1. TV Crime Drama Conventions
Name of Drama CSI – Grave Danger 2005
DVD –
Scheduling details
May 19, 2005
Season 5 Episode 24/25
Conventions -
Characters
George Eads- Nick stokes
William Petersen-Gil Grissom
Marg Helegenberger- Catherine Willows
Jorja Fox- Sara Sidle
Eric Szmanda- Greg Sanders
Wallace Langham- David Hodges
Gary Dourdan- Warrick Brown
Robert David Hall- Albert Robbins
David Berman- David Phillips
Narrative
Nick Stokes is checking a crime scene when is
mysteriously taken by somebody. He then found
himself in an underground grave which has been
attached to cameras. Gil Grissom who lead the
team is having a race against time to find nick
before the air attached to his grave runs out.
Mise-en-scene -
Locations
Sets
Lighting
Costume
Dark eerie lighting
Detectives- casual police uniform however less
serious.
Police – CSI uniform
Dark blue lavatories creating a cool unique
atmosphere.
Computer technology that has been made to look
very high tech however does not exist in real life.
They have made a huge comparison to modern
day labs dues to them these days being very big
and bright so they can see everything however in
this program they have used dark blue lighting
and kept the rooms small to keep them
mysterious and a better pleasure to watch as they
are keeping it different.
Sound –
Key dialogue
Sound effects
Music
They keep the music slow and weary when there
is something mysterious happening however
when there are climax’s where they are on the
verge of finding something out the music’s tempo
speeds up, the do this to make the audience
become on edge and maintain suspense. Sound
effects which emphasises suspense and the
speed of things.
Audiences –
Who is the target
audience?
Male/Female
How might they react
Adults and teenagers, both male and female
The audience can follow the crime drama and try
and figure and solve the case as it develops but
then there is added twist to keep you drawn in.
2. differently?
Will it shape their views of
people, issues or events?
They may see how different people act in different
ways manage to solve their problems etc. The
detectives are shown as they think very logical
and simple. The villain’s seen to be shown dark
and very mysterious to keep the suspense on
going.
Industry –
Marketing & Promoting
Other platforms?
(DVD/online)
BBC-trailers, adverts , interviews, in magazines
and radio
Dvds/blue rays release
Internet=websites, plus websites related to show-
For example previous events in the series and
how certain characters have reacted.
