Section B
Long Form Television Drama
In Question 3, you will be rewarded for drawing together knowledge and understanding from your full course of study, including different areas theoretical framework and media contexts.
You should have studied two long form television dramas: one from List A and one from List B below. Your answer should make reference to both long form television dramas you have studied: one from List A and one from List B.
Stranger Things (Season 1, Episode 1) and Deutschland 83 (Season 1, Episode 1)
QUESTION 3
consider the contexts in which long form television dramas are produced and consumed.
explain how media contexts may have influenced representations in the set episodes of the two long form television dramas you have studied
make judgements and reach conclusions about the reasons for the differences in representation between the two episodes. [30]
QUESTION 4
Evaluate the relevance of Todorov’s theory of narratology to long form television drama. [10]