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What makes a serial tv drama
Broadcast in seasons/ has seperate episodes/ Stroy arc (continuing story-line)/ single storyline in each episodes
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What are conventions of a serial drama
Seasons(1-8)/ episodes(3-12)/ story arc(continue narrative)/ broadcast weekly,same day, same time/ duration 60 min.
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what are expected to cover in this exam
Media language/ Representation/ audience/ institution
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sub genre teen
The focus is on the teen "characters" lives and problems that they feal with daily
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sub genre crime
The focus on here will be solving a crime, usually a murder or a cold case.It may involve organisation such as the police but could include private investigators or anyone involved into solving a crime
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Sub genre SC-fi
This type of drama will focus on things that are futuristic, such as modern technology and space travel among other things
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How can we tell what subgenre a serial drama is
Mise en scene
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what does mis-en-scene include
Settings/props/costumes/body language/ lighting
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what can setting tell you
The time period e.g set in space Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic
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what can props tell you
high tec computers, futuristic guns e.g Most sci-fi films have props such as weapons and technologically advanced equipment The hero usually wears generic clothing
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Flash use of props
high tec computers,/futuristic weapons and technologically advanced equipment The hero usually wears generic clothing. the villain wears some form of armor• • Super heroes dress to look appealing e.g. attractive strong. • Villains dress to look evii
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flash use of body language
flash physical actions/movements are incredibly powerful compared to humans
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how daredvil keeps you intreted
A mystery or enigma at the start - a puzzle or mystery And why?/ Lots of suspense – will they catch the killer in time? A red herring – will they arrest the wrong person; do the clues poin
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What does ability does sond have on a person
help to Manipulateaudience reaction e.g create a modd and to signal an event that is about to happen
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3 elements to the sound techniques used in serial drama
Dialougue/sound effect/ music
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what are the two types of sound
Diegetic and non diegetic
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What is digetic sound
naturual sound of what is happening in theserial tv drama - if we see a fire burning we will hear it .
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what does diegetic sound help to create
a realistic atmosphere
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What is non digetic sound
This is additional sound, such as sound effects placed in the post-production stage. Sounds such as these help to confirm the content of the drama. For example, we may hear the siren of a police car – help to create tension
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what is voice over
Sometimes there may be a narrator who gives an overview of the narrative.
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what is Direct address
A character may directly address the audience, which again helps us understand the narrative, but this technique of breaking the fourth wall is quite uncommon and experimental.
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what is Dialougue
This refers to the human voice which is talking, and allows us to follow the narrative.
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what does a serial tv drama music tell
Every serial TV drama will have its own theme music, which is a cue to tell the audience that the show is about to start. The style of the soundtrack may link to the genre of the drama.
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Incidental Music
Incidental music is a technique that is used to add emotion to enhance audience understanding. It may not be very loud and significant to the audience e.g car chase the music will acellerate or a character scene like darth vader
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What is a narrative?
A narrative is the formal name for a story.
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what is a linear structure
This structure supposes that there will always be a start, a middle and an end.  However, this is not always the case with respect to a serial TV drama, as there may be a story arc which continues through one or more episodes.
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what is a Non-linear structure
This structure means that there is no continuity in time.  If this applies, then the story may start with the ending, perhaps using a flashback technique and we experience the story of how the ending happened.
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what is a Closed structure
The storyline has an ending and is resolved.  This is the case if an episode has a self-contained storyline
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what is a Multi-stranded structure
In some serial TV dramas there is the opportunity to tell multiple stories, and this is often the case where the series focuses on different lives.
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stage 1
The equlibrium- everything is normal
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stage 2
The disruption- something happens that sidrupts the normality
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stage 3
The recognition - there is a realisationthat something has happenedand that it needs to be put right
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stage 4
The repair- steps are put in place to put things rigt what has gone wrong
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stage 5
The restoration- everything returns to normal
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What is levi-strauss theory of binary oppositon
that we undertand the world through a system
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what binary opposition fits dardevil, and flash
hero vs villian and good vs evil
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sub genre teen

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