31. December 2019
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German Cop Drama TATORT 2019 and Female Writers Before the year 2019 ends, – but not yet the decade! – here is a short update on the ARD series TATORT (German top TV cop drama) and the female writers’ initiative … Continue reading →
22. November 2019
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Setting the Tone Years ago I had worked on a documentary film, an exciting project that led to a special film, an (almost) very good one. Only almost, because of the sound! Unfortunately they did not record the sound separately … Continue reading →
27. August 2019
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TATORTs and their Locations, 2011 to the Summer of 2019 In my analysis with 15 illustrations today, I take a look at the 22 new TATORTs in the first half of 2019, especially at the distribution of women and men … Continue reading →
8. August 2019
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Gender and Inclusion Policies in British Television Momentarily we hear quite a lot of bad news from the United Kingdom (UK), which actually should have been called UQ United Queendom ever since 1952. The Brexit, the proposed No-Deal Brexit, the … Continue reading →
17. April 2019
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German and British Female Authors ask Broadcasters In the Beginning there were Numbers Female Authors Write Back Letter of German Female Writers Letter of British Female Writers In the Beginning there were Numbers For just over six years now I … Continue reading →
18. March 2019
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Last month I published my research including a 6-divisions-check on Germany‘s top cop drama (produced by German public broadcaster ARD) TATORT / CRIME SCENE 2011 to 2018 (Crimes from A Male Perspective), after my other TATORT analysis at the end … Continue reading →
1. March 2019
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A Look at Germany’s Top 100 Films 2012 to 18 After recently having taken a look at six departments behind the camera at the TATORTE 2011 to 2018 (Crimes from a Male Perspective), I now present an analysis of the … Continue reading →
6. February 2019
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TV-Crimes from the Male Perspective Last summer I had done an evaluation of German top cop drama TATORT, all first screenings from 2011 to the summer of 2018, I looked at six departments off-screen – directing, script. DoP, sound, music … Continue reading →
11. December 2018
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Diversifying Casts To See More Today‘s aricle is about promoting diversity on-screen, NEROPA, the ethnically diverse cast of the British divorce law miniseries THE SPLIT (BBC, 2018) and my colleagues Fiona Rodrigo, James Krishna Floyd and Samir Fuchs. Diversity, Reality, … Continue reading →
15. November 2018
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This text is about two German TV series, set between the two world wars in Germany and other parts of Europe. Unfortunately I haven’t done the English version yet but hope to do so soon, at the latest when the … Continue reading →