Texts
- The Night Manager (Ep. 2, Sunday 28th February 2016 BBC One 9pm)
- Catchphrase (Saturday 9th July 2016 ITV1 7pm)
- Black Mirror (Series 3, Episode 1: ‘White Christmas’, Tuesday 16th December 2014 C4 10pm)
The purpose of this pack is to provide a research platform for students and teachers of MS4. Students must choose carefully in the exam the question that best relates to the media industry and texts they have studied. Exam questions will be chosen from the following topics:
Section A
- Genre, Narrative, Representation
Section B
- Production and Production Values
- Marketing and Distribution
- Globalisation
- Digital Technology
- Audience Targeting and Positioning
- Audience Responses and Appeals
- Regulation
- Star Marketing
The Night Manager
The Night Manager is a high production value crime drama made (produced) by Independent Production Company The Ink Factor for the BBC who part funded the project. As a six part serial it was based on a John le Carre novel and attracted significant star marketing including Tom Hiddleston as central protagonist Jonathan Pine, Olivia Coleman and Hugh Laurie. Once the project was conceived, it was pitched (with some of the stars already on board) to the BBC…
