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TV crime dramas appeal to different audience groups, including mainstream families who enjoy the entertainment and escapism of exciting yet dangerous stories, niche audiences who form close bonds with complex characters, and educated viewers who appreciate learning about forensics, psychology and real-world issues through the shows. These genres attract wide interest through their use of compelling narratives, characters and settings that allow for identity, relationships and information. Audiences can actively engage by relating to situations, learning new information and discussing the shows with others.
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The document discusses TV crime dramas and their appeal to different audience groups. It identifies three main types of audiences: family/mass audiences who enjoy crime dramas for entertainment; niche audiences who form close bonds with characters; and educated audiences who gain information from watching. The document also describes four key ways audiences enjoy crime dramas: for entertainment and escapism; to develop relationships with characters; to relate the shows to their own identity; and to learn information.
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1) The document discusses TV crime drama, defining it and identifying its three sub-genres: individual detective, procedural dramas, and crime solving professionals.
2) It provides learning outcomes related to defining TV crime drama, identifying the three sub-genres, and analyzing conventions of the genre.
3) The document includes examples of shows that fit each sub-genre and prompts the reader to discuss the clues from DVD covers that indicate which sub-genre a show belongs to.
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1) The document discusses TV crime drama, defining it and identifying its three sub-genres: individual detective, procedural dramas, and crime solving professionals.
2) It provides learning outcomes related to defining TV crime drama, identifying the three sub-genres, and analyzing conventions of the genre.
3) The document includes examples of shows that fit each sub-genre and prompts the reader to discuss the clues from DVD covers that indicate which sub-genre a show belongs to.
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- The Maze Runner (science fiction) depicts typical codes like contrasts of good vs evil through hero characters trying to save the planet from invasion through scenes of chaos, explosions and crashes edited with fast shots to create tension
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Crime dramas typically feature three main character types - the detectives or police who solve the crimes (leads, pairs, or ensembles), the criminals who commit the crimes (transient characters), and the victims (also transient). These characters are often represented through stereotypes, with criminals and victims frequently portrayed based on traits like gender, race, and class. The narratives also generally rely on clear binary oppositions between good and evil, heroes and villains, with the detectives opposing the criminals. However, some shows make these distinctions less clear for more complex stories.
Representation in TV crime drama
Sherlock represents men and women through common gender stereotypes. Sherlock and John Watson are the heroic male leads who solve crimes, while Irene Adler is shown as a sexual object when she seduces Sherlock naked. Similarly, in Luther, the title male character dominates his investigations while the female Alice is initially presented as a prisoner. However, some representations challenge stereotypes, as Adler attempts to gain power over Sherlock and Alice provides advice to Luther. Overall, the document analyzes how Sherlock and other shows use stereotypical portrayals of gender in their narratives and camerawork.
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Crime dramas
Crime dramas are a popular genre that can be found in television, novels, films and theater. There are two main types of crime dramas on television - one-off dramas that focus on highly anxiety-inducing crimes like murder, and long-running dramas that build relationships between characters over various sub-plots. Key elements of crime dramas include resolving mysteries, debates around morality and guilt, and power struggles between different law enforcement divisions. Crime dramas also commonly feature teamwork, conflicts between policing styles, and struggles balancing work and personal lives.
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A thriller follows a protagonist battling an antagonist to restore order after equilibrium is disrupted. Conventions include quick cuts, shadows, tense music, and changing shot angles. The protagonist is often brave while the antagonist seeks revenge. Cinematography uses close-ups of the protagonist and quick, hidden shots of the antagonist. Editing uses jump cuts and cross-cutting to build suspense. Music and sound add tension. Mise-en-scene establishes the theme through location, low-key lighting, costumes, and composition.
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This document discusses typical character types found in TV crime dramas. It identifies protagonists as heroes, often strong and angry detectives or law enforcement officers. Other common types include buddies who assist the protagonist, victims whose stories are shown through flashbacks, suspects who are wrongly accused, and criminals who oppose the law. The document also notes that TV crime dramas tend to present binary opposites like hero vs. sidekick and detective vs. criminal to create conflict and drama.
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Introducing tv drama_and_representation_for_g322_ocr_media_studies
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This document provides information about the TV Drama exam, including what will be assessed, the key technical areas students should be prepared to discuss, and how students will be assessed. It discusses that students will be expected to analyze and discuss how technical elements like camera shots, editing, sound, and mise-en-scène create representations of individuals, groups, events or places in a 5-minute TV drama clip. It notes the exam will have a 50 mark total and break down marks for analysis, use of examples, and terminology. It also provides homework of watching a TV drama and analyzing a representation using the four technical areas.
Lesson 1
This document provides information about the TV Drama exam, including what will be assessed, the key technical areas students should be prepared to discuss, and how students will be assessed. It discusses that students will be expected to analyze and discuss how technical aspects like camera shots, editing, sound, and mise-en-scène create representations of individuals, groups, events or places in the exam clip. It also provides details on the exam structure, assessment criteria, example TV drama subgenres, and representations of social groups that may be depicted.
