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1. TV Crime Drama Conventions
Name of Drama CSI grave danger volume 1&2
Broadcaster –
Scheduling details
19th may 2005
Conventions -
Characters
Gil grisson played by William Peterson Catharine
willow played by Marg Helgenberger mick stokes
played by George Eads Warwick brown played by
Gary Dourdan
Narrative
One of the team gets kidnapped and gets buried
in a glass box. CSI get a USB stick with a live
feed of nick in the box. They attempt to rescue
him with a small fee the criminals ask for millions
of dollars which the team, the criminal then
commits suicide kills himself and also the
valuated money. The team then eventually find
nick using allot of skills and police forensics
Mise-en-scene -
Locations
Sets
Lighting
Costume
Underground - this is where nick was buried in the
box.
Police headquarters - where most of the evidence
and information is used to find nick.
Shack - where he blew himself up.
Car park - nick was taken here.
Casino - got the money from here.
Lighting - light was used for nick in the coffin (
glow sticks and also the main light projecting
him)
They also used a lot of other lighting with the
diggers like when they were getting him out of the
coffin.
Costumes – lab coats, bullet proof vest, semtex,
casual clothing
Sound –
Key dialogue
Sound effects
Music
Police sirens
General soundtrack
Themetune

2. Audiences –
Who is the target
audience?
Male/Female
How might they react
differently?
Will it shape their views of
people, issues or events?
Above 12 more male may laugh at some scene
and females may feel sorry for the man in the box
Industry –
Marketing & Promoting
Other platforms?
(DVD/online)
Popular on TV shown quite often