Crime drama originated in the 1940s-1950s during the era of film noir. It evolved from popular crime fiction in newspapers and magazines in the late 19th century. Crime drama and mystery remained popular genres in the mid-20th century as seen with the success of films like Chinatown. Common narratives involve a detective or group like the Criminal Minds characters solving a mystery by unveiling clues throughout an investigation. The genre typically depicts a battle between good and evil or law and crime, with the criminals ultimately caught by the end.

1. C R I M E D R A M A
Genre research

2. History of the genre crime drama
 Crime drama had originally come
around to early 1940’s to late 1950’s
when film noir was really popular.
 The evolution of the print mass media
in the United Kingdom and the United
States in the latter half of the 19th
century was crucial in popularising
crime fiction and related genres e.g.
mystery. Function of popular fiction
in society, providing a mass-produced
medium.
Popularity of the genre:
Crime drama also drama
and mystery were really
popular in mid 1900’s
crime drama films like
china town had a lot of
views.

3. Narratives that link to crime drama
 Criminal minds:
In most crime dramas we have one lead character which is the detective or we
have a lead group e.g. Criminal minds the narrative would usually start with the
ending and through out the show we see the mystery unveils with the group or
individual detective. The binary opposition is usually based around good vs.
Evil or law vs. Crime. In the end they usually always find the criminal and for
special episodes e.g. They would make a twist and take longer to find the
criminal which will then carry onto the next series.

4. Character types linked to the genre
The main character which is
the detective would have the
representations of being
lonely and no one in their
life and this one case that
they are solving would
change everything.
The genre is come so this
detective would be very
intelligent and smart and
would be able to solve this
case however they could be
challenged and faced with
tasks where they then reveal
their flaws.
Detective:
The supporting characters:
The supporting characters could be a
group or just a side kick to the
detective each supporting character
would have a their own unique
characteristics. E.g. The smart
intellectual one.

5. Camera shots and sound in crime drama genre
This low angle shot of the detective
shows authority and power. Also he
is male which shows he is more
dominant a stereotypical role of a
detective we often see the male play
the lead role.
Sound:
In crime drama during film noir it was more mystery so there was more
emphasis on sound in the scene where they catch the criminal, however the in
new crime drama we have more action when catching the criminal and it is fast
paced sound.