Crime drama conventions

      CRIME TV GENRE CONVENTIONS

Genre Convention	Stereotypical (Repetition)
Characters see presentation below for more information	e..g Detective – Maverick  Bad tempered Chief Psychological expert Villain etc.
Locations/Settings	e.g Police station City – more people = more crime Interrogation Room Criminal dwellings Crime scenes Morgue
Iconography (objects/props/ clothing etc)	e.g Suits Lab coat (forensics) Police uniform Police badge Police cars Police tape Technology  e.g survellience,recording Weapons
Narrative Structure	Began with a crime Search for evidence Crime solved
Technical and Audio Codes (camera shots/angles/ editing/filter/ sound effects/ dialogue/ sound track etc)	Fast paced editing for chases Close-up to medium shots of characters when interrogating (intense camera shots) Low and high angles used to show status Police siren Police jargon – technical dialogue  Sound track to match pace or emotion of scene At times there is no sound and left in silence

Applying  Neale's genre conventions to stock characters

LIFE ON MARS : KEY RESOURCES

Series 1 episode 1   FULL EPISODE



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70s cop shows    INFORMATION

TELEVISION : EXAM QUESTIONS

1. (a) To what extent can the set episode of Life On Mars be seen as postmodern? [15]


     (b) Television production takes place within an economic context. Discuss the influence of         
          economic factors on The Bridge. [15]





1. According to Claude Lévi-Strauss, texts convey their meanings through a system of binary oppositions.
Evaluate this structuralist theory. Refer to the set episodes of Life on Mars and The Bridge in your response.
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Other  possible questions :

To what extent can Neale’s Genre Theory be applied to the set episode of Life on Mars ?


Explain the strategies that producers of public service broadcasting television programmes use to
attract their target audiences. Refer to the set in your response set episode of Life on Mars.



How far are representations in the set episode of Life on Mars and The Bridge stereotypical? Explore at least four three different sequences in your answer

To what extent is television crime drama dependent on enigma codes in narrative? Refer to the set
episode of Life on Mars and The Bridge  in your response.

THE BRIDGE : KEY RESOURCES

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SERIES 3 EPISODE 1  LINK TO FULL EPISODE



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