Lesson 1 : Intro and Conventions

So the first lesson up we talked about how to define the Genre :

Must be on TV. Must be about Crime. Must be dramatical / fictional !

Simple !


Then we listed conventions and watched loads of clips: Here are some of the things we came up with

• Iconography - Guns . Crime Scenes - Blood - Murders - Police - People in suits! and trenchcoats
• Characters : Eccentric Detectives. Often strong females police/detectives . Insider who is well shady ! Corrupt police and gangsters. Intelligent killers.
• Settings are mostly urban although can be regional and sometimes in suburban /countryside areas
• Usually have a large dose of action in contemporary series .
• Storylines feature lots of tension and mystery with lots of twists and 'red-herrings' .

See the list below for a more complete examination........
Crime Conventions

We also watched this to help !