Tv Drama -Ms Coax

Examples Of TV Drama

• Homeland
• Revenge
• Eastenders
• Hollyoaks
• The Vampire Diaries
• Prime suspect
• Lost
• Prison Break
• Made in Chelsea
• New Tricks 
• Merlin 
• 90210
• 24

Examples of TV Drama and something else...

• New girl; Drama/Comedy
• The Vampire Diaries; Drama/Fantasy/Horror/Romance
• Prison Break; Drama/Action/Crime/Thriller
• 90210; Drama/Comedy/Romance
• Lost; Drama/Adventure/Mystery/Thriller/Sci-Fi

Looked at short extracts of... 

• Prison Break
• The Vampire Diaries
• Revenge

Similarities

-All 3 shows include heroes and villains. (All Human)

-All have the sub-genre of Crime. 

-Camera shots are similar as all are drama. E.g. Close ups, fast tracks, Long shots... 

-Background music before, during and after scenes is used in all 3 shows to create tension or any intended emotion within the audience. 

-A large amount of signifiers and iconography is used in all based on each genre/sub-genre. E.g. Prison break uses police officers, prison bars, guns... The Vampire Diaries  uses blood, weapons, Nature...