Genre Research - Drama

Genre Research

Drama

• The purpose of a dramatic storyline is to move the audience emotionally
• Drama films depend mostly on the development of realistic characters dealing with emotional issues. 
• In most cases the film concentrates on normal character(s) that is dealing with a conflict or dilemma
• Dramas often give actors a chance to stretch into a role that other genres wouldn’t allow them to do
• This is because drama films focus on building up characters that the audience can engage with.
• Portrays a characters journey and developments
• Exhibits real life characters, situations, settings and stories
• Intense social interaction •Dramatic sounds and exaggerated performance

Types of characters in a drama are:

Police

Teenagers

The 'innocent one'

The one who gets the blame

Group of friends

Love Interest

Types of settings in a Drama: 

Western Opera

Hospital/ doctors surgery

Gambling

Casino

Police station

Park

Somebody's house

Examples:
Forest Gump (1994)
Titanic (1997)
Gone Girl (2014)