting to binge watch. - Easily adaptable to become part of the digital landscape.
“Traditional TV will remain”
- Advertising on linear TV is still a very live and famous market.
-Sports programming and news reporting benefits on live stream shows, Would be hard to replicate in streaming services.
-Video on demand (VOD) is still far from being perfected.Is prone to inconsistency in picture quality video and buffering
-Inflation , is cheaper to access traditional TV then streaming services
Hesmondhalgh and Creative industries
- A typical of contemporary media institutions which operate globally rather than nationally, interconnectedness cultural industry.Appeal to the creative demands of the creative industries to big conglomerates (BBC) to appeal to their audience’s demands (Royal Charter).
