ENSURE THAT YOU WATCH EACH CLIP CLOSELY AND STOP AND START WHERE NECESSARY. THEN WHEN YOU ARE READY, FIND EMBED THE CLIP IN YOUR OWN BLOG AND WRITE YOUR ANALYSIS UNDERNEATH.
Remember to use the terminology that you have been learning.
Delicatessen
Television Drama
- Scenes - discrete units of action which take place in a specific location, scene changes often marked by location changes.
- Locations - places where the action of a scene takes place (sometimes this is a set, sometimes it is a real location or place)
- Sets - controlled filming environments which may be in studio or on location, the important thing is that they are controlled for filming. These are constructed to help create the narrative and support the atmosphere of the drama. Use of specific props, colours, materials and design is vital.
- Lighting - how a set, location and actors are lit for the scene, control over lighting is vital to achieve the appropriate atmosphere for a specific scene. Three point lighting involves Key, Fill and Back lights all of which help to provide natural lighting on the character(s) which are the focus of attention.
- Camera positions - these govern the way a scene is filmed, choosing the right positions is vital in the construction of the drama.
- Shot sizes - ranging from extreme close up to panoramic wide shot, shot sizes (or camera angles) are varied according to the purposes of the drama to help in the telling of the story.
- Focus - the focus of the camera (narrow depth of field - wide depth of field) are chosen to help the audience know what to look at and how to look at it. Changes of focus within a shot can literally move the audiences attention from one place/person to another.
- Costume and Make-up: effectively personal design for characters in the drama, the choices made tell us a great deal about and the personality, job, status, age of the character. They also reflect the time when the drama is set (Period, contemporary, futuristic etc.) and the genre of the drama (comedy, horror, crime etc.)
- Performance: acting, body language, dialogue etc. Vital if conveying the drama and supported by the choices made by the director with regard to all the above.
