Conventions of Drama Films
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GENRE: DRAMA
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Conventions of Drama:• Exhibits real life situations with realistic characters,
settings, and stories • Portrays journeys of character development • Intense social interaction• Purpose of a dramatic story line is to move the audience
emotionally
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Conventions of Drama:• Heart of drama is the conflict • Conflicts include inner/outer realistic struggles depicting hardships, difficulty, and pain• Audience can relate to the Characters (Preferred reading – Halls Theory)• Structured with climaxes and anti climaxes to keep the audience emotionally attached and the tension ongoing• A form of realisation at the end/happily ending
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• Drama can be interlaced with other genres such as comedy, tragedy, etc. It does not have to be complete drama.
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Drama Films
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Drama Films That Break Conventions
• A comedy drama, It broke the convention of a typical ending where the audience knew what was going to happen to Larry. The film tried something new, that the audience would not predict.
• Titanic breaks the conventions as all does not end happily for the protagonists, but has a rather tragic ending.