CSP Lupin (Series 1 Episode 1)- Language, Audience, Industry & Representation

What is it?

• French mystery thriller TV series.
• Created: George Kay & Francois Uzan.
• Netflix premier- 8th Januray 2021.
• 10 episodes, 1st 5 released in January, remaining 11th June.
• Renewed for 3rd part (series)- scheduled 5th October 2023.

Location

Paris, Louvre

• Highly cultural capital
• Renowned
• Assosiated with France's glamour highbrow.

Syntagm reconsidered (shot sequence)

How does Lovure, Mona Lisa, Janiter syntagm's create narratives?

- Apply semiotic anaylsis:

- Consider: lighting, colour, camera angles, editing, mise en scene (e.g symbollic codes, VALs, Mythologies, Representations...)

Evaluate: not prove/disprove

Framing analysis- he's central, action source, she's objectified, passive, earned prize through physical activity, overly sexualised, relined & vulnerably posed, subjected to Asaine & audiences male gaze, POV positioning audience with him- Zonnen (media reinforces patriarchy).

Framing analysis- she's in focus, whole body framed but just back of head- importance higher leveled I shot, elevated status, interaction= wealth & status symbol, wealthy & leisure signifiers around assosiating power- racial, wealth, gender & power binary oppositions, Gilroy's Post-Colonial theory- media reinforces 'other'- power struggles between whites & non, Alvarado- men of colour theories.

Place Representation

• Paris- iconic TV (& film) setting & 1 of Lupin's main pleasures are locatioon- consider this representation's emaning- does it reinforce traditional city stereotypes/trry representing it as contemprary.
• Mythologies: Emily In Paris- unfavourably reviewed. Considered by critics & some audiences as superficial & gimmicky, with characters being 1-dimensional. The success hasen't ended negative takes (NYP Season 3 review "Emily in Paris is now too boring to hate watch"). Everey aspect gets hated; clothes, writing, acting/ Paris life representations (greatest criticism). French commnunities noticed stereotypical & cliche People characteristics.

Niche/mainstream?

• French speaking, dubbed/subtitled.
• Watched by 76 million households in 1st month, most-watched non-English series for time.
• Netflix assosiated with mainstream texts.

Conglomerates & Individual producers

• Wasn't alsways this. When Netflix approached France (2014), industries, as Quartz's Nadia Neophytou put, "feared platform squeezing out independent producers, disrupting the theatrical model the industry's built on". Worst point- 2017, when they pulled out Cannes Film Festivals after being told movies without theatrical releases were award eligable.
• Yet, its clear the platform's key for French TV's global success. Fraunck Riester, former culture minister, said "Between France & Neflix, wasn't always easy. But realised we can't live without eachother"- Netflix Paris HQ launch (Jan 2020).

Who watched?

• ABC1- drawn to high intellectual, mystery, literary novel references, subtitled for international use.
• Adult- aired post 9pm.
• Working class's romanticised relationships alienate C2DE.
• Black representations- draw, limitations make audience feel its tokenistic.
• Netherland's office.
• 70 million watched at least 2 minutes.
• Nominated for 13 awards, winning 6.

Distribution

Netflix's global nature causes increased international content:

• Bordertown
• Lava Field
• DARK
• Medici Florence Masters
• Norsemen

NETF|LIX

How's Netflix funded?- Subscriptions

Studying Netflix (organisation) includes funding system & algorithm usage to predice behaviour & growth over time.

2 executives interview from Edinburgh TV Festival provides info for key areas.

- 53% audiences watch.

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