The Bridge- Media language Flashcards
1
Q
What are the conventions of crime drama (Levi-Strauss)
A
Police vs criminal
Sweden vs Denmark
Saga vs Hanne
non nuclear family vs reality
- The resolution of these binary oppositions within the story may have an ideological significance
2
Q
What are the conventions of a crime drama setting
A
- Nordir noir themes
- Dark
- Churrasco lighting
- Gloomy
- Low key high contrast
3
Q
How can Todorovs theory be applied to the Bridge
A
1) opens with a crime but an equilbrium does not need to be established as we are well into the series that the crime will occur
- Doe show it slightly with saga and Martin
4
Q
How can the todorovs theory be applied in the set episode of the Bridge
A
- There is a cliffhanger of where Hanne is injured and theres an intro of Henrik being Sagas new partner
- The audiences gets placed in a spectator postion where it foreshadows the possible future which audiences will percieve new ideas of what will likely happen next
5
Q
What are the elements of the nordic noir in the TB
A
- Dark pessimistic tone and mood
- A sexually attratice flawed anti-hero protagonist with a complex narrative
6
Q
How can Neales genre theory be applied to TB
A
- TB acts as an example of the Nordic Noir sub genre which borrows conventions of film noir
- In TB it ensures theres typical genre conventions such as location setting and engima to ensure success
7
Q
How does TB demostrate hybrid nature of other crime dramas
A
- Horror conventions
- Supernatural elements ( the gore)
- Elements of psychological thrillers with many use of engima codes and the lack of dialgoue
- Action genre through chase scenes
8
Q
Visual codes: Clothing
A
- Sagas same outfits surround her character making it hard to decipher
- Clothing warn is informal and functional
9
Q
Visual codes: Gesture and expression
A
- Uses close up shots often to show expressions of emotion reflecting on the mood
- Sagas passive expression rarely changes but only once she is confronted by her mother assessing thats her weakness
