Unit 22 Single Camera Drama

Comedy Comedy genres include content that is driven to make the audience laugh. Although there is serious content, the majority of comedy films have happy endings.  Comedies often emphasise the 'silly' personalities of its characters, revealing the inner childish mindset that most people experience yet have to be mature on a daily basis, especially at serious locations and events such as work, funerals and weddings.  There are different types of comedy that a film/TV show can have, including slapstick, which is where comedy is simulated through the use of physical movements and gestures. Films containing slapstick comedy can include films such as There's Something about Mary, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Ace Venture.  Another type of comedy can be dark humour, where serious matters are often mocked, such as rape, death, drugs, violence and terrorism. Films containing dark comedy can include American Psycho, Snatch, ...

Soap Dramas Soap dramas are on-going fictional episodes that are broadcasted either daily or weekly on television. Soap operas focus on the general day-to-day activities of its characters, where dramatic situations and events often occur to keep viewers entertained and wanting to watch more.  Soap operas aim to portray the realistic events that people go through along with the typical lifestyles of the working class. Through presenting realistic social issues this will make the audience feel as if they can relate to the characters. The most popular soaps often include general day-to-day conversations of ordinary working people - who of which viewers feel they could relate to. Examples of soap ramas could be EastEnders, Coronation Street, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks. Each element, including the story line, costumes, props and script will contribute to the overall setting and theme. As a result of this the soap opera is set in a small residential area which...

Drama Documentary A drama documentary is a genre that portrays re-enactments of a series of events in both television and film. Examples of dramadocs are 127 Hours, Unit 93, The Road to Guantanamo and Fires Were Started.  All drama documentaries must include key elements of the events, regardless of whether or not there is additional scripted acting to enhance the story; overall they are constructing their own representation of events.  In order to increase realism, producers can choose to film in the same locations where those events happened, they can even include real footage from the original events; in order to enhance the viewer's experience.  They can also choose to include real life dialogue from real people. Many of these are previously recorded (visual or audio); this will provide the audience with a real sense of how those people sounded at the time. However, many filmmakers may include additional script and dialogue to appeal to...