media teen drama

1. Teen Drama

2. • Teen Drama is a sub-genre of Drama, they can
be linked into other dramas as well. For
example, horrors, thrillers and sitcoms.
• Teen Dramas were first introduced in the early
1990’s as television shows. These shows were
based around problems and situations teens
face. For example, school life, relationships,
friendships, alcohol and drugs etc.

3. Characters
• Each character in a teen drama have similarities
and differences. This is because being a teenager
is when you start discovering who you are and
how you choose to represent yourself.
• Usually teenagers struggle with trying to fit in
with different social groups. These usually
consist of the ‘sporty teens’ and ‘’jocks’, ‘the
popular teens’, ‘the emos’ , ‘socially awkward
teens’ etc.

4. Iconography
• There are a few visual elements that can be
recognisable within the genre Such as, the school
building, alcohol, parties, books, latest fashion
and technology. Usually they would have posters
of iconic celebrities and musicians, representing
the characters interests.
• For iconic audio elements, the sound of the
school bell going off, house and indie music, chart
music, ringtones, and dialogue.

5. Style
• In teen dramas, the common camera shots are medium
to close ups for when the character is talking. And a
extreme long shot is used to set the scene or show a
group of friends The lighting is usually natural lighting,
and usually ambient lighting. Expressive lighting is used
to create a dark and intense mood. (We would use this
in our film)
• They usually only use straight cuts to keep the
continuity of the film going. With sound they would
use diegetic sounds that came from the shot it is rare
that they would use Foley sounds. The soundtrack is
usually pop music and house music as this is what
teenagers listen to.