TV Drama
L/O- To explore the content of and format of the unit
DO NOW-
1) 2
2) 1h 30mins
3) a type of media form that involves a particular set of characteristics
4) older British white women (middle-class)
5) to inform, educate and entertain
SECTION A-
-Q1; media language or representation
-Q2; media industries or audiences or media contexts
Crime Drama
GENRE - a type of media form that involves a particular set of characteristics
SUB-GENRE - a subdivision of a larger genre e.g. crime drama
HYBRID GENRE - a combination of two or more genres
THE RESPONDER-
NARRATIVE
SETTING
the city/urban setting (higher crime rate)
the protagonist home
an office type building
CHARACTERS
male protagonist with a wife and daughter
MISE-EN-SCENE
destroyed cars
HAPPY VALLEY-
NARRATIVE
trying to stop a drunk man from setting himself on fire due to his girlfriend breaking up with him
SETTING
rural-ish areas
a park
a corner shop
CHARACTERS
female protagonist
MISE-EN-SCENE
classic police uniform
LINE OF DUTY-
NARRATIVE
thought they were taking down a suicide bomber but ended up going wrong when there ended up being no bomb on the suspect
SETTING
an apartment building
urban area (higher crime rate)
CHARACTERS
male protagonist
MISE-EN-SCENE
gun props, walkie talkies, police uniforms
CRIME DRAMA CODES AND CONVENTIONS
-aerial shots
-starts with stopping or getting called to a crime scene
-main setting is in a city (urban setting) or a police building
-dull lighting
-protagonists tend to be an officer/detective/agent and intelligent
-red herrings
-a continuous narrative (e.g. the criminal comes back later on)
-characters and themes are challenging pre-conceived ideas
-realistic settings
-fast paced (sometimes)
the impact of these codes and conventions is tension and enigmas which keeps the audience wanting to watch more of the series to see what happens next but also to see what is happening in the protagonists own situations
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