1. TV Crime Drama Conventions
Name of Drama Sherlock Holmes
Broadcaster –
Scheduling details BBC 9:00pm Sunday weekly
Conventions -
Characters
Sherlock
Watson
Mrs Hudson
Sherlocks brother
Narrative Meet new flat mate
Solves serial murders with him
Mise-en-scene -
Locations
Sets
Lighting
Costume
In London, Dark lighting, Flashing lights, shows
text on screen, typical Sherlock costume
Magnifying glass
Sound –
Key dialogue
Sound effects
Music
Theme tune starts when it gets intense and when
the text messages show throughout the
programme. The is a lot of eyrie music to show
confusion or build up when something big is about
to happen.
Audiences –
Who is the target
audience?
Male/Female
How might they react
differently?
Will it shape their views of
people, issues or events?
Family
Both male and female
Children may find it more scary and jumpy also
they may not be able to keep up with the story
line as the plot is quite confusing.
This may confuse people into thinking there is
people like Sherlock however most may
understand that he is not real.
Industry –
Marketing & Promoting
Other platforms?
(DVD/online)
BBC Sunday night
Trailer
Interviews
Adverts on TV came on a lot for the build-up on
the programme and throughout as the programme
was showing.