Period drama

The three part series red riding is a period drama, the first part is based in Yorkshire 1974, the second is based in 1980 and the third is based in 1984, they are all set in the same place. I have focused on the first part based in 1974, at the start of the programme after the title  you see what looks like a dead woman on the ground in what looks like a forest or wood. This starts off building the scene and the entire programme it makes you think about who killed her and why, this sparks curiosity and helps keep viewers watching the programme. nearly straight after the dead woman the screen goes blurred and when it finally comes into focus you can see a man with blood over his face, he then drops a gun, this makes you think he may have had something to do with the dead woman. Though as it is blurry at the start it makes me think that it is either a flashback or a glimpse of the future. The over all lighting of the programme is dark this gives the impression that the programme has a dark content. Though this is the first part of three the ending is closed, the same characters are in all the parts however there is a different story. This tv show has a linear timeline, it shows real life events in the order they original happened.

Introduction

This unit of work requires me to create this blog focusing on the format, structure and technical factors of single camera dramas. I have to find an example of the following genres, Period drama , drama-documentary, crime drama and comedy.