Genre in Short film- Drama

Generic Conventions

-Exhibits real life characters and stories
-Intense social reactions

Mise-en-Scene
-Dull lighting, portraying gritty and bleak nature
-Close up of characters
-Low angles and High angle shots- to portray superiority or weakness
-Clear shots and angles showing different groups

Typical Props
-Alcohol
-Drugs
-Guns
-Knifes
-Mobile Phones
-Everyday items

Characters
Characters are crucial to a drama as they help to create the tension and atmosphere of the film due to the circumstances they are facing. Another typical character seen in Dramas is a friend or family member that the main character confides in, there are

Setting:
There are a wide variety of settings used in drama films, due to the wide variety of plots that a drama film can cover. For example, for a teen drama, locations such as schools, streets, homes, cities, any location because they are based on typical experiences. However, for main dramas locations can vary from the workplace to an old fashioned location. This shows the wide variety of plots there are when creating a drama film.

Positives of Drama Films

-Storylines follow a similar format and simple to think of
-Costumes are easy to find and fund because they are mainly normal clothes
-Can require a low budget
-New narratives can be easy to design
-Simple and standard camera
-Settings are east to find

Negatives of Drama Films

-Can be boring if done wrong
-Can be difficult to make a unique film that can stand out
-Can have a limited older audience

Textual Analysis

  Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison for the murders of his wife and her lover and is sentenced to a tough prison. However, only Andy knows he didn't commit the crimes. While there, he forms a friendship with Red (Morgan Freeman), experiences brutality of … Moreprison life, adapts, helps the warden, etc., all in 19 years The lighting of this film is quite dark but natural, the sun isn't shining much until the end because prison is a depressing place, the lighting enhances it and implies it on the audience so they get a feeling of dullness too. The 2 main characters are Andy and Red the story is based around their friendship and life in prison, the story exhibits what life is possibly like in prison.