Summary Of Research- Drama

Analysis of the Codes and Conventions of Drama and Conventional Narratives.

From looking at the short films that my group posted I have been able to summarise the codes and conventions of our chosen genre which is Drama. 

When it comes to Drama it is a very difficult genre to establish codes and conventions for. A film that is based around drama will have specific focuses around it in order to keep the audience entertained.  The focus remains on the development of a character and how that character goes through everyday struggles and grievances that the audience may have experienced or understand. They show the characters development through many things such as the narrative, dialogue, camera shots, language and dialect. These developments are also based around themes such as Love, Loneliness, death, conflict,Isolation, historic and Crime. The most common convention is the stereotypical character that is dysfunctional and rarely sees any happiest for a long duration of time. Much focus is spent on the character rather than the general effects or special effects that may be seen in other films. There are specific codes of the camera that we associate with realist drama on television. These codes have become the norm and although in some cases they are incredibly unreal, they are what an audience expects, and without them there is the chance they won’t accept what they see.

 An example of a Drama film is Notorious, which is based on a the theme revolving around conflict,love and crime. The film shows the upcoming of who we know to today as Notorious B.I.G. and his downfall. This film like many others ends at a point where it it is not considered to be a equilibrium but ends at a stand still. This film can directly link to Drama because it focuses on a central character that goes through day to day experiences and how that affects him. Through his appearance and how his personality is portrayed can determine the narrative and the encounters in relation to problems he will face.

Drama engages with the audience in relation to experiences and realistic on goings that happen everyday.