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 |
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