Exam Tips

14th May-  Pre release material

14th June-  Exam

Take into the exam:coloured pencils

                                      fine liner

                                      ruler

- We need to have depth knowledge of 3 crime dramas

- We need to have independent  knowlegde of shows you have watched outside of school

- 2 examples of theories: uses and gratifications- Information, entertainment, personal identity, relationships

  Propp- hero, princess, villan etc

  Todorov- all naratives follow 3 parts (equilbrium, disruption, resolution)

  Barthes

  Levi-strous- Binary opposites (good vs bad, police vs criminals)

- Detailed knowledge of characters

- Good understanding of settings

- Set pieces and iconography: police sirens

  walkie talky

   bullet proof jackets

   crime scene

- Jargon - words associated with crime dramas: MO- modus operandus (the way in which they like to work)

   eg for a killer they could stab someone 5 times

- Write in role!

- Expect to pitch something:

- Rationale- why would your crime drama be successful?