TELEVISION : EXAM QUESTIONS

1. (a) To what extent can the set episode of Life On Mars be seen as postmodern? [15]


     (b) Television production takes place within an economic context. Discuss the influence of         
          economic factors on The Bridge. [15]





1. According to Claude Lévi-Strauss, texts convey their meanings through a system of binary oppositions.
Evaluate this structuralist theory. Refer to the set episodes of Life on Mars and The Bridge in your response.
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Other  possible questions :

To what extent can Neale’s Genre Theory be applied to the set episode of Life on Mars ?


Explain the strategies that producers of public service broadcasting television programmes use to
attract their target audiences. Refer to the set in your response set episode of Life on Mars.



How far are representations in the set episode of Life on Mars and The Bridge stereotypical? Explore at least four three different sequences in your answer

To what extent is television crime drama dependent on enigma codes in narrative? Refer to the set
episode of Life on Mars and The Bridge  in your response.