Witnesses

Question 1

What genre is this series

Answer 1

Crime drama
-enigma codes
-binary oppositions
-cinematography
-deaths and mystery

Question 2

Where is the witnesses produced and distributed

Answer 2

Walter presents production + distributed on channel 4 in uk

Created by Marc herpoux + Herve hadmar

Question 3

Where’s there representation of empowered women

Answer 3

Sandra winkler - in power, head of investigation = empowers women
- wears professional clothing + stands up to other characters including men (feminist icon)

Question 4

What are some theories in witnesses

Answer 4

-enigma codes (sense of mystery)
-mean world syndrome (depictions of violence)
-genre theory (how we define and distinguish genres-based on usual conventional factors)
-reception theory (media texts encoded + decoded-by. Audience)

Question 5

What’s the overall narrative

Answer 5

Dead Bodies have been dug up and placed into model homes (nuclear families)

Sandra is head lead in this case - finds pauls pictures (they work together) = he’s being targeted

Question 6

Where is there found media language

Answer 6

Mis en scene

Cinematography - establishing of location

Pilar between Paul and Sandra = physically showing the separation and how they don’t get along

Various establishing shots and location