Conventions= unwritten rules of audience expectations e.g. good vs. evil
Conventions of TV Dramas
· Parallel narratives
· Realistic locations
· Shot reverse shot
· Realistic narratives
TV dramas all need the following ingredients –
· Characters
· Stories (not always happy endings!)
· Stories told against familiar back drops e.g. homes, polices stations and offices (for crime dramas) hospitals (for medical dramas) – Most of this is created in a studio
· Camerawork – sequences involving establishing shots followed by a mid-shot of characters, shot reverse shot to show character interaction and particularly close up to show character emotion
· Dialogue is used to tell stories, occasionally monologues are brought in for example in voice overs to tell the story and this is mainly used to recap
· Music is used to punctuate the action to create effects such as suspense and tension and underline emotional moments
· Subgenres tend to have items which make them immediately identifiable eg police cars for crime drama.
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