How to write a long form TV drama essay (900 words)

‘Representations of social, cultural and historical events can vary within long-form television dramas from different countries.’ Discuss how and why audiences might respond to and interpret these representations differently. 
(How different audiences respond differently to LFTVD)

P.E.T.A.L - Point, Evidence, Theorist, Analyse, Link

Must include Language, Industry, Audience and Representation

In your answer you must: 

·         consider the contexts in which long-form television dramas are produced and consumed

·         explain how media contexts may have influenced different aspects of realism and audience response in the set episodes of the two long-form television dramas you have studied 

·         make judgements and reach conclusions about the differences in realism of social, cultural and historical circumstances between the two set episodes. 

Representation - 80s America vs 80s Germany, Gender, class etc
Industry - Sundance TV, RTL TV, AMC network, Channel 4 VS Netflix
Audience - audience responses (amount of views in every country etc)
Language - quotes etc that might make the audience feel a certain way

Theorist for each part of LIAR

Paragraphs	Stranger Things	D83
Intro	·         Reverse the question ·         Define the representations you are going to look at.
1	·         Industry information about Stranger Things ·         The advantages of LFTVD and the Netflix model ·         Relate back to question
2		·         Industry information about Deutschland 83 ·         The older fashioned production process and its advantages ·         Relate back to question
3	·         Budgets and their effects on filming and production. ·         Compare cinematography, editing, sound and mise-en-scene and discuss context ·         Relate back to question
4	·         Narrative  - ST ·         How the story works. ·         How it is typical of LFTVD ·         Relate to question
5.		·         Narrative – D83 ·         How does the story affect the viewer and position the audience? ·         Relate to question
6.	·         Representation 1 – (I would do gender) ·         Comparison between D83 and ST ·         Add theory – Van Zoonen?
7.	·         Representation 2 – (I would do military/government) ·         Comparison between D83 and ST ·         Add theory – look at audience and Hall. ·         Relate back to question
	Conclusion ·         How have I answered the question? ·         make judgements and reach conclusions about the differences in realism of social, cultural and historical circumstances between the two set episodes.