The document summarizes an episode of the TV crime drama CSI titled "Grave Danger Volume 1&2". It aired on Channel 5 on May 19, 2005. In the episode, one of the CSI team members, Nick Stokes, is kidnapped and buried alive in an underground glass box. The team receives a live video feed of Nick in the box and works to track down his location and rescue him before it's too late. The kidnapper demands a $1 million ransom. Though the team retrieves the money, the criminal ultimately blows himself up. The CSI team is able to find and rescue Nick in time.

1. TV Crime Drama Conventions
Name of Drama CSI Grave Danger Volume 1&2
Broadcaster –
Scheduling details
19th May 2005
Channel 5
Conventions -
Characters
Gil Grisson played by William Peterson
Catherine Willow played by Marg Helgenberger
Nick Stokes played by George Eads
Warrick Brown played by Gary Dourdan
Narrative
One of them team gets kidnapped, held hostage,
then buried alive in a glass box. CSI team gets a
USB stick with a live feed to the box so they can
see Nick. They attempt to rescue him. The
criminal asks for over 1 million dollars which the
team get, the criminal then blows himself up and
the money goes everywhere. The team eventually
find Nick and rescue him.
Mise-en-scene -
Locations
Sets
Lighting
Costume
Locations- Las Vegas
Underground- (the hostage box)
CSI lab- (to watch the live feed)
Car Park- (where he got kidnapped)
Plant Nursery- (where the box was found)
Shack/Warehouse- (where the criminal killed
himself)
Casino- (where they got the ransom money)
Lighting-
Nick in coffin was buried in the dark but had glow
sticks to light the box. The light in the box also
when on when the CSI team watched the live
stream. This would annoy Nick and upset him. It
could represent the bright light people talk about
that they see before they die.
Lighting everywhere was pretty dark because the
team were on a night shift. They used a lot of cars
and other lights to shine on the characters
showing their importance in the scene.
Costumes-
Lab coats/ Police uniforms
Black and brown casual clothing with bullet/stab
proof vests
Bomb vests
Suits

2. Sound –
Key dialogue
Sound effects
Music
In the scene with the ants, the sound was hectic
to represent how Nick would be feeling. The
general sound track was quite glum and
depressing to show the mood of worry and scare.
Police Sirens
When they rescue Nick the sound stops before the
bomb goes off to show tension in the scene.
Country music was played throughout to be
contrast the drama- added drama/comedy to some
scenes.
Theme tune
Car alarms
Dogs
Gun fire
Bombs
Audiences –
Who is the target
audience?
Male/Female
How might they react
differently?
Will it shape their views of
people, issues or events?
16+
Males more than females
Female- might feel sorry for the character in the
coffin
Male- excited by the danger
People might think working in CSI is a cool job to
have, however it might not be that busy or
dangerous in real life.
Industry –
Marketing & Promoting
Other platforms?
(DVD/online)
Quite popular as a DVD box set.
Quite often repeated on TV channels.
The episode was released on a single special
edition disc as was directed by Quentin Tarantino-fans
of his (but not CSI) may have bought just
this.