Luther (genre) 0.0 / 5 ? Media StudiesThe Television IndustryA2/A-levelWJEC Created by: tashaplummer98Created on: 31-05-17 10:55 What genre is Luther? Crime/drama 1 of 24 What Channel was Luther broadcasted on? BBC 2 of 24 What year was Luther released? 2013 3 of 24 What series and episode is our key scene in? Series 3, episode 4 4 of 24 How much did this episode pull in? £4.3 Million 5 of 24 Where does the key scene take place? On top of a London sky scraper 6 of 24 How is the scene established? Through an aerial shot 7 of 24 How are the audience positioned? To feel scared for Luther and intimidated by the situation but excited by the conflicted 8 of 24 How does Nelmes (1996) apply? Visual signifiers of the guns and police uniforms construct the narrative theme of crime 9 of 24 How does Gerbner's cultivation theory apply? Audiences are not phased when they see a gun, the violence has to increase 10 of 24 What violent act is there in the key scene? Mary pushes the gun out of Tom's hand and Alice sticks a nail in his neck 11 of 24 How is this violence constructed? Medium close up shot - over Tom's shoulder, AC skin ripping, VC blood running down his neck 12 of 24 What audio codes construct the drama genre? Diegetic sounds, sirens, heavy breathing 13 of 24 What narrative themes are there? Murder/kidnapping 14 of 24 How is Strauss applicable? Binary oppositions between Tom and Luther, Tom (as the villain) makes Luther choose between the two women 15 of 24 How is Strauss' binary oppositions shown? Low angle shot of Luther's pained and worried facial expression vs Mary's scared facial expression and Tom's power in holding the gun to her head 16 of 24 What is Tom's verbal code? "Pick one" 17 of 24 How is Luther constructed? Through a low angle shot constructing him as powerful 18 of 24 How does the Popular Culture Debate apply? High culture themes/representation of society 19 of 24 What is Marxism? How the elite control the masses 20 of 24 What is the repressive Marx structure? Army, police, law 21 of 24 What is the ideological Marx structure? School, religion, family, media 22 of 24 "Luther is fasciltating... ...and encouraging this message that their values are right" 23 of 24 What is the BBC's mission statement? "Inform, educate, entertain" 24 of 24
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