C2 TV

 Tuesday 7th January 2025 

TV drama 

L/O: to explore the content and format of the unit 

do now

1). 2

2). 1 hour 30 

3). genre- a category a film goes under 

4).older British women and males - middle class 

5). to inform , educate  and entertain 

component 2

1 hour 30 mins 

60 marks 

section A - TV crime and drama 

section B - music videos 

section A 

question 1 - media language or representations 

question 2 - media industries or audiences or media context 

CRIME DRAMA 

genre: a category a film / music piece can go under e.g action , romance 

sub-genre : a category that is a subdivision of a larger genre e.g martial arts 

hybrid genre: a combination that combines the conventions of two or more genres -  sci-fi action , action adventure

-the responder -

narrative ;

he is a police officer 

setting :

urban areas , 

characters :

male character , father - police officer - wants to do good in life 

mise-en-scene :

use of props such as police cars , destroyed cars/ props 

-happy valley- 

narrative:

setting:

more rural areas , rundown areas 

characters:

woman police officer - protagonist, sarcastic, 

mise-en-scene: 

police outfits, 

-line of duty-

narrative:

starts of with a raiding mission to stop someone gone wrong 

setting :

urban  areas 

characters: 

male protagonist 

mise-en-scene: 

props of guns , walkie talkies , police outfits 

key conventions in TV crime drama :

a fictionalised recreation of real life crime 

a main protagonist who is rather a police of detective and intelligent and normal

iconography of police , guns , dark city streets 

setting of police stations 

suspense and mystery 

low lighting used to create suspense/ tension

diegetic sound 

narrative often starts with some crime that has been committed 

usually an antagonist who is also intelligent and one step ahead 

there are often clues throughout the series to keep us guessing 

a lot of suspense throughout 

a big continuous narrative that goes throughout the program / series 

gritty realistic settings , dirty , dark etc 

hand held camera work to make the audience look like they are there 

the impact of these conventions is that it creates suspension and tension and enigmas ( questions) which keeps the audience guessing engaging them more within the series enforcing that they watch it more and stay up to date .