Sherlock Genre Conventions
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- Created on: 04-06-14 17:39
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- TV: Sherlock - Genre
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- Detectives/ Police Men
- Laboratory (DNA) - test tubes/ microscope
- Crime scene - Police tap and sirens - pills (weapon), magnifying glass (detectives), forensics and dead body.
- Clues given throughout (black cabs) - although we don't figure out who until the end
- History of Sherlock - Drug addict (drugs bust at Sherlock's) Nicotine patches - smoked a pip before
- Phone - technology - me-phone tracked in London
- Character Types
- Sherlock
- Strong, confident, wears a long coat, clever and extremely knowledgable
- Brilliant detective, excited about his work, over-confident detective
- "Consulting detective" - Only one in the world - he created the job
- Calls himself a high functioning socio-path
- John Watson
- Ex-solider (flashback to war - nightmare
- Broken man, struggling to live in London, dressed more casual
- Wants danger in life - Sherlock said "I said danger and here you are"
- DCI Lestrade
- Needs Sherlock to solve the difficult murders
- Calls Sherlock child like
- Supports sherlock when he needs to think
- Jennifer Wilson
- Smart, she left a clue so the killer would be found
- Dressed in pink, serial adulter
- Sherlock
- Themes
- Solve a murder
- Quest for Watson to find himself - self discovery
- Quest to catch a killer
- Killer working among us
- Style
- See Sherlock thoughts on screen while he works - crime scene and chase around London (maps)
- Banter/Humour
- Use of graphics - text messages shown on screen
- Low key lighting, dark, lonely , mysterious, closed frame - windows with bars, desaturated colour palette
- London - modern, not dirty but gritty
- Visual aids to Sherlock's thoughs - Traditional/modern contrast
- Sherlock on the right of frame - most important
- Settings
- Battlefield - war scene (memory)
- London - London eye/city center and tube station -underground
- Apartment 221 B Baker St. (messy, dirty and over crowded)
- Crime scene - old building, not well looked after
- Park - Park bench - London, big Ben
- Lourestion Gardens - where suitcase was found
- Laboratory - chemicals (test tubes)
- Typical Situations
- Murder (or suicide) - death - 4 possible suicides
- Conflict between police and experts (sherlock)
- Police conference (press) - Graphics on screen
- Bond between Sherlock and Watson - bromance
- Chase around London - climbing over roof tops
- Solving a crime
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