Tehran Flashcards
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Production
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- Transnational co production between Cineflix, Kan 11, Paper Entertainment, Paper Plane Productions
- Produces in Athens, Greece due to the similar architecture and because they weren’t allowed to film in Tehran due to political tensions
2
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Who wrote and created Tehran
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Moshe Zander
3
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Distribution of Tehran
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- Cineflix acquired international distribution rights
- Cineflix then struck a co production with Apple TV+ to launch Tehran
- This made Tahran the first non English series to be released on Apple TV+
4
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How much did Apple pay for it
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$1 million per episode
5
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S1 Trailer music
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- Composer: Mark Eliyahu
- Enigmatic score with fast paced, tension building music
- Iranian instruments (eg. kamancheh) anchor cultural context of the show
6
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Tehran and genre
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- Tehran conforms to the typical codes and conventions
The narrative is based around the real context of the Iran- Israel proxy conflict
- Makes the show culturally and socially relevant for global audiences
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Casting
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- Careful and high value casting used (Navid Nagahban and Shaun Toub)
- Female protagonist widens audience appeal, by offering a more diverse representation
- Opportunity to reflect on the dynamic and evolving nature of the genre
- Personal identity
8
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Tehran and Steve Neale
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- Balance between containing enough traditional spy thriller genre conventions to have global appeal
- But, is a contemporary example with it’s own unique spin of the typical genre conventions
9
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OPENING SEQUENCE - audio and technical codes
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- music amplifies fear of events
- hum, tone of unease and high tension - creates enigma
- dialogue - mixture of three languages helps audiences understand character context and creates a sense of verisimilitude
- Handheld camera positions audience within the action
- FOcuses on the back of Tamar and Ashraf
- Shallow depth of field signifies Tamar as undercover
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OPENING SEQUENCE - gesture codes
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- Extreme close up of shaking hand and body language - hermeneutic codes - sense of unease created
- “It’ll be okay don’t be afraid” - Enhances enigma and further builds anticipation
- Israeli student’s fear portrayed through body language, facial expressions and panicked dialogue
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OPENING SEQUENCE - dress codes
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Israeli students
- wearing colourful and informal attire, adidas- Western brand
- Signifies their identity and ideological stance
Iranian students
- Niqab and formal attire - traditional, reflects the value of their nation
Creates a binary opposition between these two pairs of students
