1. TV Dramas and the Exam
Lesson Outcomes
To understand what I will be
tested on in the exam
2. Textual Analysis – Filmic
Elements
Camera Shots, Angles and Composition
Editing
Sound
Mise en Scene
3. Textual Analysis – Filmic
Elements
Camera Shots, Angle, Movement and Composition
Shots: establishing shot, master shot, close-up, mid-
shot, long shot, wide shot, two-shot, aerial shot, point of
view shot, over the shoulder shot, and variations of
these.
Angle: high angle, low angle, canted angle.
Movement: pan, tilt, track, dolly, crane, steadicam,
hand-held, zoom, reverse zoom.
Composition: framing, rule of thirds, depth of field –
deep and shallow focus, focus pulls.
4. Textual Analysis – Filmic
Elements
Editing
Includes transition of image and sound – continuity and
non-continuity systems.
Cutting: shot/reverse shot, eyeline match, graphic
match, action match, jump cut (cutting between two
shots of the same subject from slightly different angles)
crosscutting, parallel editing, cutaway; insert.
Other transitions, dissolve, fade-in, fade-out, wipe,
superimposition, long take, short take, slow motion,
ellipsis (cutting shots not necessary to the narrative) and
expansion of time, post-production, visual effects.
5. Textual Analysis – Filmic
Elements
Sound
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.
Soundtrack: score, incidental music, themes and stings,
ambient sound.
Mise-en-Scène
Production design: location, studio, set design, costume
and make-up, properties.
Lighting; colour design
6. Representation
The focus of this unit will be on the topic of
representation. What does this word mean in
Media Studies?
Media texts are presentations of people, places,
time etc but they are constructed for a specific a
target audience.
Seven Key Representation.
15. Exam Format
You will be shown an ‘unseen’ extract from a TV Drama
The extract will be about five - seven mins long. You
will be shown it four times.
You will be expected to ‘close read’ the extract - break
it down according to: the use of camera shots, angles,
movement and composition; Mise-en-Scene; Editing and
Sound and link these filmic elements how meaning is
created for the audience.
The Question will be worth 50 marks
16. A Definition:
How would you define Television Drama
A story that is presented in a dramatic way
and explores a range of genres, from soap
opera to science-fiction to costume drama.
A piece of film that engages with the
issues of the day in an accessible fashion,
i.e. through believable characters, through
fantastic locations or plots.
17. What TV Dramas do we know
Write down the names of as many TV Dramas
that you can think of.
Share your list with your partner.
Look at the list provided – which of these have
you seen, which ones do you think should be
added to the list?
Can you group them according to genre?
Working with another group come up with
your Top Ten (you will share them with the
class)
18. What do TV Dramas have in
common
Think about your Top Ten list.
What do they have in common – think
about characters, narratives, sets and
settings, camerawork, use of dialogue,
sound and music.
Come up with ten ‘rules’ that TV Dramas
have to stick to.
19. Do these TV Dramas follow the
rules?
Doctor Who
The Bleak House
Spooks
Clips are included on
the blog below this ppt
Do you need to modify
your rules?
If time sort out into piles of ones they already know and ones that they don’t – have a wee look at how they have sorted them.
Do Think Pair Share for what does representation mean.
Try to get them to define the keywords and make a note of them.
Look at the list of top 50 Television Dramas of all time – highlight ones you have seen, add more. In groups come up with a top ten list. Then try to define the genre.
Dr Who – Series two ‘Tooth and Claw’ (meeting Queen Victoria and up to where we see the servants locked up with the monster
The Bleak House – fourth clip in TV Drama Clips Bank folder
Spooks – Clip in the TV Drama Clips Bank folder