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Explore the Crime Drama section on BBC player and find examples of three different programmes in three different crime sub-genres.   Use the list of categories in crime below: Crime dramas typically focus on the moral dilemmas of criminals, they usually explore the criminal's psyche and reasoning behind the crimes they've committed. Crime thrillers are generally much more realistic and grim, especially with their portrayal of the criminal world. The  Detective or investigative  crime drama is a sub-genre of crime fiction and drama in which an investigator or a detective—either professional, amateur, or retired—investigates a crime, often murder. A great example of this is Luther, as the main character (John Luther, played by Idris Elba) is a Detective Chief Inspector, dedicated to solving crimes by any means. The  rural crime drama  is set in the countryside rather than the city and may also be a cozy or parody crime drama. One example of this is 'Death in Paradise', wh

  Complete the following categories as listed to help plan key content of your production and initial ideas about the audiovisual production. This will help ensure the print task ( magazine cover/article or DVD covers/poster ) are effective and you have a clear concept of your cross-media production and the tasks relate to each other effectively. Artist /programme title  ( must be a new original artist or programme )   Genre  ( including any related subgenres ) R&B, Pop                                                                            Brief summary of artist / programme  (biography and overall content and themes)  Melodic, signed to/co-founded XO (UMG is the parent company) Similar artists/programmes   ( similar in genre/audience and must have been released by target producer ) Song  to use  / TV episode  summary  ( the song you use  can be an existing release but must not have an official music video) The Weeknd - Faith Initial  Narrative/ performance   ideas for video/se

INDUSTRY AND AUDIENCE Ownership and Franchise Give summary of company who owns the product and a summary of the history of the Assassins Creed franchise : focus on key narrative elements, genre, recurring themes and USP of franchise as well as range of consoles and individual games in franchise. The company Ubisoft owns the franchise, the idea of 'Assassin's Creed' originated from a Prince of Persia sequel concept. The AC games usually follow a certain pattern, the Assassins vs the Templars, the assassins are seen as good while the Templars are seen as evil, although sometimes the line between good and evil is quite thin, the game is quite good at questioning your moral code, especially in the recent ones. The games, from AC I - AC III, Desmond Miles is the protagonist and sacrifices his life to save the fictional world. The audience develops a connection with the main character, seeing him go from an impulsive child to a calm and collected assassin who sacrifices his life

Analyse the representation of gender in the music videos for "The Man" by Taylor Swift and "Riptide" by Vance Joy ( 30 marks / 800 words minimum) Both "Riptide" and "The Man" represent gender in a unique way. Riptide weaponises the indie genre to show how women in our society are mistreated in a inventive or innovative way. While in The Man, Swift shows how easy men have it in our society, and how difficult women have it even though they do the same things. Taylor Swift's "The Man" is regarded as a pop song, while "Riptide" is seen as an indie song. However, Swift takes an indie-like approach to her music video, by concealing her identity and appearing as somebody else. Riptide intentionally sexualises the woman in a bikini during the beginning. By covering her face and focusing on her body, it shows how women only hold value in our society (or in media in general) because of their bodies and not their mind, which is wron