TV-
Firstly I would like to start by looking a television series that falls under the Crime genre. The television series i have chosen is that of "The Closer", this is also representing that of American TV. Perhaps how there codes and conventions are similar to those that are presented in English television shows.
THE CLOSER-
The closer is a hit American TV show that looks into the work and lifes of a Los Angeles homicide provision team. Here is a breif sypnosis so that the codes and conventions can be easily demonstrated.The programme mainly delves into the life of its lead role "Deputy police cheif Brenda Johnon" who is control of her team of policemen, who look into serious homicidal cases everyday. The programme looks at how her work affects her life, and the realtionships she has with her husband and family. Typical codes and conventions here of a crime TV programme are that of the cases being relatively easy, and like a guessing game. So they can get them over with quickly and move on to the next case. This theme to crime TV shows is relatable to that of the work of real policemen and women. Other codes and conventions are such as the camerawork being typical over the shoulder techiques to demonstrate lots of conversations.
Films- The film i have chosen to look at is that of the film "Shutter Island". I want to look at this films synopsis and the films codes and conventions to compare it to those of a TV programmes. As this will be research within the actual genre to demonstrate how key aspects are similar and very much the same.
SHUTTER ISLAND-
A very breif synopsis of the film is that it is about a police investigator who goes and investigates the disappearance of an mentally ill patient from a high security island. The codes and conventions of this film are that of very dark lighting and dramatic use of camera positions. But also has a lot of over the shoulder shots this refers back to the work seen in that of a TV crime series.
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