Research

I’ve been doing some research on different genres and after our first meeting as a group we decided to do a Drama film. There are some sub genres of Drama:

• Crime Drama
• Historical Drama
• Comedy Drama
• Romantic Drama
• Childhood Drama
• Addiction Drama
• Docudrama
• General Drama
• Musical Drama
• Political Drama
• Medical Drama
• Musical Drama
• Psychological Drama

Conventions

It exhibits real life situations with realistic characters and stories. Portrays journeys of character development and intense social interaction. Purpose of a dramatic storyline is to move the audience emotionally.
Heart of drama is the conflict. Conflicts include inner/outer realistic struggles depicting hardships, difficulty and pain. Audience can relate to the characters.

Camera shots, angles and movements used in Drama films:

1. Long shot - This category includes the full shot showing the entire human body, with the head near the top of the frame and the feet near the bottom. But in many production it is used to set the scene and indicate the location in which the next actions will happen.

2. Medium Shot - Contains a figure from the knees/waist up and is normally used for dialogue scenes, or to show some detail of action. Normally, in any films there are people having a dialogue so it is used in drama film as well.

3. Close-up shot - It shows very little background and concentrates on either a face or a specific detail of mise-en-scene. The close-up shot takes us into the mind of a character. It is used to reveal deeper emotions or show more detail. This is quite a specific shot which is used in drama film because it helps the dramatic storyline, it affects the audience much more.

4. High angle - The camera is elevated above the action using a crane to give a general overview. High angles make the object seem smaller and less significant. If a character is shown it makes them look powerless and miserable. This is a shot quite often used in drama films because we often see people struggling or having problems in drama movies so they are more likely to be shown through a high angle.

5. Zoom in - Powerful thing. When done properly it can tell a story in itself. The zoom in can effectively portray a strong emotion, it will serve as strong support to your story. Slowly zooming in to a close up can make the emotion larger than life.