Genre


                          Genres    



          Crime dramas and sub Genres



Sub-Genre -within the overall genre of television and crime drama there will be groups of shows that share similar conventions, for example detective-led dramas. These are sub genres

Genre variation- differences of genre and how media language illustrates this. How much a film subverts or conforms the conventions and stereotypes of a genre  

Genera repetition- repeating codes and conforms to the genre

Hybridity-  is a genre in fiction that blends themes and elements from two or more different genres i.e rom-com

Intersexuality- the process of creating references to any kind of media text via another media text   

 

Crime- Cuffs

Horror- sinister

Romantic-

Comedy- Grimsby

Action-

War- Hacksaw ridge  

Drama-

Document-



Television crime drama is a sub-genre of the television drama and usually focuses on the committing and solving if crimes



The defining features of the genre are characters, setting and narrative



Genre conventions in TV crime dramas



Settings

City/urban environment

Police station

Abandoned buildings

field 

Costume

Coats

Police uniform

Suit

Dark clothing

All white clothing



Sound/ lighting

Dark

Shadows

Sets pace



Cameare/Editing

Establishing shot of setting/Scene of crime

Shot Reverse Shot- conversation

Fast pace editing

Extreme close up in moments of tension


Character

Victim

Suspect

Detective

Villain

Side kick

Hero

Princess



Narrative Events
  1. Crime occours 
  • Suspects questioned

  • Froensics

  • Police station

  • Villain captured

  • Clues revealed

  • Resolution= Crime(s) solved

  • Hero(detective/policeman) goes on quest to find the villain/solve the crime


Infographics 

Villain/body
hero/police



Codes
  • Enigma codes- hidden messages to entice the audience 

  • Red herring- odd one out 

  • Main character tends to have an inexperienced sidekick

  • Cliffhanger at the end of the episode if not resolved

  • A chase (Usually a car)



Character

  • Character teamwork and pleasure in success

  • Protagonist tends to have major personality defect

Comments

  1. JCoSS Media Dept20 December 2017 at 03:41

    These are really important codes and conventions of the crime drama genre! You've written them all down, well done.

    The spacing in here is quite confusing, so please look through this and make it look neater/easier to revise from!
    Adding in some images will also help.

    ReplyDelete

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