Section A: Textual Analysis and Representation

TV Drama Definition and Sub Genres

Examples of Drama conventions used in Eastenders

Creating a Fictional TV Drama.

Today we had to plan out ideas for a new teen drama, taking note of:

·         Themes/issues

·         Setting(s)

·         Mise-en-scene

·         Characters

·         Narrative

Below is a mind map displaying my group’s ideas.

Denotation and Connotation

Representation of Ethnicity in Drama

Movement

Pan - To move a camera so it follows a moving object or to create a panoramic effect e.g. a character walking from left to right  across the frame, the camera would move in a smooth transition to follow them

Tilt- Vertical movement of the camera angle, i.e. pointing the camera up and down (as opposed to moving the whole camera up and down)

Track- Like the dolly movment except it is often defined more specifically as movement which stays a constant distance from the action, especially side-to-side movement.

Dolly - The camera is mounted on a cart which travels along tracks for a very smooth movement

Crane- A crane can move up, down, left, right, swooping in on action or moving diagonally out of it. The camera operator and camera are counter-balanced by a heavy weight, and trust their safety to a skilled crane operator

Steadicam - A stabilizing camera mount for hand-held film or video so that the camera stays undisturbed even when going over rough terain

Hand-held- Where the camera is not stabalised so movement has a jerky and ragged effect.

Zoom -A change in the lens focal length with gives the illusion of moving the camera closer

Reverse zoom- A change in the lens focal length with gives the illusion of moving the camera further away

Composition

Framing- Composition refers to the layout of everything within a picture frame, when you "frame" a shot, you adjust the camera position and zoom lens until your shot has the desired composition

Rule of thirds- The rule of thirds states than an image is most pleasing when its subjects or regions are composed along imaginary lines which divide the image into thirds — both vertically and horizontally

Depth of field- Refers to the range of distances from the camera at which acceptably sharp focus can be obtained

Deep focus- A technique in which objects very near the camera as well as those far away are in focus at the same time

Shallow focus- The opposite of deep focus, where the depth of field is smaller keeping only one plane in sharp focus

Focus pull- This means adjusting the focus from one subject in the foreground to another in the background and vice versa.

14/03/13
Today I received my mock result from both sections of my Media AS level exam.
I was happy with my result of an A and know to improve even further, I need to use specific examples from the clip and improve on my handwriting.
By doing this hopefully I will stay at an A grade.

Regional identity from Kirst_

The Four Technical Areas in Drama

 

Disability in TV Dramas

 

 

 

 

Stereotypes in TV Drama