Genre Research - Drama

After Mr Hood and the rest of the group had discussed with us what Genre our concept would best fit into and coming to the conclusion "Adult Drama" it only made sense to research Drama.

Tom researched Drama and has passed on his research to the rest of the group so that we may familiarise ourselves with the genre and better understand in what ways our piece fits in this genre.

 What is a Drama?
A drama can be a piece of theatre, film, television or radio but what distinguishes it is the in-depth progression of its characters whilst they cope with realistic situations and deep emotions.

 Subcategories of Drama?
Crime/Legal Drama - A Drama that takes place within the law enforcement or legal fields.
Historical Drama - Drama that focusses on an event that has happened in History.
Docudrama - This is an interesting combination of Drama and Documentary in which trained actors take on the roles of real people in order to show past or present events.
Comedy Drama - A balanced mix of both funny and serious subject matters.
Melodrama - This sub-genre uses plots that appeal to the emotional state of the audience members.
Romance - Drama that revolves around love and the relationship between two characters.
Tragedy - Takes a highly negative aspect of a character and in turn plays out events that, as a result of these negative elements, lead to the character's downfall.

 Conventions of Drama?

1. The storyline must be realistic and relatable to by the audience.
2. There must be some kind of journey which in turn leads to a happy ending.
3. The protagonist's relationships with other characters must be clear.
4. When the end of the film comes about, there must be some kind of realisation.

Conventions that we plan to challenge?

• The son murdering his mother.
• Alternative endings. (One Sad, One Happy).
• The audience is left to choose for themselves what happened in the story.