Who is being shown?
Rough, outskirt type of peope who live on edge of society.
where is the setting?
the setting is in central London, it shows mainly rough areas to build up the tension
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Representation
Representation
You will show you understand that TV Crime Drama tries to portray a realistic version of life. You will also show you understand that there is bias in these versions of realistic people, places and events.
People - Discuss the way the show represents gender, ethnicity and diabilities
Places - Discuss the way the show represents places; does it reinforce or subvert the stereotypical expectations of the links between location and social class?
Themes and events - Discuss how the show promotes good over evil, that justice will always prevail.
Now, go and watch some TV Crime Drama.
You will show you understand that TV Crime Drama tries to portray a realistic version of life. You will also show you understand that there is bias in these versions of realistic people, places and events.
People - Discuss the way the show represents gender, ethnicity and diabilities
Places - Discuss the way the show represents places; does it reinforce or subvert the stereotypical expectations of the links between location and social class?
Themes and events - Discuss how the show promotes good over evil, that justice will always prevail.
Now, go and watch some TV Crime Drama.
Audience
Audience
Demographics – You will be able to identify different sections of society by gender, age, ethnicity, education etc and generalise about their viewing habits.
Psychcographic variables – You will show some understanding of how different people have different interests, beliefs, attitudes etc and be able to generalise about how this will affect their viewing habits.
Uses and Gratifications Theory – you will show you understand how different audiences consume and get satisfaction from different TV Crime Drama shows.
Demographics – You will be able to identify different sections of society by gender, age, ethnicity, education etc and generalise about their viewing habits.
Psychcographic variables – You will show some understanding of how different people have different interests, beliefs, attitudes etc and be able to generalise about how this will affect their viewing habits.
Uses and Gratifications Theory – you will show you understand how different audiences consume and get satisfaction from different TV Crime Drama shows.
Institution
Institution
Proposal – ideas are presented to the commissioning company, different TV companies have different criteria.
Pre-production – scripts and storyboards are drawn up
Promotional campaign – online promotional campaign, TV and radio interviews, newspaper and magazine articles.
Transmission – scheduling and hammocking
Proposal – ideas are presented to the commissioning company, different TV companies have different criteria.
Pre-production – scripts and storyboards are drawn up
Promotional campaign – online promotional campaign, TV and radio interviews, newspaper and magazine articles.
Transmission – scheduling and hammocking
TV Crime Drama Genre
The main topics and key words of crime drama are: Genre, Language, Instituion, Audience, Representation.
Genre and launguage
Charecter Types- charecter type in a crime drame can vary from policemen, to forensic scientists a lawyer or something else. A hero or a heroine. Are they smart, quick and on the job, or are they dis interested, slow, a bit dopy and can't get the job done? Are they the normal stereotypical heroes? or do they have differant specialities about them. Do they include their personel issues, or do they stick to just work?
Settings- Is the location rural or urban? Is the setting mainly indoors or outdoors? is it in a big city centre, or on the rough outskirts? how does the setting link with the programme? Is there alot of time spent in the police station, forensic labs or court?
Props- Do they wear casual normal clothes, or do they use clothes to suit a certain charecter? Isit modern or made in the future or past?
Mise-en-scene- What has been included in the shot, does it give the viewer ideas, or does it trick the viewer? How are the charecters shown in the picture, what picture does it generate? What is in the background? what is the lighting like?
Style- A drama set in the city might use fast editing, hand-held camera work, dialogue using colours and lighting that reflect grim city life and contemporary music whereas a rural drama might be more serene. There might be panning shots to show beautiful countryside, slow editing to suggest a quieter pace of life, rich, warm colours and lighting, polite dialogue of the middle-class and soothing orchestral music.
Themes- The theme might run throughout the whole series or for just one episode, the main themes includes Goof versus Evil, but can have others like love and betrayel.
Genre and launguage
Charecter Types- charecter type in a crime drame can vary from policemen, to forensic scientists a lawyer or something else. A hero or a heroine. Are they smart, quick and on the job, or are they dis interested, slow, a bit dopy and can't get the job done? Are they the normal stereotypical heroes? or do they have differant specialities about them. Do they include their personel issues, or do they stick to just work?
Settings- Is the location rural or urban? Is the setting mainly indoors or outdoors? is it in a big city centre, or on the rough outskirts? how does the setting link with the programme? Is there alot of time spent in the police station, forensic labs or court?
Props- Do they wear casual normal clothes, or do they use clothes to suit a certain charecter? Isit modern or made in the future or past?
Mise-en-scene- What has been included in the shot, does it give the viewer ideas, or does it trick the viewer? How are the charecters shown in the picture, what picture does it generate? What is in the background? what is the lighting like?
Style- A drama set in the city might use fast editing, hand-held camera work, dialogue using colours and lighting that reflect grim city life and contemporary music whereas a rural drama might be more serene. There might be panning shots to show beautiful countryside, slow editing to suggest a quieter pace of life, rich, warm colours and lighting, polite dialogue of the middle-class and soothing orchestral music.
Themes- The theme might run throughout the whole series or for just one episode, the main themes includes Goof versus Evil, but can have others like love and betrayel.
Sub-genres and hybrids- Within the wider genre of Crime Drama, there are smaller categories such as private detective (Columbo) or forensics (CSI). These are sub-genres. Sometimes there are crossovers with other well established genres such as science fiction (Life on Mars) or comedy (The Thin Blue Line). These crossovers are hybrids.
Monday, 23 April 2012
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