An introduction to TV drama
1) What is serial television drama? Write your own definition.
A plot that carries on in the upcoming episode with each episode giving a mystery for the upcoming episode
2) List five of the TV dramas discussed in the history of the genre on page 1 of the factsheet. How has the genre evolved over time?
-Eastenders
-Casualty
-Holby City
-Doctors
Crime- Power
Medical- 13 Reasons Why
Sci-fi/Fantasy- Stranger Things
Family- The Simpsons
Teen- Riverdale
The setting sets the mood of the play and distinguishes what the episodes are about. For example in the TV drama doctor who, it is set in areas portraying science-fiction which emphasises the plot in order to gain the audience to make them feel as if it was happening
5) How do TV dramas typically use character? What audience pleasures can be linked to character in TV drama? (Hint: Uses & Gratifications theory!)
Characters are exposed in the TV drama for a very long time in order for the audience to gain a personal relationship. This therefore gains revenue as more people will be interested. This is true as Blumler and Katz says from their Uses and gratifications theory that the more exposed you are to a particular type of media, the more influenced you get.
6) What is a multi-strand narrative? Give an example of a TV drama that features a multi-strand narrative.
An example is power where a multi-strand narrative is 2 or more isolated groups of characters
7) What is a cold opening?
Is when the TV drama jumps straight into the action in order for the audience to be instantly grabbed in and is shown before the credits so people do not skip the content
8) How can Todorov's theory of equilibrium be applied to TV drama serials?
Todorov brings about a theory that talks about the equilibrium, dis-equilibrium and new-equilibrium of a TV drama. An equilibrium is a state of peace and harmony. Dis-equilibrium is when the peace and harmony has been interrupted by and issue being occurred. And the new-equilibrium is where the peace and harmony has been restored by a hero.
9) What is the typical form for TV dramas and how are the programmes typically distributed to an audience?
TV dramas are usually easily accessible where is targeted at a wide audience from young teenagers to older working class people and the they display characters for a long time so the audience can create a personal relationship so people can carry on watching the TV drama.
10) How have subscription channels (such as HBO) and streaming services (such as Netflix and Amazon Prime) changed the form and content of TV dramas?
Subscription channels have changed the form and content of TV dramas as it allows audiences to watch programmes whenever they want, where as on TV it's scheduled and not everyone may be free at that time. Also subscription services provide a wider range of content across the world.
Setting: Set in NYC, in apartments, factories and where there are a range of diverse nightclubs and drug use being mainly used in the streets there as well as in clubs.
Character: Follows and tracks the main lives of the two drug dealers, James St Patric (Ghost) and Tommy Egan, who both distribute the drugs as well as with their personal experiences with relationships and family.
Narrative: Weekly episodes on the issues and problems encountered when drug dealing and that it isn't easy at all, many sacrifices have to be made for the necessity's needed. Also follows the relationship issues with family and show's how much much influence can be put on the younger generations.
Form: Distributor: Netflix & Star
Running time: 45-50 minutes
12) How might the TV drama genre evolve in future?
As television moves away from smaller scaled content with domestic audiences and with rising numbers of international contents, the only way smaller TV dramas to survive is by increasing its promotion and producing with a distributor that already receives a large scale of audiences.
A plot that carries on in the upcoming episode with each episode giving a mystery for the upcoming episode
2) List five of the TV dramas discussed in the history of the genre on page 1 of the factsheet. How has the genre evolved over time?
-Eastenders
-Casualty
-Holby City
-Doctors
-Doctor Who
Actors were employed from theatre companies and used to rehearse and learn lines for a new play on a weekly basis. In addition to this, early studio dramas were also filmed live as they were filmed in the evening, after a weeks rehearsal. Now television drama has a set narrative structure, delivering narrative cliff hangers and resolutions at the end of the episode to allow the audience to generate enigma codes and result in them wanting to watch the next episode. In addition to this, all television is shot on film and made like one with quality equipment and production whereas in the past it was black and white.
3) List the sub-genres of TV drama featured in the factsheet. Come up with your own example of an existing TV dramas to fit each category.Crime- Power
Medical- 13 Reasons Why
Sci-fi/Fantasy- Stranger Things
Family- The Simpsons
Teen- Riverdale
The setting sets the mood of the play and distinguishes what the episodes are about. For example in the TV drama doctor who, it is set in areas portraying science-fiction which emphasises the plot in order to gain the audience to make them feel as if it was happening
5) How do TV dramas typically use character? What audience pleasures can be linked to character in TV drama? (Hint: Uses & Gratifications theory!)
Characters are exposed in the TV drama for a very long time in order for the audience to gain a personal relationship. This therefore gains revenue as more people will be interested. This is true as Blumler and Katz says from their Uses and gratifications theory that the more exposed you are to a particular type of media, the more influenced you get.
6) What is a multi-strand narrative? Give an example of a TV drama that features a multi-strand narrative.
An example is power where a multi-strand narrative is 2 or more isolated groups of characters
7) What is a cold opening?
Is when the TV drama jumps straight into the action in order for the audience to be instantly grabbed in and is shown before the credits so people do not skip the content
8) How can Todorov's theory of equilibrium be applied to TV drama serials?
Todorov brings about a theory that talks about the equilibrium, dis-equilibrium and new-equilibrium of a TV drama. An equilibrium is a state of peace and harmony. Dis-equilibrium is when the peace and harmony has been interrupted by and issue being occurred. And the new-equilibrium is where the peace and harmony has been restored by a hero.
9) What is the typical form for TV dramas and how are the programmes typically distributed to an audience?
TV dramas are usually easily accessible where is targeted at a wide audience from young teenagers to older working class people and the they display characters for a long time so the audience can create a personal relationship so people can carry on watching the TV drama.
10) How have subscription channels (such as HBO) and streaming services (such as Netflix and Amazon Prime) changed the form and content of TV dramas?
Subscription channels have changed the form and content of TV dramas as it allows audiences to watch programmes whenever they want, where as on TV it's scheduled and not everyone may be free at that time. Also subscription services provide a wider range of content across the world.
Setting: Set in NYC, in apartments, factories and where there are a range of diverse nightclubs and drug use being mainly used in the streets there as well as in clubs.
Character: Follows and tracks the main lives of the two drug dealers, James St Patric (Ghost) and Tommy Egan, who both distribute the drugs as well as with their personal experiences with relationships and family.
Narrative: Weekly episodes on the issues and problems encountered when drug dealing and that it isn't easy at all, many sacrifices have to be made for the necessity's needed. Also follows the relationship issues with family and show's how much much influence can be put on the younger generations.
Form: Distributor: Netflix & Star
Running time: 45-50 minutes
12) How might the TV drama genre evolve in future?
As television moves away from smaller scaled content with domestic audiences and with rising numbers of international contents, the only way smaller TV dramas to survive is by increasing its promotion and producing with a distributor that already receives a large scale of audiences.
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