Genre Conventions Conclusion

From my research I have learnt that effectively portraying emotions or feelings to difficult experiences as the most important aspect in a drama film. The use of camera shots, editing, music and mise-en-scene draws the audience into diegesis of the protagonist and often has the power to move the audience emotionally. The characters are often presented as stereotypes through exaggerating the emotions of each type character. This uses Stuart Hall’s theory preferred reading and Laura Mulvey's Male Gaze theory so for example: Skinheads, aggressive; Women, emotional, desirable ; Children, vulnerable.    Dramas often push ideology to create a more dramatic story line, replicating a real life experience such as the film ‘This is England’.  This engages an audience as it is not following conventional topics that are apparent in romantic comedies or actions film, often making them slightly controversial.  Drama films are made by a range of institutions including large Hollywood conglomerates or smaller independent films makers. This is evident in their advertising campaign as the larger institutions focus on promoting the actor whereas smaller film makers present the concept and range of cast as this is their unique selling point.  However in all trailers music is vital in conveying high tension and emotion whether it reflects the era, mood or is completely contrapuntal, it is a universal feature for this particular genre of film. Dramas are usually set in specific places that become very important to the story line so the costumes, music, props and acting must reflect this because creating realism is what makes a drama so appealing to an audience. The realism allows audience to relate to or learn about the experience during those times i.e. War, Post War, Decades in the 20^th century. The subgenre distinguishes its audience thus a period drama appeals predominately to women in the late 20s onwards whereas thriller dramas particularly appeal to men of all ages.  By using my audience questionnaire I will be able to decide which sub-genre is most popular to my surrounding audience.