Crime Conventions- CSI Grave Danger
- 1. TV Crime Drama Conventions Name of Drama CSI – Grave Danger 2005 DVD – Scheduling details May 19, 2005 Season 5 Episode 24/25 Conventions - Characters George Eads- Nick stokes William Petersen-Gil Grissom Marg Helegenberger- Catherine Willows Jorja Fox- Sara Sidle Eric Szmanda- Greg Sanders Wallace Langham- David Hodges Gary Dourdan- Warrick Brown Robert David Hall- Albert Robbins David Berman- David Phillips Narrative Nick Stokes is checking a crime scene when is mysteriously taken by somebody. He then found himself in an underground grave which has been attached to cameras. Gil Grissom who lead the team is having a race against time to find nick before the air attached to his grave runs out. Mise-en-scene - Locations Sets Lighting Costume Dark eerie lighting Detectives- casual police uniform however less serious. Police – CSI uniform Dark blue lavatories creating a cool unique atmosphere. Computer technology that has been made to look very high tech however does not exist in real life. They have made a huge comparison to modern day labs dues to them these days being very big and bright so they can see everything however in this program they have used dark blue lighting and kept the rooms small to keep them mysterious and a better pleasure to watch as they are keeping it different. Sound – Key dialogue Sound effects Music They keep the music slow and weary when there is something mysterious happening however when there are climax’s where they are on the verge of finding something out the music’s tempo speeds up, the do this to make the audience become on edge and maintain suspense. Sound effects which emphasises suspense and the speed of things. Audiences – Who is the target audience? Male/Female How might they react Adults and teenagers, both male and female The audience can follow the crime drama and try and figure and solve the case as it develops but then there is added twist to keep you drawn in.
- 2. differently? Will it shape their views of people, issues or events? They may see how different people act in different ways manage to solve their problems etc. The detectives are shown as they think very logical and simple. The villain’s seen to be shown dark and very mysterious to keep the suspense on going. Industry – Marketing & Promoting Other platforms? (DVD/online) BBC-trailers, adverts , interviews, in magazines and radio Dvds/blue rays release Internet=websites, plus websites related to show- For example previous events in the series and how certain characters have reacted.