Single Drama! Single Drama's tend to be used as a somewhat one off on television as is quite rare to come by in this day and age. Single dramas are generally based upon a topical issue and or subject which is more suitable for television over cinema.
An example of a single drama would potentially be Murdered by my Boyfriend. This is based on a true event in which a young girl falls in love with a guy but then her boyfriend eventually begins to start abusing her and controlling her. This is a dark single drama which shows devastating and traumatic experiences in which someone could be experiencing at this very moment in time and generally is capturing what really happened through the single drama.
Here is a video trailer of Murdered by my Boyfriend:
Serial: (Television Serial) What is a Television Serial? - A television serial is usually a fictional story which tends to be divided into different parts and then broadcast perhaps every day or every week. The story within is ongoing; today's episode is a continuation of what happened yesterday. Some professional television producers have looked into well known and popular novels and produced serials of them. - More in-depth answer would be that it is an ongoing series which presents a story-line that expands on every episode. Potentially meaning that their can be several seasons of this. An example of Television Serial format would be Soap Operas: This is due to the fact that they have multiple story-lines, as well as multi cameras in Coronation Street, Eastenders, Emmerdale , Hollyoaks and American Horror Story. Coronation Street: Eastenders: Hollyoaks:
Series (Television Series): What is a Television Series? - A TV Series consists of spanning multiple episodes. These episodes are then grouped together into seasons. There are several series that are drama related. A couple of examples would be Downtown Abbey and Doctor Who. - A briefer description would be that a Television series is a set of programmes which are related, each programme seems to be self-contained but is dedicated to something different within the subject. - Each episode has a beginning, middle and an end
and the story of an episode does not usually carry over to the next.
Downtown Abbey:
Doctor Who:
A huge growing drama at the moment would have to be Game of Thrones. It's been out for a while now and soon to be releasing Season 7 later on in the year of 2017.
An example of another series would be a National Geographic or Discovery Channel programmes dealing with the natural world. For example; a discovery channel series on sharks, spanning an entire week, all the programmes form part of a series about sharks.
American Dad: Family Guy:
Many series revolve around Comedy for example Family Guy and American Dad are famous for their jokes and puns.
You have been recruited to shoot a short drama for a new slot just before the early evening news aimed at young adults. Effective production will upon your ability to put into effect knowledge and skills relating to single camera formats, structures and techniques, as well as, your ability to plan a shoot and film and edit the drama. In this task I will be focusing on knowledge of formats, narrative structures and techniques. I am required to produce a weblog guide to accompany the screening of the drama in which introduces viewers to the features of a single camera production.
