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Brief SummaryAn American TV drama set in the 1960’s

Its about a man named Don Draper who is the director of the creative department in an advertising agency.

The TV show outlines issues arising within the advertising agency

Conventions - SettingOne of the conventions is the setting:

The TV show is set mainly in an office in Manhattan

This makes the plot of the TV show more realistic

NarrativeThe narrative covers many areas

within the TV show

One of the issues is the division between men and women, where the men are seen more superior to women

Another narrative story is the main advertising plot where the company helps clients with coming up with ideas to make adverts

CharactersDue to the TV show being set in the

1960s, the women and black characters are discriminated against

Men are the more superior characters, even is the least superior man within the men is more superior to women.

There are a few ethnic minority characters

ThemesThe themes within the show is similar

to the narrative.

The producers try hard to keep the storyline as realistic as possible by using the conventions I mentioned before

Racial discrimination

Sexual discrimination

Male-dominated society

The business/advertising world

MusicThe music used in this TV show is mainly

official songs released in the 1960s, which adds on to the realism of this TV show

Camerawork

One of the main camerawork used in the TV show is panning. They mainly use this shot whilst a character is walking through the office

Another main shot is mid shots between the conversation of characters

Other shots include establishing shots of the Manhattan building they work in to show that they are professional and a rich, well respected company.