The Vampire DiariesAlexa Reynolds

PurposeThe Vampire Diaries is a supernatural TV series with the purpose to entertain and to promote the vampire franchise. It makes the audience feel attached to characters and their situations throughout the episodes. The series makes you feel on edge the whole time given the situations that arise during each episode and there never seems to be a lapse in drama. The Vampire Diaries is like an emotional rollercoaster.

Form & Style

The length of an episode of The Vampire Diaries can vary between 40 and 45 minutes long. The mood of each episode changes and it keeps you on edge with the changes. The theme is supernatural/horror and romantic drama mixed together.

Content

The key action in The Vampire Diaries is how supernatural beings are living alongside humans and drastically changing and endangering their lives. Key Characters: Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev), Stefan Salvator (Paul Wesley), Damon Salvator (Ian Somerhalder), Caroline Forbes (Candice King), Bonnie Bennett (Kat Graham), Jeremy Gilbert (Steven R. McQueen), Tyler Lockwood (Michael Trevino), Alaric Saltzman (Matt Davis), Klaus Mikaelson (Joseph Morgan) and Enzo (Michael Malarkey). Set in small town Mystic Falls.Multiple shots are used during The Vampire Diaries because it requires so many different shots to really get the feeling that you are there with them.The Soundtrack is a lot of different music layered under the scenes. For example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DovSYz3da0&list=PL8C923C46C9E9476C

MeaningThe Vampire Diaries makes us question what we would do for our friends and those we love, how much we would be willing to go through for them and how to survive. It makes you think if we could do what they do or if we would pack up and leave. The series shows a lot about how a persons ‘Humanity’ can change them and their actions towards others and the situations they are put through.

Genre

The Vampire Diaries falls into four genre’s: Supernatural Drama, Horror, Fantasy, Romance.

The age rating for The Vampire Diaries is 15+.The show is aimed at mature teens and up, mostly aimed at girls because of the content, the actors used and the story line would be more appealing to girls than boys/men.

Target Audience

FrequencyThe Vampire Diaries is on once a week at around 11pm. For new viewers there are box sets or the episodes online to catch up. To understand the series you would need to watch all the episodes from every series in order for it to make sense to the viewer. The detail is very important and some episodes in the future refer back to episodes in the past series’.

Production ProcessIdea

The Vampire Diaries is an American supernatural drama television series developed by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, based on the popular book series of the same name written by L. J. Smith.

DevelopmentThe series premiered on The CW on September 10, 2009.

The pilot episode attracted the largest audience for The CW of any series premiere since the network began in 2006.[1] The first season averaged 3.60 million viewers, and following seasons have maintained an audience of over 2 million viewers.[2] It remains the most-watched series on the network. The series initially received mixed reviews, but critics agreed as the first season progressed that the show improved. Subsequent seasons have premiered to more positive critical reception. The show has received numerous award nominations, winning four People's Choice Award and many Teen Choice Awards.

Pre ProductionThe main three cast members are Nina Dobrev who plays the character Elena Gilbert, Paul Wesley who plays Stefan Salvatore, and Ian Somerhalder who portrays Damon Salvatore.Crew-

Locations-

Executive producersLeslie MorgensteinBob LevyKevin WilliamsonJulie Plec

Atlanta, GeorgiaCovington, GeorgiaChicago, Illinois

Production

Locations shot for the series-Atlanta, GeorgiaCovington, GeorgiaChicago, Illinois

Post Production

The Executive producers for The Vampire Diaries were: Leslie MorgensteinBob LevyKevin WilliamsonJulie PlecAnd the Editors for the series were:Lance AndersonTyler CookNathan Easterling

DistributionThe Distributer is Warner Bros. Television DistributionThe Original release date was September 10, 2009 – present

Original network The CW