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Partners in Crime: Collaboration in Television Crime Drama Lucas Johnson considers the significance of the collaborative partnership in TV crime drama in terms of narrative structure, representations of social class and ideologies of law and order. Collaboration has been a notable feature of crime drama narratives throughout the history of the genre. From American cop shows such as Starsky & Hutch, and Miami Vice, to British crime dramas such as Inspector Morse, Lewis, Dalziel and Pascoe, Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes, partnerships between investigators, sleuths, detectives or police officers have long been one of the genre's key conventions. In many cases, there is an important narrative reason for this. For example, it is often suggested that sidekicks such as Dr. Watson, who acts as assistant to Sherlock Holmes, or Sergeant Lewis, who performs a similar role in Inspector Morse, effectively function as audience surrogates, asking questions that enable the methods a...

Steve Neale - Genre - Repetition and Difference: I will use repetition of the genre codes such as the murder being solved. This is what the audience like as it is what they are familiar with; they expect it. Without certain genre codes, the audience may become disappointed and decide not to watch again. However, I will include some difference to make the programme unique. The audience never really see the side of the murder, so with the voiceover coming from them, the audience can connect with and understand the killer for a change, creating an exciting twist to capture the audience in. Stuart Hall - Representation: I will encode meanings into the text such as what the killer has done and why, although the audience can decode and interpret the text however they want. By selecting and omitting out certain details, I can sway and manipulate how the audience respond. I may do this with how the killer is presented, and whether the audience respond with sympathy to him, or hatred. Wit...

Crime Dramas Settings:     https://drama.uktv.co.uk/articles/article/best-crime-drama-settings/ Death in Paradise: This article reviews on the fact that most programmes rely on 'intricate plotting and rememberable characters', however, what about the actual setting? The setting can create a very unique feel to a programme and differentiates it from all of the others, such as 'Death in Paradise'. The beautiful setting based on the island of Saint Marie creates a very different atmosphere for the audience than they typically get when watching a crime drama. "This is a crime show that's so easy on the eye, we'd happily watch it even if it didn't have the kind of thrillingly high body count you'd expect from a war zone. And learning about Caribbean customs and religious rituals just adds to the allure of the whole thing." 'Death in Paradise', because of this reason plus the on going humour, stands out as its own type of crime drama...

The show: The working name for my crime drama so far is 'Zealous'. Someone who is zealous spends a lot of time and energy in supporting something that they believe in very strongly, especially a political or religious ideal, so I thought that name matched perfectly with my killers intentions and mindset, plus the voiceover by them. I chose a crime drama to show on ITV as I saw that most evenings there are dramas shown, so I know that the genre is already known and popular on this channel. The initial plot line so far is to start off with flashbacks of the murder, to draw the audience in with mystery and the unknown. It will then lead on to reveal the killer explaining his story behind the murder in the voiceover, and why it happened. To finish, it will show the after effect from this key turning point in the narrative, showing what life is like now. Target audience: By creating a crime drama, the perfect target audience to show it too would be would ITV, as I aim to target ...

Research on the 18-35 mainstream millennial audience demographic: Millennials - people born between 1981-2001, or essentially a person reaching young adulthood in the early 21st century. Millennials are a generation for whom technology is a way of life. A 2014 study by marketing startup Crowdtap revealed that millennials trust user generated content about 50% more than content created by mainstream media outlets. They are an audience far more likely to engage with a link they find shared on Facebook, or reddit, rather than any TV or radio advertisement. This means marketing online to reach millennial audience would make far more sense. They are also about to become the most educated generation, with 48% of millennials possessing at least a bachelor degree. The millennial generation are far more aware that their voice has power, and they wield this power more actively both online and off, advocating for a range of issues, from environmental concerns to any marriage. ...