tv drama lesson 1

Starter – What do you remember about the AS Media Studies Course?• How many units• Coursework?• The Exam?

AS Media Studies

Module Name and Number Content G321: Foundation Portf olio December – March 50% of AS Mark

Prelim task: The f ront cover and a contents page f or a student magazine Main task: The creation of f our pages f rom a new music magazine

G322: Key Media Concepts September – December section A March - J une section B 50% of AS Mark

A two hour exam, with two sections. Section A: Television Drama Section B: The Film I ndustry

G322

TV Drama and Representation

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Audience and Institutions: UK Film

The Key Points

TV DramaTV Drama

TV Drama and Representation

– Camera– Sound– Mise-en-scene– Editing

– Representation

And how they link to…

Representation“representations of individuals,

groups, events or places…”

• Gender • Age • Ethnicity • Sexuality • Class and Status • Physical ability/disability • Regional identity

Firstly...

• We are going to explore ‘what is a TV drama?’

Task: Analysis of TV schedule

1. Identify the TV dramas?2. Put the TV dramas into categories? (Crime,

soap..etc.3. What is a TV drama? Sum this up in one

sentence.

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.

What is a TV Drama

• We are going to watch an extra from Torchwood to help us answer this question in a bit more detail

Why do we watch Television Drama?

• What pleasures do spectators experience through watching TV drama? Think about your own response to the drama you watch

Cranford, BBC1

Dr Who, BBC1

Why do we study Television Drama?

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

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

Creative Task• Think of an idea for a new TV programme• Structure your ideas around the following:1. Genre, e.g. crime, hospital, teen drama….2. Plot / storyline of one episode3. Characters4. Settings• Also, consider:1. Audience – who are they?2. Which channel would it be broadcast on and why? For this

you might want to refer back to the TV guide for some ideas