How to analyze a TV DramaBy Taylor

Section AIn section you will be asked to watch a 4-5 minute piece of a TV drama. Then you will be asked to do a textual analysis on how it represents one of the following:

Gender

Age

Ethnicity

Sexuality

Class and Status

Physical ability/Disability

Regional Identity

You will construct this by using the following areas:

Camera shots, angle, movement and composition

Editing

Sound

Mise-en-scene

Camera shots

Types of shots Establishing shot: Where the scene will be Master shot: Shows the limit of the action Over the shoulder: Used during conversations

to show each characters reaction to each other. Close up: To focus the viewer on the characters

reaction. Extreme close up: Used to show an important

moment and highlights significance. Medium Close up: From the waist up and is

good with 2 to 3 people. Long shot: Used to show the whole character

AnglesTypes of angles High angle: When the camera is placed

high up and is looking down. Low angle: When the camera is placed

low down and is looking up. Canted angle: When the Camera is at an

angle.

Canted angle Low angle High angle

Movement Tracking shot: When the camera follows

an persons/objects movement Pan shot: When the camera goes from

left to right or right to left. Tilt shot: When the camera goes

vertically along the person or object.

EditingThis includes transition of image and sound which is either continuity or non-continuity.Types of cutting Shot/reverse shot: when the shot cuts to the view in the opposite

direction Eyeline match: This is part of continuity editing and is when we

see a character look in a certain direction the in the next shot it shows what they see.

Action match: This is when you see the character making the action and then is cut to a shot of the next logical action

Graphic match: Is when we cut to a shot showing an abject of a very similar shape in the same place on the screen.

Jump cut: When a few frames have been removed from a continuous action.

Crosscutting: A cut to a piece of action that is happening at the same time or a flashback.

Sound Types of sound Diegetic sound: sound that is part of the

story whether its on screen or off screen. Non-diegetic sound: sound that does not

happen naturally with the story Synchronous sound: sound that occurs

from what is on the screen. Asynchronous sound: sound that occurs

off the screen.

Mise-en-sceneMise-en-scene is anything you can learn about the slip form the followingProduction design Location Studio Set design Costume and make-up Properties

Lighting Color design