Intro to TV drama

TV Drama

• Thrilling/entertaining
• Escapism 
• Dramatisation of real life people and situations - teenagers, teachers, drug abuse, hospital life etc
• Eastenders- Teenagers
• Coronation Street- Older people - been around longer
• Relatable situations but exaggerated
• Distracts people from their own lives
• Reflects society
• Can sometimes make people become aware of other peoples situations
• All areas of society watch
• Represent the audience as themselves or something they want to be
• Enforces sense of identity 

Examples

• Soaps (eastenders)
• Sherlock
• Silent witness
• Walking Dead
• Greys anatomy
• Ripper Street
• Merlin
• Doctor Who

(any situation you can relate to)

Conventions of TV Drama's: 

• Storyline/Plot
• Antagonist 
• Protagonist 
• Variety of different genders/ages
• Different Ethnicities 
• Dramatic/climatic storyline
• Theme tune
• Exaggeration of society
• Resolution at the end
• Romance
• Range of characters - stereotypes
• Cliffhangers 
• between 30 to 60 mins
• Setting/location/region
• Themed
• Character Interaction