1. TV Crime Drama Conventions
Name of Drama CSI
Broadcaster –
Scheduling details
BBC1 on Sunday
25th July 2010
8pm/9pm
Conventions -
Characters
George Eads-Nick stokes
Warrick Brown-Gary Dourdan
Gil Grissom- William Peterson
Catherine Willows- Marg Helgenberger
Sara Sidle- Jorja Fox
Greg Sanders- Eric Szmanda
Jim Brass- Paul Guilfoyle
D.B Russell- Ted Danson
Raymond Langston- Laurence Fishburne
Julie Finlay- Elisabether Shue
David Hodges- Wallace Langham
Morgan Brody- Elisabeth Harnois
AL Robbins- Robert David Hall
David Phillips- David Berman
Narrative
Nick stokes is checking a crime scene, when he is mysteriously
taken by somebody. He found himself in an underground grave
which has been attached with cameras. Gil Grissom who leads the
team is having a race against time to find nick.
Mise-en-scene -
Locations
Sets
Lighting
Costume
Laboratory, very dark and not light which it would normally be.
Dark lightning,
Police uniform
Sound –
Key dialogue
Sound effects
Music
From the start, CSI's theme song has been "Who Are You", written
by Pete Townshend with vocals by lead singer Roger Daltrey of The
Who. Daltrey made a special appearance in a season seven episode,
"Living Legend", which also contained many musical references
such as the words "Who's next" on a dry erase board in the
episode's opening sequence. In certain countries, to avoid music
licensing fees, a unique theme was used instead.
Audiences –
Who is the target
audience?
Male/Female
How might they react
differently?
Will it shape their views of
people, issues or events?
The target audience for CSI is young mature adults, aging from 25-
30.
People who like cliff-hanger films.
Industry –
Marketing & Promoting
Other platforms?
(DVD/online)
They have their own dvd series collection, advertising on the bbc
and channel 5.
Also advertising on magazines.
