Analytical task- Hawaii Five O

How does the programme show the crime drama genre?

The programme follows the crime drama genre because it has typical features such as guns, police cars, crime scenes we also have chase scenes and helicopters. The typical kind of characters involved are villains, in this case the prisoner that Chin Ho fights within the prison this particular villain is a fallen cop that turned bad a very typical crime drama character and the so called police guard,  the hero being Chin Ho, ambiguous characters such as the prisoner who helped Chin Ho, and Kono Kalakua's boyfriend. These types of characters are undecided about which side they are on (heroes or villains) and finally the helpers these are the characters back at the lab scanning finger prints and giving high tech equipment out to our main characters and people running facial recognition. 

Does the episode follow a recognisable narrative structure? (Todorov or McKee)?

The episode follows Todorov's narrative theory in Chin's point of view because the the equilibrium is Chin being at home in bed at peace and the disruption then happens which is the 2 men breaking into his house and placing him in prison. The recognition then happens when the rest of the police force find out he is missing and the reparation is where they then break him back out of prison and then the restoration where Chin is safely recovering in hospital. On the other hand it may follow Robert Mckee's theory a little bit better, the inciting incident- the 2 men breaking into his house
progressive complications- He gets drugged and wakes up in a prison cell
crisis- he realises he is in prison with people that put him there
climax- not only does he realise this, all the prisoners escape and cause a riot. After being stabbed when hes finally caught the resolution then happens which is his team rescuing him from the prison. Although Chin's point of view follows mainly Roberts Mckee's theory the actual main episode it self starts off in the middle goes to back to the start and all the way through to the end, this adds another level of interest because it keeps the audience asking questions about why this happened and what will happen next.

How does the programme use enigmas?

During this episode the main enigma is the opening scene where a person gets shot and the other gets arrested, this starts to stir up some questions about what is happening and makes the audience want to watch the rest of the episode.  Another enigma is the actual character helping Chin escape this stirs questions up as to why he is helping and what purpose does it serve, another moment this happens is when he escapes the prison, how does he do it? these are the type of mysteries that keeps the audience engaged and asking questions. The episode also uses enigmas in the Adam and Kono scene by making the audience wonder if Adam is really a trustworthy character this makes the audience want to watch the next episode and keep them excited for it

What evidence is there of both series and a serial (series tell a different story each episode, serials have on going stories (like Soap Operas)

Hawaii Five O is both a serial and a series because in the episode the series side to it is Chins's story of him getting drugged and thrown into prison and eventually getting out. However it also had some on going stories such as the bad ex cop that made a comeback that was locked away in a previous episodes. Another example of it being a serial is Kono's boyfriend a sort of side story, this carries on for a number of episodes as at the end of the episode leaves a sort of cliffhanger letting the story carry on in the next episode.

Magazine Codes and Conventions

This magazine cover follows the codes and conventions of a magazine because it has a masthead at the top (mens fitness) it has a barcode in the bottom right, it has a headline (lose your gut). This magazine cover also has a puff below the masthead (everything for every man), it has a feature article photograph (Arnold Schwarzenegger) it has lots of secondary articles and a price on the barcode. it has a pug at the top (special report & Arnold's plan to beat obesity). The image also follows code and conventions as it is very large and in the centre, the actor is also looking straight into the audiences eyes. The mode of address for this magazine is informal as they address people by their first names, its also informal because it has words such as sex. The mode of address is also uplifting and engaging because of its use of bright colours such as yellows and reds. By the words and colours and use of actor you can tell that this a mens magazine as it invites men to join in with the banter.

Connotations

The connotations of silhouetted man indicates he is a mysterious man, and that he has something to hide, the colour black shows that he is a dark and powerful character and red shows he is a killer,  and the way the red is done looks like blood going down a wall or screen. His body language shows that he is quiet confident in what he does. His suit also shows he is a formal character and has no time for games.

The image of a mysterious hooded man connotes that he is a secretive man and he is trying to hide his identity, the blades in his hands indicate he is a killer and the fact that they are hidden also shows he is some sort of an assassin. The man is also dressed in white and red, the red connoting blood, again that he is a killer and that he is quiet an emotionally intense character. The white connoting he is a pure and good character. The word creed indicates the man has some sort of religious belief in what he is doing and him wearing white makes it seem as though his is some sort of angel or guardian cleansing everything as he passes.

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