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- 1. Homeland: Series 1 - 3 Homeland is an American drama-thriller television series developed by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa based on the Israeli series Hatufim created by Gideon Raff - 2011
- 2. Production Company Teakwood Lane Productions Cherry Pie Productions Keshet Broadcasting Fox 21 Showtime Networks
- 3. Directors: Michael Cuesta - 8 episodes Clark Johnson - 4 episodes Lesli Linka Glatter - 4 episodes Guy Ferland - 3 episodes Daniel Attias - 2 episodes Jeffery Nachmonoff - 2 episodes All other directors only directed 1 episode each Writers: Henry Bromell - 5 episodes Alexander Cary - 5 episodes Alex Gansa - 36 episodes Howard Gordon - 36 episodes Chip Johannesson - 10 episodes Gideon Raff - 36 episodes Meredith Stiehm - 5 episodes
- 4. Carrie Mathison, played by Claire Danes A CIA case officer Counter-terrorism Center Suffers from Bipolar disease Nicholas Brody, played by Damian Lewis An ex-U.S marine sergeant Has been secretly turned over to Al Qaeda Saul Berenson, played by Mandy Patinkin David Estes, played by David Harewood CIA¡¯s Middle-East Division Chief Director of CIA¡¯s CT Center He¡¯s Carrie¡¯s mentor Had an affair with Carrie which stopped his marriage
- 5. Genre and Story lines Homeland is a unique and compelling drama thriller It is shown around the world to high viewing figures e.g. Series 2 premiered in the UK to 1.73m viewers, rising to 2.07m for one episode It is famously known to be President Obama¡¯s favourite TV programme There are multiple, fast-moving story lines, of which the main one is Carrie¡¯s relentless quest to expose and destroy terrorist networks in the Middle East who want to attack the USA The storyline is full of complicated love interests Carrie and Brody, Brody¡¯s wife and his best friend Mike, Brodie¡¯s daughter and her boyfriend Above all, the storyline is characterised by uncertainty - you can never be 100% sure what is really going on!
- 6. Themes and Representation The most important theme of Homeland is secrecy. Many things are hidden eg. Carrie¡¯s bipolar disorder, Brody¡¯s conversion to Islam Carrie evokes a lot of sympathy because she is often misunderstood and wrongly blamed Brody is also a complex character because he has been brutally tortured and could not go through with his suicide mission for Al Quaeda In the third series, the impact on Brody¡¯s family of the CIA bomb, including his daughter¡¯s attempted suicide, is very interesting
- 7. Editing techniques and camera angles Homeland is mainly filmed in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Israel The pace is fast; scenes are usually short and longer scenes have fast editing between camera angles to create momentum and excitement Carrie¡¯s solo scenes are shot in an interesting way, to create the effect of ¡®being inside her head¡¯. When she is in a panic, there is a lot of fast editing and different camera angles. However, when she is reflecting, there are fewer camera angle variations and transitions Camera angles are used to create the feeling of being an observer, which is an important theme as people often are under surveillance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W18ZHrU3XYQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyFmS3wRPCQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et8UO0QwJLM