TV: Revenge - Genre (Teen Drama
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- Created on: 04-06-14 19:26
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- TV: Revenge - Genre (Teen Drama
- Themes
- Coming of age (teen in prison, out an adult
- Quest of self-discovery
- Money, power and status
- Quest for revenge
- Romance - Declan and Charlotte
- Betrayal - Lydia's affair with Conrad
- Survival of the fittest - Lydia and Victoria
- 'The is not a story of forgiveness' - Quest to elimate
- Quest for Justice - clear her father's name
- Iconography
- Exclusive boat party - champagne - alcohol (martini) expensive
- Extravagant house - Grayson Manour
- Infinity Symbol - double - outside the beach house and tattoo on Emily's wrist - re-occurring theme
- Men dressed in suits (expensive( - wealth/class - women in cocktail dresses eg Victoria in bodycon dress
- Boat - Jack's boat - 'The Amanda'
- Charity Auction - Van Gough painting for auction - wealth
- American Flag - patriotic - recognized by audience
- Jewelry and big brand names
- Sunglasses - hide behind the mask
- Secrets, expensive and fast cars (Porsche) and money
- Typical Situations
- Heartbreak - cheating/affair
- Teenage romance - Declan and Charlotte
- Social scandals - affairs, troubled youths - charrlotte
- Housewives meeting
- Parties - Emily and Daniels engagement - red/white theme (fire and ice) - danger and innocence
- Rich neighbors - boat parties
- Blackmail - gossiping and bitching
- 'New girl in town' - mysterious
- Dramatic death - murder
- Conflict between mother and daughter - 'happy families'
- Setting
- Hamptons - Suburban America
- Beach - elaborate beautiful setting
- Boat party - extravagant and expensive
- Grayson Manor: Daniel arrives in sports car
- Stowaway - warm colours, rough - old building - Porters live upstairs
- Victoria's balcony - Queen in her dark tower - watches Emily
- Beach at night - Charlotte and Declan skinny dipping
- Grayson Manor - Deceiving corridors and stairways and archways - can spy on each other
- Stock Characters
- Emily
- Innocent - wearing a white dress
- Has a new identity - come back to Hamptons
- Outsider - had a troubled past
- Daniel
- Mummy's boy / Periodical son
- Weak man - manipulated by Emily and Victoria
- Victoria
- Queen - looking down over her kingdom
- Controlling and scheming always keeps a controlled face
- Jack
- Shared a young love with Amanda
- Poor, nice, honest and genuine man
- Charlotte
- Naive and superficial teen
- Ashley
- Manipulated by Emily - gained her trust
- Social Ladder climber
- David
- Typical perfect father - only wanted best for his daughter
- Nolan
- Rich - the inside man
- Stands out from the crowd
- Emily
- Style
- Non-linear - 5 months ealier and flashbacks to childhood
- CGI - green screen - fake sets
- Low angle shot - looking up at Victoria - Queen
- Voice over - from Emily - makes us feel sympathy towards Emily
- Shot reverse shot - conversation and shwoing emotion
- Fire and Ice themes - conflicting personalities
- High Key lighting - glossy and looks expensive
- Themes
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