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- 1. Starter – What do you remember about the AS Media Studies Course? How many units Coursework? The Exam?
- 3. G322 TV Drama and Representation and Audience and Institutions: UK Film The Key Points
- 4. TV Drama
- 5. TV Drama and Representation Camera Sound Mise-en-scene Editing Representation And how they link to…
- 6. Representation “ representations of individuals, groups, events or places…” • Gender • Age • Ethnicity • Sexuality • Class and Status • Physical ability/disability • Regional identity
- 7. Firstly... We are going to explore ‘what is a TV drama?’
- 8. Task: Analysis of TV schedule 1. Identify the TV dramas? 2. Put the TV dramas into categories? (Crime, soap..etc. 3. What is a TV drama? Sum this up in one sentence.
- 9. A Definition: A story that is presented in a dramatic way and explores a range of genres, from soap opera to science-fiction to costume drama. A piece of film that engages with the issues of the day in an accessible fashion, i.e. through believable characters, through fantastic locations or plots.
- 10. What is a TV Drama We are going to watch an extra from Torchwood to help us answer this question in a bit more detail
- 11. Why do we watch Television Drama? What pleasures do spectators experience through watching TV drama? Think about your own response to the drama you watch Cranford , BBC1 Dr Who , BBC1
- 12. Why do we study Television Drama? What can we learn about society as a whole, and ourselves, from studying representation in TV drama? TV drama is a reflection of society, a shared experience, a perpetuation of ideology
- 13. Creative Task Think of an idea for a new TV programme Structure your ideas around the following: Genre, e.g. crime, hospital, teen drama…. Plot / storyline of one episode Characters Settings Also, consider: Audience – who are they? Which channel would it be broadcast on and why? For this you might want to refer back to the TV guide for some ideas