Witnesses Flashcards
What is witnesses
The witnesses is a french/belgian tv series that features the nordic noir style and fits in with the genre of thriller.
what is the plot of witnesses
corpses start to be dug up and appear in show homes around france. it is up to detective Sandra Winckler to catch the killer and to find out why their was a picture of a famous detective in the show homes.
what media representations does the witnesses feature
Female detective is a subversion of stereotypes
representation theory hall stereotypes women and the french?
Media audiences in the U.K
British audiences love foreign language thrillers and things that fit in with mean world theory these are both done in witnesses.
Distribution in the Uk
witnesses was distributed in the Uk by channel 4 in a primetime evening slot but was even more prominently featured on walter presents.
What is Walter presents
walter presents is a feature on All 4 in which the most critically acclaimed foreign tv is curated by walter and pushed to a british audience.
How can cultivation theory be applied to witnesses
Mean world theory and desensitisation people have seen so much violence in the media that they have formed 2 major groups either they are afraid of everything or they no longer react.
