The new TV drama I watched was called in the
club. It was about how a group of pregnant women and their families cope with
modern day issues. They story follows different families with their own
difficulties with giving birth, whether its: money troubles, under age problems
or a big age gap. Each episode focuses on a particular family, but all the
other families are still involved and are included in all episodes. most of the
other TV Dramas i
watch are set back in time, where as In The Club is set very much in the modern
day. Everyone watching can relate to the stories and there meanings within In
The Club as there is a wide variety of issues that normal everyday families go
through, so its nice to have a program that shows some of the realisations with
giving birth, not just the positives.
Friday 12 September 2014
TV Drama: Hustle
Hustle
character
and plot
Due to his past, Mickey has a strong
hatred for people who use the system to make themselves rich regardless of the
cost to anyone else. He makes it his duty to outwit them, so got a team
together to play them at their own game. The gang states that their first rule
is, "You can't cheat an honest man," and those who they hustle are
dishonest people and do not deserve to be rich.
style,
sound and camera techniques
They use fast music in the chase scenes
to make an impact, and to exaggerate the speed of the chase. The style of
this drama is based on the 1920’s New York gangsters.When they
do a hustle, the uses the camera as the ‘good guys’ eyes so you can see what
they did to scam the ‘bad guys’ out of money. They may switch to have the
camera as the ‘bad guys’ eyes if they don’t want you to see how the hustle was
done.
TV Drama: Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey
characters
and plot
The
story follows the Crawley family and their servants who live in the country
estate of Downton Abbey as they battle with family, money and war. You see
stories about living uppstairs as
well as downstairs in the kitchens, and the people in between. we see
how different classes behaved and acted in Elizabethan times. throughout
the series you saw stories from both upper and lower class in every episode, so
you had a variety in every episode not just one then the other.
style,
sound and camera techniques
they
play elizabethan
music in the background of some scenes to add more character/ levels to the
scene. The beginning to some scenes is just the servants rushing around, with
little talking, so this means that they need something to fill the silence, so
they play classical music. like call the midwife, very basic camera techniques
are used, with only a few zooms to highlight certain characters and there
facial expressions.
TV Drama: Call The Midwife
Call The Midwife
Character
and plot
Set in the 1950’s, call the midwife follows 8
nurse midwives working and living in a convent in the East End of London, as
they look after clients as they go through the dangers of giving birth in the
50’s. The living condition some of these women/families are living in makes the
midwives jobs a lot harder. Some of these woman are living in houses that are
not suitable for anyone to live in, let alone a
newborn vulnerable baby. This causes new diseases to be discovered,
but this also means the medication around at the time isn't advanced enough to
heal these new diseases, so many people are very ill, or even die due to
this. with Miranda Heart as one of the midwives, there is no wonder that there
are just as many comedy moments as there is tearful ones.
style,
sound and camera techniques
when babies are delivered they play
cheerful classical music to create happy mood, and they make sure that the
music they pick matches it to the time period so it doesn't stand
out. In order to keep with the time period, the camera techniques are kept
simple with basic zooming in and out on key people to help the audience to
follow the story. everything in this TV Drama is done specifically to match the
50's look: the hair, costume, scenery and props.
TV Drama: New Tricks
New Tricks
Plot
and characters
The story follows the Unsolved Crime and
Open Case Squad (UCOS) of the metropolitan police service, as they
reinvestigate unsolved cases. With little evidence to go on, we see
the struggles they face when they have to speak to family/friends
about a death that they have tried to put behind them. There has been
many officers throughout the different series, but the original cast were:
Alun
Armstrong, James Bolam,
Amanda Redman and Dennis Waterman. All of the series follow the same
proverb "you can't teach an old dog new tricks".
style,
sound and camera
New Tricks uses different pieces of music
for different scenarios within the plot. they often uses slow
classical music for sad/upsetting moments and use quicker music for the case
scenes. when they want us to focus on a particular thing, they lose focus
(blur) everything else except the object (gun/blood).
