TV Crime Drama Exam Introduction

C To able to define TV Crime DramaB To able to identify the three sub-genres of TV Crime DramaA To be able to analyse the conventions TV Crime Drama

Brief Release Date: 14th MayExam Date 14th June

DefinitelyDefinitely

Definitely Definitely NotNot

MaybeMaybe

EXT: In your book make a list of what EXT: In your book make a list of what elements helped you make your decisionelements helped you make your decision

What is TV Crime Drama?

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EXAM DATE: 14th June Unit 1: Assessment Objectives

• Media Knowledge and Understanding AO1

• Research, Planning and Presentation AO3

• Production and Evaluation AO4

What is TV Crime Drama?27/02/12

EXAM DATE: 14th June Unit 1: Key Concepts

• Media Language

• Institutions

• Audience

• Representation

What is TV Crime Drama? What is TV Crime Drama? GenreGenre

DramaDrama

HospitalHospitalTV CrimeTV CrimeSoap Soap OperasOperas

Individual Individual DetectiveDetective

ProceduraProcedurall

DramasDramas

Crime Crime Solving Solving

ProfessionalProfessionalss

HistoricalHistorical

Within these genres there are sub-genres

TV Crime Drama - Crime fighters

ComedyComedyFactualFactual

AO1 & AO3

Individual Individual DetectiveDetective

ProceduralProceduralDramasDramas

Crime Crime Solving Solving

ProfessionalProfessionalss

Sometimes not a member of Sometimes not a member of the police forcethe police force

The police force itselfThe police force itself

Other crime solving Other crime solving professionals - professionals - forensic forensic

scientistsscientists, , psychologistspsychologists

I.D.

P.D.

C.S.P.

What is TV Crime Drama? What is TV Crime Drama? Sub-GenresSub-Genres

AO1 & AO3

What is TV Crime Drama?

DiscussDiscuss

What Sub-Genres do your What Sub-Genres do your examples fit into?examples fit into?

EXT:EXT: What clues do you get What clues do you get from the DVD covers?from the DVD covers?

I.D. P.D. C.S.P.AO1 & AO3

What is TV Crime Drama?

Title Sub-Genre Characters SettingMise-en-scene

(costumes, props)

Sound (music & sound

effects)

Sherlock

The Bill

Silent Witness (3:20 - 6:14)

Textual Analysis

AO1 & AO3

So, What is TV Crime Drama?•C To able to define TV Crime Drama•B To able to identify the three sub-genres of TV Crime Drama•A To be able to analyse the conventions TV Crime Drama

Write a paragraph defining TV Crime DramaWrite a paragraph defining TV Crime Drama

D Grade- TV Crime Drama is...D Grade- TV Crime Drama is...

C Grade- The different sub-genres of TV C Grade- The different sub-genres of TV Crime Drama include...Crime Drama include...

B Grade- Some examples of these sub-B Grade- Some examples of these sub-genres are...genres are...

A Grade- A Grade- Give detailed conventions of each sub-Give detailed conventions of each sub-genre using your grid.genre using your grid.

AO1 & AO3

Using the template create a character for a TV Crime Drama

Swap your character with a partner and underneath answer the following

questions:

1) Who is the ‘stock’ character type.2) How have they represented them?

Consider the following statements about characters in TV Crime drama

Crime drama still portrays a very masculine culture in the police force

TV Crime Drama presents us with unfair representations of gender

Crime drama shows women playing powerful and intelligent characters

Leading detectives in television crime drama are mostly white and male

Using your DVD covers, notes on

character from the screening and

sketches which do you agree with and

why?

Characters and Representation

Homework:

Over the next few weeks you will

Need to research your own case study TV Crime Drama

to discuss in the exam:

By next week you must hand in the first two slides

of your case study

What is TV Crime Drama?

AO1 & AO3