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)?
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.
This is fairly detailed Yousuf with some good references to and understanding of the TV programme.
ReplyDeleteWWW- you have shown good analytical skills with the narrative structure and the application of McKee's theory, and you have shown that you understand the generic features of this type of programme.
EBI- you had explained more fully the difference between series and serials and explained why these provide different appeals to audiences.
Show me- reply to this post and explain more full the features of series and serials.
A serial is usually a story, which is divided into parts and broadcast perhaps every day or every week. The story is ongoing; today's episode is a continuation of what happened yesterday. A serial has more main characters than than a series and has them characters coming in and out of prominence continuously. A serial follows a linear narrative, meaning it is almost always in order of what is going to happen next. This means there is no flashbacks and visions into the future etc. However, a series follows a linear and non linear narrative and normally has a single story per episode. series tend to have fewer main characters and a more focus on particular ones, the main characters are clearly defined as the main characters and people instantly know who the main characters are and normally has a hero vs villain type of situation (Propps Theory). A series may appeal to a certain target audience because there isn't a continuous story you have to follow so a person can just turn the TV on and watch any random episode and not have to worry about knowing what is happening with the other episodes. However a serial may appeal to a different target audience that will watch all the episodes in chronological order and wait for that one episode a week to come and look forward to it. But if they miss an episode they will have to catch up before the next one.
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