Thursday, 4 October 2012

Genre Analysis (Drama)



Genre introduction and Audiences
Drama genre is my favorite genre amongst all the genre reason being that it is the most realistic and easy to relate genre that’s why I usually call it an audience genre. The target audience of this genre is extremely vast, reason could be that the audience can easily identify this genre and relate to it or maybe the reason could be that in today’s world amalgamations of genres take place so often, where drama always exists in almost all the films sometimes as a major genre and sometimes as a sub genre. When we talk about genre so there are many elements/conventions which come under the umbrella of genre after which a film is made and sold.

Narrative and Characters
Drama is a genre where firstly the characters, story and narrative structures are very much related to life. They are realistic, with small problems/conflicts and conflicts are always resolved in the end or in other words we say that majority of the drama films have happy endings with dialogue like “and they lived happily ever after”. In a drama film the audiences get emotionally attached to the characters who are the protagonist or ‘hero’ of the film. In order to maintain the interest of the audiences the drama films are written, shot and edited very cleverly. Drama films have some peaks and troths and sometimes climaxes and anti climaxes are also there in the film to seek complete attention of the audience.

Iconography and Setting
Drama is the most vast and diversified genre that’s why the iconography and setting is not specific but role of both these elements is extremely important in drama genre. As when icons, symbols, different props and setting are used properly in conventional manner so it creates a real life feeling for audience and audience gets involve in it for example sets of romance drama and action drama are made with high budgets and lots of meaning to do justice with the audience.  


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