This document provides instructions for analyzing a TV drama clip through a close examination of camera work, editing, sound, and mise-en-scene. Students are asked to watch a 4-5 minute clip and conduct a textual analysis considering gender, age, ethnicity, sexuality, class, ability, and regional identity. They then analyze the camera shots, angles, movement, and composition, as well as editing techniques, use of diegetic and non-diegetic sounds, and elements of mise-en-scene like setting and costumes. The document defines various camera shots, angles, transitions, and sound elements to examine in the clip.

1. How to analyze a Tv drama.
Sophie Bennett.

2. Section A.
For section one you will be asked to watch 4-5 minute clip of a Tv drama.
Then you will need to complete a textual analysis for the the following below:
- Gender
- Age
- Ethnicity
- Sexuality
- Class and status
- Physical ability/disability
- Regional identity
After this you will use the following areas:
• Camera shots, angles, movement and composition
• Editing
• Sound
• Mise-en-scene

3. Camera shots, angle, movement and
composition.
Shots
• Establishing shot: shows where the scene will be set.
• Master shot: shows the limit of the action.
• Close up: concentrates on one character, makes the reader learn more about this specific character.
• Extreme close up: shows a important moment that all the other shots have been leading you to.
• Long shot: shows the whole character or characters from head to toe. Also used to show the
scenery/background.
• Shot reverse shot: used to keep the conversation flowing, goes from one character to another to see
their reaction.
• Pan shot: The camera moved from left to right/right to left.
• Tilt shot: when the camera moved vertically along an object or a person.

4. Camera shots, angles, movement and
composition.
Angles
• high angle: when the camera is looking down.
• Low angle: when the camera is looking up.
• Canted angle: when the camera’s not square, its on a angle.

5. Editing.
Examples of editing
Includes transition of image and sound – continuity and non-continuity.
Cutting:
• shot/reverse shot,
• eye line match,
• graphic match,
• action match,
• jump cut, crosscutting,
• parallel editing,
• cutaway; insert.
Transitions:
• dissolve,
• fade-in, fade-out,
• wipe,
• superimposition,
• long take, short take,
• slow motion,
• ellipsis and expansion of time.

6. Sounds.
Sounds used in a clip
• Diegetic and non-diegetic sound
• synchronous/asynchronous sound,
• sound effects,
• sound motif,
• sound bridge,
• dialogue,
• voiceover,
• mode of address/direct address,
• sound mixing,
• sound perspective.

7. Mise-en scene.