Notes- Anna Tyler

TV dramas
-scripted to reflect the life of their intended audience
-broadcasted in a series
-audience tends to grow with the characters
-audience can relate to issues on screen
-led to believe it can happen in real life
-entertainment

Examples of TV dramas:
-Sherlock Holmes
-Doctor Who
-Casualty
-East Enders
-Coronation Street
-Hollyoaks
-NCIS
-CSI
-The Vampire Diaries
-Breaking Bad
-Supernatural
-Teen Wolf
-Glee
-Little Britain
-Mrs Brown's Boys

Key Words for TV dramas
-Matriarch (female dominant role)
-Patriarch (male dominant role)
-Camera Angles
-props
-costume
-relationships
-language
-shot
-sympathy
-pan
-track
-zoom
-reverse zoom
-villain
-hero
-victim
-Bully
-love/hate

Eastenders
Lola- eye line camera shot to make audience relate, stressed but getting on with life; average teenage clothes; strong character because she fights for what she thinks is right; sympathy due to situation with her child -victim; bully due to beating up a girl around the same age; only got her grandad as family support; no role models for her to lead her life; 'common' speech; typical 'chavy' teenage girl; almost looks a younger version of Kat.

-medium/ long shot are the most frequently used
-flickering back and forth between characters
-actors/ actresses never look at camera so makes it feel as if we are imposing on their daily lives
-no one really seems to work like normal lifestyles

SchwartzFahrer: old woman
-used to old ways and find it hard to adapt
-racist
-rude
-because he annoyed her she started to discriminate against him and pick him out from the crowd
-most likely a widow and cranky at anything in life
-opinionated
-thinks she is right
-selfish
-harshly spoken
-matriarch
-bully/ villain
-made to not like the character

SchwartzFahrer: man
-sympathy
-victim
-eating/ crunch >> snack
-wants to be accepted
-patient
-silent hero
-knows the reaction he is going to get
-clever/smart
-isn't rude back
-respectful