Drama originated in ancient Greece in the 5th century BC with early performances. It developed as a way to dramatize ancient religious rituals. The first drama film was produced in 1908. Popular drama films are produced by major film companies like 20th Century Fox, Universal Studios, and Paramount Pictures. Awards given for drama include the Primetime Emmy for outstanding drama series, Drama Desk Award, and the Oscars. Key features of drama include themes, plots involving characters, dialogue, music, and costumes used to convey impressions.

1. GENRE
RESEARCH
DRAMA

2. WHERE DID THE GENRE
‘DRAMA’ ORIGINATE
FROM?
The word drama itself is Greek, based on the word for "to do”. The
earliest known performances were in ancient Greece, going back to at
least the 5th century BC. Most people have some tradition of public
performance, but the theatre is a Greek invention. Some historians
think it developed as a way of dramatizing ancient religious rituals.
The first drama film to be ever made was ‘Romance of a Jewess’ which
came out in 1908. This was an American silent short drama film written
and directed by D. W. Griffith.

3. MAIN FILM COMPANIES /
DIRECTORS / ACTORS IN
IT
ACTORS
• Ray Llotta
• Robert De
Niro
• Joe Pesci
• Gregory Peck
• Mary Bedham
• Philip Alford
• Tom Hanks
• Barry Pepper
• Adam
Goldberg
COMPANIES
• Ecossefilms
• Shedproductions
• 20th Century Fox
• Metro-Goldwyn-
Mayer
• United Artists
Entertainment,
LLC
• Orion Pictures
Corportation
• Universal Studios
• Paramount
Pictures

4. AWARDS THEY GIVE
OUT
 Primetime emmy award for outstanding drama series
 Drama desk award
 The oscars
There are not a massive range of different awards for the genre
drama in film, they are mostly for TV soaps and other TV
programmes.

5. KEY FEATURES
 Theme – Central theme of the film, programme or play.
 Plot – Events occurring in the film which refers to the theme.
 Characters – The characters that form a part of the story are interwoven with
the plot of the drama.
 Dialogue – e.g. when the characters are having a conversation.
 Music – Often used in serious or quiet times during the film so there is no
silence.
 Costumes – What costume a characters wearing imposes what impression
you have of them.