Paper 2: Drama

Shot Types




Sound Terminology

Non-Diegetic

Title Music: The theme tune of the programe usually at the start of the program.

Incidental Music: Orchestral music used to create suspense and atmosphere.

Sound Motifs: Sound, when played, reminds the audience of a certain character.

Sound Effects: Effects used to inhance the sound of a certain scene.

Voice Over: Used to give the viewer an insight to the character speaking.

Diegetic

Synchronous Sound: Sounds that match what you are seeing.

Sound Effects: Effects used to enhance the sound of a certain scene.

Dialogue: Characters speaking on screen.

Ambient Sound: Natural sound you would hear in any certain scene.

Mise-En-Scene

Mise-En-Scene is the arrangement of props, costume, scenery and characters.

Mise-En-Scene

Everything on stage

Set design

Props

Costumes

Lighting

Cast

Hair and Makeup

Age

Gender

Body language

Common conventions

Costume

Before being caught there is a lot of casual outfits usually darker colours and after is the jumpsuits and more prison type clothes.

Tracksuit

Masks

Hoodies

Police uniform

White overalls

Props

Guns, knives, evidence, money, handcuffs These are some of the more common props for the crime genre

Lighting and Settings

Darker lighting is more common in the crime drama to seem more mysterious and to help build tension.  Especially in a prison, police station, crime scene or morgue the brightest part would be the courtroom.

Continuity editing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1sHcmA9Gas&index=2&t=0s&list=PLbW9zpW4FJeeHiEd5lbMfD2pDc2I_BMnd

Eyeline Match

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYnpqCx8O_Y&list=PLbW9zpW4FJeeHiEd5lbMfD2pDc2I_BMnd&index=2

Parallel editing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c0B5lzBa0A&list=PLbW9zpW4FJeeHiEd5lbMfD2pDc2I_BMnd&index=3

Graphic Match

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJePYUpOBHM&list=PLbW9zpW4FJeeHiEd5lbMfD2pDc2I_BMnd&index=4