TV Crime Drama Conventions

Name of Drama CSI grave danger volume 1&2

Broadcaster –

Scheduling details

19th may 2005

Conventions -

Characters

Gil grisson played by William Peterson Catharine

willow played by Marg Helgenberger mick stokes

played by George Eads Warwick brown played by

Gary Dourdan

Narrative

One of the team gets kidnapped and gets buried

in a glass box. CSI get a USB stick with a live

feed of nick in the box. They attempt to rescue

him with a small fee the criminals ask for millions

of dollars which the team, the criminal then

commits suicide kills himself and also the

valuated money. The team then eventually find

nick using allot of skills and police forensics

Mise-en-scene -

Locations

Sets

Lighting

Costume

Underground - this is where nick was buried in the

box.

Police headquarters - where most of the evidence

and information is used to find nick.

Shack - where he blew himself up.

Car park - nick was taken here.

Casino - got the money from here.

Lighting - light was used for nick in the coffin (

glow sticks and also the main light projecting

him)

They also used a lot of other lighting with the

diggers like when they were getting him out of the

coffin.

Costumes – lab coats, bullet proof vest, semtex,

casual clothing

Sound –

Key dialogue

Sound effects

Music

Police sirens

General soundtrack

Themetune

Audiences –

Who is the target

audience?

Male/Female

How might they react

differently?

Will it shape their views of

people, issues or events?

Above 12 more male may laugh at some scene

and females may feel sorry for the man in the box

Industry –

Marketing & Promoting

Other platforms?

(DVD/online)

Popular on TV shown quite often