Exam tips

14th May-  Pre release material

14th June-  Exam

Take into the exam;

                             coloured pencils

                             fine liners

                             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 and personal relationships
  • propp- hero, princess, villan etc
  • Todorov- all naratives follow 3 parts
    • equalibrium, disruption, resolution
  • Barthes
  • Levi-strous- Binary opposites
    • good vs bad      -   police vs criminal     -      truth vs lies
• Detailed knowledge of characters
• Good understanding of settings
• Set peices and iconography
  • police cirens
  • walkie talky
  • bullet proof jackets
  • crime scene etc
• 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!
• Expectyed to pitch something
  • eg. what are you about to read is my fantastic new idea for a crime drama. Once you read this i am sure you will not be able to wait to see the piolet episode.
• Rationale- why would your crime drama be successful?