Homework

CSI NY
Editing: The editing used here in this clip shows that this clip is highly produced quality. You can tell that they have spent money hat they have for the little editing techniques that make it stand out to different crime dramas. the specific editing technique is when it zooms in extra so tou can see the inside of the body and the damage caused in the body. the fade outs ued as well to show that there may be a possible time gap that's been skipped and it shows the audience that the pathologist is gathering all the evidence or weapon used to kill the person.

M.E.S: The Mise-en-scene of this particular clip is shown by the dead body, the blood and the glass. they have been used because it signifies that a murder has happened and relates to it being a crime drama. The characters used in this particular clip are the pathologists. They are looking at the body and discovering how the person was killed and did the murderer leave any clues.

The costume used in this clip was the clean white lab coat which suggests that they are in a forensics lab and are deconstructing the body to find clues into how it happened.

The facial expressions are not really used because they deal with dead bodies and are used to now finding bodies so they hardly have any facial expressions but they do sympathise for their family and friends.

The props used in this clip are the torch, tong, white gloves and the forensic kit. this all signifies that they belong to crime dramas because you wouldn't see a forensic kit in an everyday soap drama. the forensic kit consists of items you would use to do your job.

The setting of the clip consists of the location of the murder which looked like a church and the second location was a lab. The lab is a setting which you will always see in a crime drama because most of the drama is filmed in the lab.

The Shield

Editing: The editing used in this clip is that there was a fade to black which could represent that time has gone passed. This is one of the editing techniques used in a crime drama because when they are doing the forensic work they normally fade to black to cut down the time and see the end result.

M.E.S: The mise-en-scene for this particular clip is;

The costume for ViC Mackey is his outdoor thug look. This represents a lone rogue. Shows him to be tough but in another way submissive. He's submissive when it involves his family.

The facial expressions from Vic Mackey when he gets shot is all his nerves are visible and you can tell that he is wondering whether he may have a fatal injury or not.

The setting in this crime drama is based in a warehouse which shows that there's a dodgy deal taking place and Vic Mackey is first on scene.

Crime Dramas

Crime fiction is the genre of fiction that deals with crimes, their detection, criminals and there motives. It is normaly distinguised from mainstream fiction and other genres such as sfi-fi or historical fiction. it has several sub-genres, including detective fiction, legal thriller, courtroom drama and hard-boiled fiction.

Audience Appeal of Crime Drama?

• The storyline/the murder is the same/confused the main character
• Mysterious characters
• Car chases/chasing criminals
• The forensic investigation
• The location/indicates the crime level
• Escapism - not something we see in everyday life
• "Who dunnit?" (Intelligence)
• Solving puzzles
• Suspence
• Violence (visceral)
• Insight of police officers
• Identify with situations

Psychographics

Definition: Criteria for segmenting(categories) consumers.

Beliefs Attitudes Buying Motives

Personality Values Lifesyle

Extent of product usage

The 4c's

Cross-Cultural Consumer Characteristics

Mainstreamers

Make up 40% of the popluation. they like security, and belonging to a group.

Succeeders

People who have already got satus and control

Aspirers

Want status and the esteem of others. like status symbols, designer lables etc. Live off credit and cash

Reformers

Define themselves by their self esteem and self fufilment

Cinematography

What can the camera do?

Different angle shots, shots (long, medium), birds eye view, zoom in/out, white balence, rotate, move.

Shot Types

XCU (Exteme close up) MCU (Mid close up)

U (Close up) MLS (Mid long shot)

MS (Mid shot) LS (Long shot)

2s (Two-shot) OTSS (Over the shoulder shot)

Every crime drama consists of a MONTAGE. A montage is a collection of images that are combined with music which allows us to make meaning of what is going on withou any narrative.

AQT- American Quality Television

AQT consists of nine components. These components are;

• Contains 'Signiture Style' - Means that it is recognisable e.g the theme tune for Eastenders
• Ensemble Cast- No one main character
• Lack of narrative closure
• Handheld camera- makes it feel 'really fast'
• Highly cinematic- Some crime dramas look like that they could be made for the big screen
• Location shooting- LA, NYC
• High production values- Can see that they spent alot of money
• Proliferation of UK TV- Come over to the UK
• Overlapping dialogue- 'Real', fast, energy

The Narrative Theory

A chain of events in a cause-effect relationships

Story

Explicity presented events and info

Plot

Credits and other added non diegetic material