5. Drama Series
A drama series is a continuous story over different
episode. There are lots of different types of drama
series in all different types of genre for exam friends
is a famous comedy drama series but also a more
serious period drama series would be Downton
Abbey.
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6. Drama Serials are series of television programs and radio
programs that rely on a continuing plot that unfolds in a
sequential episode-by-episode fashion. A good example of
this would be the last weekend this was a realisme serial
drama on itv about but also a total contract to this would be
Monroe this is set in a hospital, but they are both drama
serials .
Drama Serial
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7. A single Drama is a signal program that is not a
continued story over a series but just a single
programme. This could be any length for example it
could be a short film such as the last man on earth this is
a short film with a clear story. Or another example
would the drama ‘accused’ this is a different story every
week.
Single Drama
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10. Linear is when something runs in order for example
beginning, middle, end. This is a very common way of
laying out a film an example of this would be ‘Mr
snuggles’ this is a short film.
Linear
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11. Non linear is where a film doesn't run in order in order
for example. You may see the end of the film first then
the beginning then the middle then once again the end.
An example of a film like this would be pulp fiction this
is a good example, But ! The beginning is not exactly the
same as the end as they change the line a little bit.
Non Linear
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12. Endings can be open and closed. A open ended film is
where you don’t know what happened the soaps use
this a lot another world for this is a cliff hanger. A
closed ending is where you no the ending and the
audience know the ending an example of this is
Sweeney todd.
Endings
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15. Camera and Shots.
EWS (Extreme Wide Shot)
The view is so far from the subject that he isn't even visible. Often used as an establishing shot.
VWS (Very Wide Shot)
The subject is visible (barely), but the emphasis is still on placing him in his environment.
WS (Wide Shot)
The subject takes up the full frame, or at least as much as comfortably possible.
AKA: long shot, full shot.
MS (Mid Shot)
Shows some part of the subject in more detail while still giving an impression of the whole subject.
MCU (Medium Close Up)
Half way between a MS and a CU.
CU (Close Up)
A certain feature or part of the subject takes up the whole frame.
ECU (Extreme Close Up)
The ECU gets right in and shows extreme detail.
Variation: Choker
Cut-In
Shows some (other) part of the subject in detail.
CA (Cutaway)
A shot of something other than the subject.
Two-Shot
A shot of two people, framed similarly to a mid shot.
(OSS) Over-the-Shoulder Shot
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16. You can have many different types of lighting when
making a film, you can have natural lighting, or studio
light where you could have spot lights or you could have
large flood lights or you could have low key lighting so
dim lighting.
Lighting
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17. You can have two different types of sound these are a
diegetic sound this is sound of the film clip that the
actors can also hear. And Non diegetic is where music or
sound effects are added in over the top and the actors
can not hear this.
Sound
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