Explain the genre of Peaky Blinders
Hybrid genre of gangster, western, and historical drama
Peaky Blinders was a co-production between companies…
Caryn Mandaback Productions
Tiger Aspect
Peaky Blinders was commissioned by…
BBC
How long did Peaky Blinders run for?
2013 to 2022
Season 5 and 6 had a prime time slot on BBC One
Peaky Blinders was created and written by…
Steven Knight
Peaky Blinders season 1 received funding from S_____ Y________.
Screen Yorkshire
Give 3 BBC remits
• Sustain citizenship and civil society
• Promote education and learning
• Stimulate creativity and cultural excellence
• Represent the UK, its nations, regions, and communities
• Bring the world to UK and UK to world
• Building digital Britain
How could technology impact Peaky Blinders
Illegal fire sticks
Pirating is easier
Harder to regulate
More competition -> co-productions help this
Improved CGI
Higher budgets due to bigger audience
Clay Shirky = audience can interact
Festival and screening promotions
Fan Art competitions
Social media marketing
Cross-platform marketing
Netflix (global distribution)
Gangster genre narrative peaky blinders
Binary opposites
Law and crime
Hyper masculine bravery
Strong patriarch
Rivalry/ conflict
Violence
Poor vs rich
Deception horse bets
Corruption vs honesty
Loyalty vs betrayal
Belonging vs isolation
Powerful vs powerless
Western genre narrative peaky blinders
Binary opposites
Rivalry
Conflict
Fights
Wilderness conquest
Revenge and justice
Social status achieved via violence
Historical drama genre narrative peaky blinders
Binary opposites
Poor and rich
Shelby family conflict
Family themes
Religion
Costume is dated and elaborate
Romanticised or bleak
Multi stranded narrative based on character with own storylines.. often the case of a series
Love and conflict
Gangster genre iconography peaky blinders
Binary opposites
Guns
City setting
Alleyways alone entrapment
Rain lethargic fallacy
Factory ash
Drugs
Hats costume
Western genre iconigraohy peaky blinders
Binary opposites
Guns
Horses
Landscapes
Pub or bar
Gambling money
Shootout scene
Low angles
Close ups
Villains and victims
Sidekicks and helpers
Hats costume
Historical drama genre iconography peaky blinders
Binary opposites
Industrial city look connotes crime
Hats costume
Elaborate downtime and sets match time period ambience
