Preliminary Exercise: Research and Planning
1) Choose at least three TV dramas similar to your concept and watch at least one scene from each. Make bullet-point notes on everything you watch, commenting on camerawork, editing, sound and mise-en-scene. 1. True Detective https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OdWopfkDqQ The scene uses high and low angles between the suspect and detective to position the suspect as vulnerable and inferior to the detective communicating that the detective has the power over the suspect during this scene. As the scene unfolds we see the use of over-the-shoulder shots being used to portray the dialogue between the suspect and the detective. The suspect communicates to the audience as 'dangerous' or suspicious due to the use of mise-en-scene of his costume such as his tattoos, his cropped sleeved cargo vest, his stubbed beard and the possible burn marks on his forehead all communicate that he is a potential threat in the show. The detective wearing a shirt with a tie connotes the conv