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TV DramaTV Drama
A Definition:A Definition: A story that is presented in a dramatic way
and explores a range of genres, from soap opera to science-fiction to costume drama.
A piece of film that engages with the issues of the day in an accessible fashion, i.e. through believable characters, through fantastic locations or plots.
Why do we watch Television Why do we watch Television Drama?Drama?
What pleasures do spectators experience through What pleasures do spectators experience through watching TV drama?watching TV drama?
Think about your own response as you watch:Think about your own response as you watch:
Shameless, Channel 4Shameless, Channel 4
Downton Abbey, ITV1Downton Abbey, ITV1
Audience PleasuresAudience Pleasures Downton Abbey Downton Abbey – Diversion / Informative / – Diversion / Informative /
Learn about past / Sense of Nostalgia / On-Learn about past / Sense of Nostalgia / On-going relationships/ narrative, emotional going relationships/ narrative, emotional involvement.involvement.
ShamelessShameless – Contemporary themes/ – Contemporary themes/ Excitement / comedy/ identification/ empathy/ Excitement / comedy/ identification/ empathy/ relief (‘I’m not as bad as them!’) Relationships relief (‘I’m not as bad as them!’) Relationships between characters / On going narrativebetween characters / On going narrative
EMOTIONS explored...EMOTIONS explored...INVEST in characters...INVEST in characters...
Why do we study Television Why do we study Television Drama?Drama?
What can we learn about society as a What can we learn about society as a whole, and ourselves, from studying whole, and ourselves, from studying representation in TV drama?representation in TV drama?
TV drama is a reflection of society, a shared experience, a perpetuation of ideology
Construction Construction andand
RepresentationRepresentation
SexualitySexuality
SkinsSkins, C4, C4
GenderGender
The BillThe Bill, ITV1, ITV1
EthnicityEthnicity
The Bill, The Bill, ITV1ITV1
Social ClassSocial ClassShamelessShameless C4 C4
What is representation?What is representation?In pairs, write a newspaper In pairs, write a newspaper
headline for this imageheadline for this image
A Reflection of Reality or A Reflection of Reality or Exaggerated?Exaggerated?
A Marketable ProductA Marketable Product
Influence on Society?Influence on Society?
Skins case study Skins case study http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPYGJv553g0
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-449819/What-REALLY-happened-Myspace-party-hell.html
AnalysisAnalysis
Mise-en-sceneMise-en-scene
CameraworkCamerawork
EditingEditing
SoundSound
Key Skill RequirementKey Skill Requirement Become an expert on how short drama Become an expert on how short drama
sequences employ a variety of sequences employ a variety of technical and technical and symbolic elementssymbolic elements at a at a micro level micro level to create to create representations at the representations at the macro levelmacro level
CharactersCharacters
NarrativeNarrative
GenreGenre