Ltb representation SECTION B
The document discusses the analysis of the film London to Brighton. It introduces Vladimir Propp's character theory of the seven spheres of action that characters can embody. These spheres are the hero, villain, donor, helper, princess, dispatcher, and false hero. The document then asks students to identify which characters in the film embody which spheres. It also provides questions for students to consider about the representation of genre, narrative elements, themes, and character analysis in the film.
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The document discusses the AS Media Studies course, which includes two units: TV Drama and Representation and Audience and Institutions: UK Film. It provides an overview of key concepts in TV drama, including camera work, sound, mise-en-scene, editing, and representation of groups. Students are asked to analyze a TV schedule to identify and categorize different drama genres. The document defines TV drama as a story presented dramatically that engages with current issues through believable characters or plots. It asks why we watch TV drama and what we can learn about society from studying representation in drama. Finally, students are assigned a creative task to develop an idea for a new TV program.
Introducing tv drama and representation for g322 ocr media studies
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This document discusses typical character types found in crime drama television shows. It outlines the main characters like the hero, heroine, anti-hero cop, officers of the law, victims, suspects, and criminals. It also discusses Vladimir Propp's character archetypes of the hero, villain, dispatcher, donor, and princess. The document provides examples of how these types apply to specific shows and asks students to consider statements about representation of gender in the genre. It assigns homework for students to research characters in a crime drama TV show of their choice.
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Sherlock is a modern adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes stories that is set in 21st century London, with Benedict Cumberbatch as the title character Sherlock Holmes who uses his brilliant powers of deduction to solve crimes alongside his partner Dr. John Watson, played by Martin Freeman. The document provides background information on the characters, settings, scheduling, and narrative structure of the Sherlock TV series.
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Sherlock is a modern adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes stories that is set in 21st century London, with Benedict Cumberbatch as the title character solving crimes alongside his partner Dr. John Watson, played by Martin Freeman. The document provides background information on the characters of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, as well as discussing the scheduling and viewing options for the show. It also references Todorov's narrative structure model and how it relates to the plot stages seen in crime dramas.
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Sherlock is a modern adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes stories that is set in 21st century London, with Benedict Cumberbatch as the title character Sherlock Holmes who uses his brilliant powers of deduction to solve crimes alongside his partner Dr. John Watson, played by Martin Freeman. The document provides background information on the characters, settings, scheduling, and narrative structure of the Sherlock TV series.
Proposal
The document proposes a film called "Enigma" that will be a crime/horror/drama hybrid targeting audiences who enjoy those genres. It will have an ambiguous title to generate curiosity and mystery. The narrative will follow conventions of those genres and drive the plot through disruptions to equilibrium until restored or unknown. Sound, editing, mise-en-scene, and promotion strategies are discussed to immerse viewers and advertise the film.
3. Who Watches Crime Dramas and Why?
TV crime dramas target specific audiences through demographic and psychographic profiles to satisfy uses and gratifications. Sub-genres like police procedurals and forensics shows use repetition of crime drama elements while adding variations to keep audiences engaged for diversion, information, identity exploration, and companionship. Hybrid genres blend crime drama with other genres like science fiction to satisfy additional uses through a mix of typical crime and atypical elements.
Evaluation notes
The document provides questions for each member of a group to answer about their media production project. The questions cover various topics such as how their project used or developed conventions from real media, how it represented social groups, what institutions might distribute it, who the target audience is, how they engaged their audience, what they learned about technologies, and what they learned from the preliminary task to the full project. Each group member must answer each question in a different format, such as a video extra, PowerPoint, or blog post with images, to provide visual and designed responses.
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- 2. Todorov’s Narrative Structure Stage 5: situation is resolved, Stage 2: Disruption (the crime) equilibrium is restored Stage 1: Equilibrium Stage 4: Character overcomes obstacles to repair disruption (solves crime) Watch an episode of a crime drama. Stage 3: Character Use your sheet to plot the narrative recognises the disruption (story) stages. EXT: What are the enigma codes and action codes in your episode.
- 3. TV Crime Dramas are very popular and attract a wide range of audiences Three key types of audiences are: Family/Mass/Mainstream Niche Educated/specialist 1 2 3
- 4. 4 key ways that Bulmer and Katz- audiences enjoy TV Uses and Gratifications Crime Dramas Escapism form own lives, exciting, Entertainment dangerous. Can make us feel better about our own lives-shock, fear, thrills Develop a close bond with characters Understand how they think/act. Relationships Complicated people that we learn about. Can also discuss with others Relate to characters, settings and situations. How would we feel, respond Identity in these situations-in the shoes of the detective solving the crime Learn about psychology, forensics and Information crime solving and also about the world around us.
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