Films that are of the genre ‘drama’ usually tackle very serious issues which portray realistic characters, settings and situations; this is verisimilitude which is the appearance or semblance of truth. More often than not dramas do not focus on special-effects, comedy, or action. The drama genre tends to deal with ‘of the time’ issues for example racism, drugs, religion, politics and illness etc. Through time the conventions of drama have altered in many different ways. These conventions are the setting, plot and characters. The main factor which has been a dominant force during the changes of conventions has been the society. The society present during the time in which a play was written had a direct influence on the plot and characters. This is because drama is defined as a representation of life. There are elements of drama in many films and drama has a lot of sub-genres such as romantic drama, period drama and crime drama. Voyeurism is also an aspect of drama as audiences like to engage in other people’s life to gain pleasure. Urban dramas, which was a new type of drama after the 1980’s, deals with reality but is defined by the use of drugs, guns and violence.
There are two main parts to the narrative structure of drama. Which are the story where we see what happens and to whom it happens to and then the discourse -how the story unfolds. They go by a cause and effect sequence where we see development of the characters which is ultimately what creates the drama. There is a lot of character depth opposed to other films because conventionally drama’s also present issues in such ways that will emotionally move or touch the audience and will also give them an opportunity to empathise with characters. They will do this by using non-diegetic sound tracks to fit the certain scene. They will also do this by the use of cinematography and mise-en-scene. For example the use of over the shoulder shots and shot reverse shot to show conversation between characters and character perspective shots to make the audience feel more involved in the scene and in order for it to look more realistic. The uses of close-ups are a must in the drama genre so the audience can see the characters facial expressions and to make them look more exaggerated.
A teen drama is where the main major focus is on teenage characters. The young characters must deal with the dramatic ups and downs of their friendships and romances while facing an array of "realistic" teen issues. There have also been many successful teen-based series with major themes of science fiction, fantasy, and action/adventure. Most shows have a substantial amount of comic relief. The plots are based upon the special interests of teenagers, such as coming of age, first love, rebellion, conflict with parents, teen angst, and alienation. Often these normally serious subject matters are presented in a glossy, stereotyped or trivialized way.
Films in this genre are often set in high schools, or contain characters that are of high school age. Sexual themes are also common, as are crude forms of humor.
There are two main parts to the narrative structure of drama. Which are the story where we see what happens and to whom it happens to and then the discourse -how the story unfolds. They go by a cause and effect sequence where we see development of the characters which is ultimately what creates the drama. There is a lot of character depth opposed to other films because conventionally drama’s also present issues in such ways that will emotionally move or touch the audience and will also give them an opportunity to empathise with characters. They will do this by using non-diegetic sound tracks to fit the certain scene. They will also do this by the use of cinematography and mise-en-scene. For example the use of over the shoulder shots and shot reverse shot to show conversation between characters and character perspective shots to make the audience feel more involved in the scene and in order for it to look more realistic. The uses of close-ups are a must in the drama genre so the audience can see the characters facial expressions and to make them look more exaggerated.
A teen drama is where the main major focus is on teenage characters. The young characters must deal with the dramatic ups and downs of their friendships and romances while facing an array of "realistic" teen issues. There have also been many successful teen-based series with major themes of science fiction, fantasy, and action/adventure. Most shows have a substantial amount of comic relief. The plots are based upon the special interests of teenagers, such as coming of age, first love, rebellion, conflict with parents, teen angst, and alienation. Often these normally serious subject matters are presented in a glossy, stereotyped or trivialized way.
Films in this genre are often set in high schools, or contain characters that are of high school age. Sexual themes are also common, as are crude forms of humor.
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