2. Fiona Aldwin
Drama Conventions
• Portrays journeys of character development
• Exhibits real life situations with realistic
characters, settings and stories.
• Conflict is the heart of drama
• Conflicts include realistic struggles, depicting
hardships, difficulty and pain.
3. Fiona Aldwin
Drama Conventions
• Audience can relate to characters
• A form of realisation at the end, rarely end
with a cliff hanger.
• Characters are usually average so that would
fit into our reality.
• Purpose of story line is to move the audience
emotionally.
4. Fiona Aldwin
Drama Conventions
• Structured with climaxes.
• Mise-en-scene is used to reinforce the realistic
nature of the narrative – supporting the
locations of the film.
• Lighting conventionally is natural and
authentic, making film look realistic.
• Typically narrative driven
