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How to analyze a TV drama
Tina Hartnell
Section AFor section one you watch a five minute clip of a TV drama. You will then write a textual analysis of it discussing how it represents the following…• Gender • Age• Ethnicity• Sexuality• Class and status• Physical ability/disability• Regional identityBy using the following areas…
Camera shots
• Establishing shot (extreme long shot) - Establishes where you want your viewer to be (location)
• Master shot - show the limit of action (If its in a room you will see that first)
• Over the shoulder shot - (shot, reverse shot) conversation your not supposed to notice how its done.
• Close ups - (usually follow the over the shoulder shot) more about the characters reaction less about the location. From the face up.
• Extreme close ups - highlight an action of big significance or an emotional reaction.
• Medium close up - from the chest up.
• Medium shot - from the waist up.
• Long shot - whole person. Medium long shot.
Camera Movement• Tracking shot – The camera follows the object as it
moves.
• Pan shot – A sweeping shot from either left to right or right to left.
• Tilt shot – A sweeping shot from top to bottom or bottom to top.
• Crane
• Steadicam
• Handheld
• Zoom
• Reverse zoom
Camera angle
• High angle
• Low angle
• Canted angle
Composition
• Framing
• Rule of thirds
• Depth of field – deep and shallow focus
• Focus pulls
Editing• Transition of image and sound – continuity
and non-continuity • Cutting: shot/reverse shot
• Eyeline match• Graphic match• Action match• Jump cut• Crosscutting• Parallel editing• Cut away; insert
• Other transitions, dissolve, fade in/out, wipe, superimposition, long take, short take, slow motion, ellipsis and expansion if time, post-production, visual effects.
Sound• Diegetic and non-diegetic sound
• Syncronous/asyncronous
• Sound effects• Sound motif• Sound bridge• Dialogue• Voice over• Mode of address/ direct address• Sound mixing• Sound perspective
• Sound track• Score• Incidental music• Themes and stings• Ambient sound