Wednesday 8 March 2017

True Detective - key scene analysis

1) How is your chosen industry regulated? Refer to your three main texts.


2) To what extent do your three main texts appeal to different audiences? 


1) Read through the above questions. Underline the key terms. What is the question actually asking you for?

2) Find the 'dinner table' scene from True Detective episode one. In it, Rust attempts to act sober in front of Marty's wife Maggie. You're going to use this scene to address question 2. Making explicit reference to the toolkit, what exactly about this scene can appeal to the show's target audience? Additionally, are there any other audiences that this scene may appeal to? Write your response as a series of bullet points in your book. Make sure to write down that this is a case study.

3) Research the opening credits sequence to True Detective  series one. Who directed it? What techniques did they use? What meaning and symbolism was intended?

4) Analyse the opening credits sequence to True Detective. What explicit examples can help you to answer both question 1 and 2? What controversial themes and images are used? Would these be allowed on American network television? Are they essential to True Detective?