TV Drama

Exam Tips

1st Viewing - NO NOTES

2nd Viewing - Camera, Mise En Scene

3rd Viewing - Editing + Sound

4th Viewing - Representation - 

• Class
• Age
• Gender
• Ethnicity 
• Sexuality 
• Regionalism 
• Disability

Sound - 

• Music 
• Contrapuntal
• Diegetic
• Off Screen / On Screen 
• Voiceover
• Emotion
• Dialogue 

Camera - 

• Frame
• Angle
• Movement 

Mise En Scene - 

• Costume
• Lighting
• Actors
• Makeup
• Props
• Setting

Editing - 

• Transition - Mostly straight cuts
• Order of Narrative / Simultaneous events
• Pace - Length of Shots
• Special Effects