Coursework: Summer Project 2023

1) Research: TV crime drama extract analysis 

TV crime drama extract 1: Narrative and genre
How is the narrative and the crime drama genre communicated to the audience? 

TopBoy (opening scene)

The montage of the British convention ;chicken shop chip boxes ,council estate, graffiti on walls ,the road market/shops. It is made clear from the start that the show is based off drug dealing ,as it opens with 2 drug addicts begging for free drugs then a drug supplier coming to discuss prices.

TV crime drama extract 2: Mise-en-scene

peaky blinders (there is God and there are the peaky blinders)

What do you notice about the use of mise-en-scene to create meanings for the audience? Think CLAMPS.

Mise en scene of the costuming of Nuns and the man and woman dressed in old clothing gives the sense of the narrative being set back to old times. The cigarette being held in her hand in a church then later pulling out a knife gives a sense that her character is dominant and powerful.

The broken glasses of the Nun by the end of the scene shows the intensity and danger.

TV crime drama extract 3: Camerawork

Here you are looking for particular camera shots and movement. E.g. Are close-ups used to show the reaction of key characters to the audience? How are establishing shots used?

Power (tariq kills Ghost)

the movement of the shaking camera gives a sense of nervousness and unsettlement. The back to back close up and mid shots while they are arguing is used to show the facial expressions and emotion. Between these shots the camera is hand held. The quick tilt of the camera when the gun is pulled out gives the audience a feel that they are watching this in real life. Furthermore there is close up shot of the gun pointing directly at the camera building up fear.Then the close up of the facial expression whilst the gun is still out builds up the intensity The slow motion of him falling back whilst there is a long shot shows the audience what is happening. then after the slow motion the fast handheld camera being shaky gives a sense of panicking .

TV crime drama extract 4: Editing
Analyse pace, transitions, number of shots and juxtaposition e.g. eyeline matches. How is editing used to create meanings for the audience? 
Power(season 2 pin it on me)

The back to to back quick shots of there facial expressions builds the intensity while the gun is being pulled out. Then the eyeline match when tommy grabs ghosts face and the slower editing gives a sense of calmness being brought into the scene as they come to a realisation. There are then close up.

TV crime drama extract 5: Sound
Analyse both diegetic and non-diegetic sound in the extract - music, dialogue, voiceover, SFX, background or foley sound.

Killing eve (you should never tell a psychopath they are a psychopath) 

The scene starts off with non-diegetic background music whilst they are speaking. There is a moment of silence before the lady calls her out for lying and then there is a switch of music, from an emotion backing track to an intense sound which builds up the intensity of the scene. The music goes quiet at certain moments for a second to build up that intensity of the silence.

2) Planning: TV crime drama concept

TV crime drama concept

Our coursework brief requires us to create our own TV drama extract and TV listings magazine for an original crime drama. Plan the following for your video production:

Your new TV drama

Crime drama title: Money Motivated

Tagline: what far would you go for money?

Streaming platform (note brief – streaming service, 12+ audience): Netflix originals

Logline – one sentence that sums up the whole TV drama series and hooks people in (25 words or fewer): a intense Tv drama where Jordan finds himself in debt to the wrong people. will he find a way to pay them off or will he end up dead?

Other successful TV dramas that are similar to yours: Slumdog millionaire, catch me if you can , topboy (+summerhouse)

Narrative arc – what happens in the overall series: it starts off with a young 16/17 year old called jordan who owes a group of boys in the area a lot of money. the series shows jordan facing the trouble of getting himself out this mess.

Main protagonist – their motivation, conflicts etc.: jordan getting the money within a couple of days facing the struggle of answering to the gang that he owes money to

Other characters, their narrative role and their audience appeal: the group leader of the group- there is a deeper side of him shown in later episodes, where his life is explained and it explains why he is how he is. It gives the audience a different side of him shown where he is understood and sympathised.

Target audience for your TV crime drama (note brief – 12+, older youth and adult viewers): age, gender, social class, psychographic groups etc.

age 12-30

gender-any

social class-lower/middle

pyschographic groups-strikers and believers 

Your extract

When would your extract appear in the drama (e.g. season 1 opening scene, cliffhanger scene at end of season finale etc.): Its going to be a cliff-hanger.

Setting (note brief – at least two locations): bus travel/walking on roads/corner shops

What will happen in your extract (note brief – identifiable narrative features, crime genre codes and conventions etc.)

so the narrative features, a young boy name, Jordan and to make money and be caught at a young age without actually working hard, so he gets into drugs and doing stuff for a gang. In the extract, it will be seen that he gets on a bus then gets off at the shops and he even goes into the chicken shop or the corner shop and grab some food or snacks. Then he leaves the shop, and as he is walking down the road, he gets grabbed by a couple of guys and gets threatened as they want their money back ASAP. This will feature drum, as it is based upon a legal activity it gives a top boy type of sense and feeling. 

3) Statement of Intent

Introduction

my TV drama, "money motivated" will appear on Netflix as a Netflix original. So my three minute extract will appear at the end of the episode. Once we've gotten to know the characters a bit more, and will be left as a cliffhanger onto episode two. The narrative is based on the main character, Jordan struggling to pay off a gang who he owes money to, the series shows the struggles that he's gonna go through.

 

media language 

I will be meeting the brief by first of all, making my video three minutes long. It will be set at a couple of different locations one on the bus where he gets on, then following down the road to the corner shop, and then back onto the main road that he just came from where he faces his trouble. They will be non-diegetic music playing while he is walking and then after he gets confronted. There will be ranges of camera movements including long shots as he is walking

,mid shots and close ups especially while he is getting confronted as it shows the facial expression.

In the front covers of the show it will have money on there and the two main characters on there,  the mise en scene of them wearing trackies and be in a typical low class area. This a developing crime drama. there are cultural codes as there is a British culture of the gangs and young people being in troubled situations.

 

Media Representations

it reinforces the stereotypical ideology of young people being in gangs and causing trouble. This is seen through the scene where he gets pressured and threatens by the gang. The idea that young people are dangerous is seen.  Gauntlets theory of masculinity is being shown here, as the young boys all seem to act tough from a young age, this is because they believe as men, they need to be violent strong and dominant.

 

media audience 

 the audience is aimed for young teens to teach them lessons about gangs, and how dangerous it really is. this is for the believers. In the series, it aims to build so the audience build a personal relationship with the characters this is because the characters would be seen in a different way to what they come across, whether or didn't have a chance of understanding why they are the way that they are. There could also be a sense of personal identity. This could be because the audience have grown up in a position where they understand the characters whether they've been in a gang or have seen it on the street he would give them a sense of personal identity.

 

Media Industries and digital convergence

The show would be streamed on Netflix as it is a Netflix original. The magazine the Sun would publish it. As he's working with Netflix, it is a major conglomerate.

 4) Ignite presentation

my ignite presentation:

Presentation media