BASIC CRIME TV GENRE CONVENTIONS
Genre Convention | Stereotypical (Repetition) |
Subgenres/links to other genres Characters see presentation below for more information | e..g forensic , prison,investigative , whodunnit conventions from horror/action etc. Investigator /Detective – Maverick ,troubled past, expert in solving crime unconventionally Supportive / Conventional/ Antagonistic Boss Supportive /Conventional Sidekick Supportive/ Conventional/ Antagonistic colleagues Psychological expert , IT expert, forensic expert Villain ( usually murderer ) Nemesis ( long-term equal or flipside of detective) |
Locations/Settings | City – more people = more crime Industrial spaces /dark side of city Interrogation Room Criminal dwellings Crime scenes Morgue Domestic settings |
Iconography (objects/props/ clothing etc) often used symbolically to indicate power, authority , morality etc. | e.g Police uniform Police badge Police cars Technology e.g survellience,recording Weapons Informal clothing ( superior status of investigators) |
Narrative Structure | Began with a crime Criminal identity revealed ? Search for evidence Crime solved Enigmas ? All solved within episode /series ? Usually linear Single strand plotline or multiple strand with subplots ? |
Technical and Audio Codes (camera shots/angles/ editing/filter/ sound effects/ dialogue/ sound track etc) | Fast paced editing for chases Close-up to medium shots of characters when interrogating (intense camera shots) Low and high angles used to show status Police siren Police jargon – technical dialogue Sound track to match pace or emotion of scene At times there is no sound and left in silence for tension or to hear dialogue |
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