This document provides information about analyzing representations in TV drama through various film techniques, including camera shots, sound, mise-en-scène, and editing. It explains key camera shots like establishing shots, close-ups, and panning shots. It defines different types of sound used in film like diegetic, non-diegetic, synchronous, and asynchronous sound. Mise-en-scène and editing are also mentioned as areas of analysis but not described. The overall purpose is to have students watch and analyze a TV drama clip to discuss how it constructs representations of identity categories like age, ethnicity, gender, class, ability and more.

2. Section A
By using the following
area:
• Camera Shots,
Angle, Movement
and Composition
• Sound
• Mise-en-Scène
• Editing
Section one will have you watch a 4 – 5 minute
piece of TV drama. You will be asked then to
complete a textual analysis of it to discuss how it
constructs a representation of one of these
• Age
• Ethnicity
• Sexuality
• Class and status
• Physical ability/disability
• Regional identity

3. Camera Shots, Angle,
Movement and Composition
• Establishing Shot - shows viewer where the scene is set.
• Master Shot - the limit of action
• Over the Shoulder Shot - happens when there is conversation, often followed by another
one
• Close Up - more about the character and their reaction
• Extreme Close Ups - highlights something of a big significance
• Medium Close Ups - Chest up
• Medium Shot - Waist up
• Long Shot - Head to Toe
• Pan Shot- Horizontal shot camera moves from left
to right.
• Tilt Shot- Vertical shot camera moves bottom to
top.
• Tracking Shot- Follows/ tracks movement of
something
• High Angle- Camera facing down
• Low Angle- Camera facing up
• Countered Angle- Camera at an angle

4. Sound
• Diegetic Sound: is any sound that naturally
occurs in the story. Weather on screen or
not. e.g seagulls
• Non-diegetic Sound: is sound that isn't
natural sound in the story. e.g mood music,
sound effects
• Synchronous Sound: is sound that occurs
on the screen
• Asynchronous Sound: is sound that occurs
off the screen
There are 4 different types of sound: Diegetic sound, Non-diegetic
sound, Synchronous sounds and Asynchronous sound.

5. Mise-en-Scène

6. Editing