Research and analysis on TV drama posters.

The image above is a poster from the TV series The Vampire Diaries, The series is TV drama, i am going to use this poster and other alike to influence my own poster.

The image is dark and mysterious; i believe that this reflects the atmosphere of the series itself. All the characters visible in the image are wearing black or other dark colours. The poster features all of the main characters in the programme; this means that fans of specific characters or actors are attracted to the series increasing the audience numbers.

The Image is set in a dark wooded area, this to some implies fear and tension. I believe that this again implements the theme of the series, following the fearful journey of supernatural creatures. As mentioned before the darkness of the image reinforces the fear, tension and mystery that you can expect to experience.

The reflection in the water beneath the characters add an eerie atmosphere to the image, i would like to include all of the above atmospheric settings to the poster i am going to create.

 

 

 

 

 

This image is a poster of the TV drama The Walking Dead, the image consists mostly of setting, the setting is quite plain but is adds an eerie atmosphere. There is one character featured in the centre of the image, this is the main character. He looks fearful, this may reflect onto the audience making them fearful of the event that is yet to come in the series.

 

 

 



 

Finally this image is from the TV drama Misfits, although the characters seem to have a positive attitude and don’t seem to feel fearful, the unknown character in the back dressed in all black makes the audience feel fearful. The grey clouds featured in the background adds darkness and tension to the image, this may again imply fear.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How my research informed my pre-production.

How my research informed my pre-production.

I created my press release by looking at previously written press releases from TV programmes such as The vampire Diaries and Broadchurch, they are both TV drama as mine is, i chose to use these two to help write my own as they both relate to the TV show i have created. Also they are aired on different channels; this allowed me to see how different TV channels set out their press releases. I took some aspects from the two press releases and interpreted them into my own press release. When researching press releases it became apparent to me that they are directly speaking to the audience and are quite Informal. I have used direct language within my press release and have attempted to write informally.

I also watched the trailers of the TV series The Vampire diaries and Broadchurch; this allowed me to see the different types of Camera shots that are used in the trailer of a TV drama and also the use of sound. After watching and analysing the trailers i found that the dark and mysterious mood and atmosphere that the trailers created was set through camera angles such as close up shots, low angle shots and Point of View shots. It was also set through slow, dark and eerie music. It would add tension, mystery and in some cases fear to the scene, this is what i wished to achieve.

I noticed that in the trailers there was not much information given on the characters, i found this would be intriguing, because of this i have attempted to add a mysterious background to my characters and give as little away about my characters within my trailer as possible. This is the same with the story line, little was spoilt in the trailers i tried to replicate this by showing images that don’t portray too much of the story line.

I noticed that the editing of the supernatural creatures in The Vampire Diaries trailer was very realistic; i have again tried to duplicate their realism in an unrealistic scene/image. Finally i noticed that the show was targetted at one specific audience and it kept to this throughout the entire trailer i have attempted to do this also, by using similar shot types and also trying to keep the atmosphere of the scenes similar.

Trailers

supernatual drama - vampires
conventions:

Pale skin
Darkness
blood
use of the colours black and red
night time
violent

 Comedy drama

conventions:
stereotypes
comedic
overly dramatic

 

 

Crime drama

conventions:



dark
intense
upsetting
criminal

Press release

Press Release
ITV2 – Living in the night
Release Date 4.11.13
TV Drama/Sci-fi; ITV2

Living in the night written by Beth Dilley, is a dark and exhilarating TV drama that follows the lives of two supernatural brothers and their struggle to keep their secrete.

In the dark nights of Ravensfield, Brothers Christopher and Victor Whitlock strive to make their supernatural features unnoticed. After 546 years of moving on from towns not long after arriving, the brother are taking all precautions to ensure that Ravensfield is not a repeat of their past. In the present day brothers Chris and Vic fit in well among the public due to help from friend Lexi who is also a supernatural being, with her magical talents the brothers are therefore able to attempt to reveal the source of their past problems and achieve revenge.

Although the supernatural beings manage to fit in well, few people in the community of Whitlock have their suspicions. The Whitlock brothers battle to keep theirs and many others secret from the public; it could be fatal if it were to get out. Chris and Vic use their power of compulsion to survive. Feeding is dangerous, they have had to overcome the temptation to drain every last drop of blood from a person’s vein in order to not draw attention to them.

Humanity gone, an immortal life, watching those you love come and go, never ending pain and hunger; would you like to live like that? Chris the older and darker brother relishes the pain and loss, Vic however longs for nothing more than humanity, love, a mortal and happy life. 546 years spent by Vic looking for a cure for vampirism. 546 years spent by Chris sabotaging his every attempt. 546 years of loving and loathing, survival and death, exposure and torture.

The cast of the brand new show consists of mostly new faces that are expected to go far with their acting careers. The show wanted to be fresh and new resulting in casting being open to anyone. The cast have shown a positive and professional attitude to the beginning of the filming of the series.

Cast list.
Christopher Whitlock played by Thomas Beacham.
Victor Whitlock played by Will Bruce
Lexi Belmont played by Hannah Barrow
Rose Moor played by Holly Astbury
Tyler Raven played by Connor Palmer

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