TV Drama revision

Monday 6th June 2022

TV Drama revision

Homeland - political context:

  • War on terror 2011
  • Bin Laden killed May 2011 - filming of Homeland was already complete 
  • Narrative - search for Abu Nazir
  • Western perspective
The Killing - political context:
  • PSB - neutral views with a responsibility to educate the public
  • Denmark, rational, civilised
  • Equal rights and rights of women as a strength
The Killing - economic context:
  • Denmark - financial crisis in 2007 - the killing reflects the lack of solidarity as society falls apart.
  • PSB budget was so low that only one tv show per season is funded.
  • Filmed in Denmark Copenhagen
Homeland - economic context:
  • Showtime - big budget
  • Claire Danes - famous - star pull 
  • Damian Lewis - famous - star pull
  • Locations - Baghdad, sets to replicate global settings - cost money
  • Filmed in Israel
The Killing - social and cultural context:
  • women - balance between 'mum vs work' - leaves fiancee to work, sends son away and puts work first, feels the pull, reflects social reality of women roles in Denmark.
  • Family is important to the Larsen's. The Larsen's are working class, family is more important.
  • Sarah is middle class so family is less important, seen in the scene with her son in the car. 
  • Gender equality - In 2007 Denmark 8th in the world (Sweden was 1st)
  • Gender equality - In 2020 Denmark was 14th in the world (Sweden was 4th)
Homeland - social and cultural context:
  • In 2011 the united states was ranked 17th in the world.
  • In 2020 the united states was ranked 53rd in the world.
  • Gender inequality was reflected in Carrie and her characteristics - unstable, unreliable and untrustworthy.
  • Family is not as important - carrie is single Brody's - falling apart 
The killing 
  • Denmark vs Sweden rivalry - demoralises/criticies sweden
Homeland
  • 9/11 

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