TV DramaTV Drama

A Definition: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.

Why do we watch Television Why do we watch Television Drama?Drama?

What pleasures do spectators experience through What pleasures do spectators experience through watching TV drama?watching TV drama?

Think about your own response as you watch:Think about your own response as you watch:

Shameless, Channel 4Shameless, Channel 4

Downton Abbey, ITV1Downton Abbey, ITV1

Audience PleasuresAudience Pleasures Downton Abbey Downton Abbey – Diversion / Informative / – Diversion / Informative /

Learn about past / Sense of Nostalgia / On-Learn about past / Sense of Nostalgia / On-going relationships/ narrative, emotional going relationships/ narrative, emotional involvement.involvement.

ShamelessShameless – Contemporary themes/ – Contemporary themes/ Excitement / comedy/ identification/ empathy/ Excitement / comedy/ identification/ empathy/ relief (‘I’m not as bad as them!’) Relationships relief (‘I’m not as bad as them!’) Relationships between characters / On going narrativebetween characters / On going narrative

EMOTIONS explored...EMOTIONS explored...INVEST in characters...INVEST in characters...

Why do we study Television Why do we study Television Drama?Drama?

What can we learn about society as a What can we learn about society as a whole, and ourselves, from studying whole, and ourselves, from studying representation in TV drama?representation in TV drama?

TV drama is a reflection of society, a shared experience, a perpetuation of ideology

Construction Construction andand

RepresentationRepresentation

SexualitySexuality

SkinsSkins, C4, C4

GenderGender

The BillThe Bill, ITV1, ITV1

EthnicityEthnicity

The Bill, The Bill, ITV1ITV1

Social ClassSocial ClassShamelessShameless C4 C4

What is representation?What is representation?In pairs, write a newspaper In pairs, write a newspaper

headline for this imageheadline for this image

A Reflection of Reality or A Reflection of Reality or Exaggerated?Exaggerated?

A Marketable ProductA Marketable Product

Influence on Society?Influence on Society?

Skins case study Skins case study http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPYGJv553g0

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-449819/What-REALLY-happened-Myspace-party-hell.html

AnalysisAnalysis

Mise-en-sceneMise-en-scene

CameraworkCamerawork

EditingEditing

SoundSound

Key Skill RequirementKey Skill Requirement Become an expert on how short drama Become an expert on how short drama

sequences employ a variety of sequences employ a variety of technical and technical and symbolic elementssymbolic elements at a at a micro level micro level to create to create representations at the representations at the macro levelmacro level

CharactersCharacters

NarrativeNarrative

GenreGenre