Conventions of drama genre

Mise-en-scene

Dull Lighting (Portrays gritty & bleak nature).

Typical Props: Alcohol, Drugs, Guns, Knives, Mobile Phones.

The color of the film will be natural and authentic.

Editing

Usually has a strong sense of continuity.It should avoid dynamic cuts

that do not flow naturally.

Costumes: Gritty dramas: worn out, torn, dirty. Period drama: old-fashioned clothing. Teen drama: hoodies, tracksuits, trainers.

Typically narrative driven; the plot is the focal point.

The characters must be realistic and believable.

The viewer is likely to have felt these emotions, and so it is easier for them to engage. 

The ending of the drama film is usually happy or resolved in some way. E.g. a period drama:

old, historical places, houses, and palaces.

Lighting should be emulated to look as natural as possible.

E.g. a teen drama: streets, ghettos, flats/estates, and

Cinematography Dependable on the mood of the sequence.

Used to maintain the realistic environment.Deep depth of field.

Handheld camera movements are used to evoke anxiety or stress.

Setting

Always used to maintain the realism.