Monday 9 June 2014



TV - Appeal
Lost - Ensemble Cast, Use of Score, Non Linear Narrative/Enigma Codes
Peaky Blinders - Breaking of Regional Stereotypes, Historical Info, Use of Film Stars
Madmen - Lack of Exposition, Complex Character Representations, Aesthetic/Cultural Enjoyment 



TV - Response
Lost - Overuse of Enigma Codes, LostPedia, Dragging on too long
Madmen - Critical Acclaim, Merchandise.Madmen Tour, Misrepresentation of Women (Ms.Magazine)
Peaky Blinders - Watered down Boardwalk Empire, Bad acting regarding accents, too short

Film - Genre
Fishtank - Diegetic Sound, Iconography, Linear slow pace narrative
Sin City - Use of low key lighting, Cynical Protagonists, Capes/Super Strength (Comic Book C)
District 9 - Body Horror (Homage), Futuristic Technology, Documentary Conv (Breaking 4th wall)

Film - Representation
Fishtank - Women dependent on males and manipulated by males. Males: Cynical, twisted and necessary for family balance.
Sin City - Women: Femme Fetale, use sexuality to gain men/power. Men: Cynical, driven by women
District 9 - Women: Completely dependent on males. Tania in every scene is mourning the loss of Wikus and is surrounded by typical iconography. Man: Violence obsessed (Koobus Venter) Power Obsessed/Corrupt (Piet Schmidt)

Music - Marketing/Digital Marketing
Nirvana - Marketed via TOTP/J ROSS/Music Videos. Touring
Lady Gaga - Social Media. 66 FB L, 42 TF, 5 YS. iTunes Fest. BTW Ball. Parasocial relationship.
Radiohead - via Website, no public promotion. Released KOL on iTunes, 'Live from the Basement', sold Newspaper edition, digital release 2 days early, physical copies.


Music - Internet
Nirvana - Longevity owed to internet. IG,T,FB pages in tribute to Nirvana. 20th anniversary, greatest hits, remastered copies.
Lady Gaga - Use of social media, sells records by making fans believe in relationship with her. Also marketed her music through
Radiohead - Released KOL via Website post In Rainbows. First released digitally, then released video via Internet. Sell merch via website, without website they couldn't distribute as well.


Music - Industry Impact
Nirvana - Created the teenage every mans rock star in Kurt, created a new genre, and emphasized importance of being ambitious when starting with a small fan-base, as they did with Geffen.
Lady Gaga - Brought back the world famous 'Popstar', emphasized how much social media can be worth to success.
Radiohead - Emphasized that records can be released without a label, and brought experimental music to the main stream



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