Genre Blog: Drama

• Drama

  • Common lighting in the genre drama is lowkey lighting, hard lighting, cinematic lighting, and side lighting.

  • Some common camera angles are medium angle, close-up angle, extreme close-up angle, and the over-the-shoulder shot.

  • Common camera movements are horizontal movements, hand-held movement, and verticle movement.

  • The costumes usually fit the personality of each character.

  • Props can literally be anything that falls into the situation or storyline.

  • The settings are usually realistic and usually play into real-life characters.

  • They edit in a way to leaves questions unanswered and an uncertain storyline.

  • Common sounds in drama are the actor's voices, sound effects, the interaction with props, and background music.

  • Some examples of the Drama genre are Me Before You and Parasite.

  • Artistic writing is expressed mainly through dialogue.

  • It is comprised of four elements: Character, Plot, Setting, and Symbolism.

  • The dramatic elements for VCE Drama are climax, conflict, contrast, mood, rhythm, sound, space, and tension.

  • Some common elements in the drama genre that I like are the many internal conflicts, heavy emotion, and tension.

  • An element I don't like is the predictability of many.

  • the plot is the most important element in a narrative.

  •  It is the events in the play and the order in which the events are told. 

  • There is no one correct way to structure a drama.

  •  If the movie elements are serious and cannot fit into a more limited genre, then it can be considered a drama.

  • A drama is a piece of writing, which is artistically presented with dialogues. 

  • A drama is attractive, impactful, and real as it presents characters along with natural and credible aspects.