•Mise-En-Scene

•Typical Props

•Typical Characters

•Typical Settings

•Typical Costumes

•Film Examples

•Typical Actors/Actresses

•Promotional Package Conventions

•Institutional Details-Budget, Films Etc

Dull Lighting (Portrays gritty and bleak nature) Close ups of characters Low Angle and High angle shots- to portray

strength and weakness amongst characters. Clear shots and angles show different groups

within the cast (Teen Drama)These bullet points above show what the mise-en-scene is typically during Drama/Teen Drama films. For example in Kidulthood (a good example for the type of film we are researching) the weaker girl is shown by a high angle looking down on her and the bully is shown with a low angle to portray the strength and power of the bully. Also the lighting in Drama/Teen Drama’s are important as it show’s the gritty side of Drama/Teen Drama which is vital to our project.

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These props mentioned are typical to the type of gritty drama/Teen Drama we are aiming for as in many films such as Elephant and Kidulthood, these props can be seen clearly in the film. We will take these props in consideration and will use some of these props in our project.

Focus on the one character, whether it be Male or Female- e.g: Trevor (Kidulthood) Sam (Adulthood) Lester (American Beauty) Love Interest- e.g: Alisa (Kidulthood) Angela (American Beauty) Lexi (Adulthood) Villain- e.g.: Sam (Kidulthood) Jay/Sam (Adulthood) Frank ( American Beauty)

This characters are crucial to a Drama/Teen Drama as they help to create the tension and atmosphere of the film due to the circumstances they are facing. As well as the characters above, another typical character seen in Drama/Teen Dramas is the friend that the main character confides in. For our project we will try to incorporate these characters into the trailer as well as adding other characters.

Teen Drama: Close knit locations E.G. Council Estates, Flats, Ghetto’s, School Streets of neighborhood. Gritty Drama: Run Down Houses, Flats, Estates Workplace For the type of Drama/Teen Drama that our

group are going to portray, these locations/settings are the type that is vital to our drama as we are going for a gritty look.

Gritty Drama’s: Worn out, torn, dirty hand me down clothing.

Period Drama: Old fashioned clothing e.g. Dress’s, suits, Military uniform’s, depending on ear e.g. Atonement is in the 1930’s during the second world war.

Teen Drama: Hoodies, Tracksuits, Caps, bandana’s, Chains, trainers, t-shirts. School Uniform’s

Adulthood Kidulthood Elephant Paranoid Park American Beauty Requiem for a Dream Quadrophenia

These films are the type of Drama/Teen Drama that we are trying hoping to create as each of them focus’s in particular on one character and how different circumstances affect them and how they deal with the gritty, bleak side of life.

Noel Clarke (1) Kevin Spacey (2) Gabe Nevins (3) Tom Hanks (4) Alex Frost (5) Sean Penn (6) Ellen Burstyn (7) Kate Winslet (8) Red Madrell (9)

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These Actors/Actresses are all known for being in Drama/Teen Drama films. While some are much more recognisable such as Tom Hanks, Sean Penn, Kate Winslet and Kevin Spacey, there are also quite unknown Actors/Actresses such as Gabe Nevins, Noel Clarke, Red Madrell, Alex Frost and Ellen Burstyn. In many of these Actors/Actresses films, they are narrating the film and the film focus’s on them are how they react to gritty and bleak circumstances.

Source: Slide share-Drama Presentation