TV Drama: Broadchurch
Broadchurch
plot
and characters
When a young boy got murdered in the
small coastal town of Broadchurch, they got a new detective (David Tennant) to
solve the murder case. with the neighbourhood being
so small, they have to question family and friends, meaning, you can’t trust
all the people you are closest to. the series goes deep into the boys life and
leaves you guessing throughout the whole series who the innocent characters are
and who is guilty. each episode looks at a different character and
their relationship to the young boy. everyone and anyone gets questioned
for his murder, and when you think you have worked it out, they throw in
another plot twist to make you think otherwise. when the murderer is finally
revealed in the final episode of the series, it leaves you wanting more, so its
a good thing that a second series of Broadchurch is currently being
filmed ready for its release in 2015.
style,
sound and camera techniques
set on the dorset coast, Broadchurch has a particular UK
crime/ mystery drama feeling to it. Its filmed as modern day, however at points
there has been clever camera tints involved to give what would be a lovely colourful
village into a quite dull, gloomy place to live. At particular points, zooms
are used to clarify certain information (if they want you to see something
specifically). They often use the camera as the murderers eyes, so you can
see what they see and how they do it, without giving away the identity of the
person.
TV Dramas
My favourite TV Dramas:
Broadchurch
New Tricks
Call The Midwife
Downton Abbey
Hustle
In The Club
why do i like them and why do i watch them?
all of these drama's have recognisable actors/actresses that i have seen in other things and i have took an interest in their work. Most of the period drama's i sat and watch with my family, so was forced to watch them, but them started liking them after a couple of episodes. I wouldn't normally choose to sit and watch any of these (mainly the period dramas), but as soon as i saw one episode, i was hooked to all of them.
Character list
Broadchurch
New Tricks
Call The Midwife
Downton Abbey
Hustle
In The Club
why do i like them and why do i watch them?
all of these drama's have recognisable actors/actresses that i have seen in other things and i have took an interest in their work. Most of the period drama's i sat and watch with my family, so was forced to watch them, but them started liking them after a couple of episodes. I wouldn't normally choose to sit and watch any of these (mainly the period dramas), but as soon as i saw one episode, i was hooked to all of them.
Character list
Broadchurch:
characters
Olivia Colman- DS Ellie Miller
David Tennant- DI Alec Hardy
Jodie Whittaker- Beth Latimer
Andrew Buchan- Mark Latimer
Jonathan Bailey- Olly Stevens
Arthur Darvill- Rev. paul Coates
Adam Wilson- Tom Miller
Charlotte Beaumont- Chloe Latimer
Matthew Gravelle- Joe Miller
Pauline Quirke- Susan Wright
Joe Sims- Nigel Carter
David Bradley- Jack Marshall
New Tricks:
characters
Alun Armstrong- Brian (2003-13)
James Bolam- Jack (2003-12)
Denis Lawson- Steve (2012-)
Nicholas Lyndhurst- Dan (2013-)
Tamzin Outhwaite- Victoria(2013-)
Amanda Redman- Sandra (2003-13)
Dennis Waterman- Jerry (2003-)
Call the midwife:
character
Jessica Raine- Jenny Lee
Miranda Hart- Chummy
Helen George- Trixie Franklin
Bryony Hannah- Cynthia Miller
Laura Main- Sister Bernadette
Jenny Agutter- Sister Julienne
Pam Ferris- Sister Evangelina
Judy Parfitt- Sister Monica Joan
Cliff Parisi- Fred
Stephen McGann- Dr Turner
Ben Caplan- PC Peter Noakes
Emerald Fennell-Nurse Patsy Mount
Downton Abbey:
characters
Robert Crawley- Hugh Bonneville
Cora Grantham- Elizabeth McGovern
Violet Grantham- Maggie Smith
Mary Crawley- Michelle Dockery
Edith Crawley- Laura Carmichael
Sybil Crawley- Jessica Brown Findlay
Matthew Crawley-Dan Stevens
Isobel Crawley- Penelope Wilton
Tom Branson- Allen Leech
Mr. Carson- Jim Carter
Mrs. Hughes- Phyllis Logan
John Bates- Brendon Coyle
Anna Smith/Bates- Joanne Froggatt
Thomas Barrow- Rob James-Collier
Sarah O'Brien- Siobhan Finneran
Daisy Robinson- Sophie McShera
Mrs Patmore- Lesley Nicol
Alfred Nugent- Matt Milne
Rose Leslie- Gwen Dawson
Hustle:
characters
Danny Blue- Marc Warren
Billy Bond- Ashley Walters
Stacie Monroe- Jaime Murray
Albert Stroller- Robert Vaughn
Ash Morgan-Robert Glenister
Mickey Stone- Adrian Lester
In The Club:
characters
Diane- Jill Halfpenny
Rick- Will Mellor
Jasmin- Taj Atwal
Dev- Sasha Devan
Rosie- Hannah Midgley
Vicky- Christine Bottomley
Roanna- Hermione Norris
Simon- Luke Thompson
Kim- Katherine Parkinson
Susie- Tara Fitzgerald
Neil- Jonathan Kerrigan
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