Genre research blog - drama

Some common camera angles are :


• Eye Level Shot

• Low Angle Shot.

• High Angle Shot.

• Hip Level Shot.

• Knee Level Shot.

• Ground Level Shot.

• Shoulder-Level Shot.

Costumes

• It really depend on the settings and where it may take place. 

• Ex. school(uniform, cheerleading uniform, nerdy look)


Props

• They include staffs, food, weapons, lanterns and candles, canes, staffs, parasols, and practically anything else an actor could or might pick up. Personal props are props worn or carried by a particular actor and issued to him rather than stored on the prop table. Set props include most obviously furniture.

Lighting

• Cinematic lighting is a film lighting technique that goes beyond the standard three-point lighting setup to add drama, depth, and atmosphere to the story.

Makeup

• cream-based makeup and cake makeup

• straight makeup, sometimes called "street," which enhances an actor's features using cosmetics and corrective makeup

Acting

• method acting

• the Meisner technique

• the Brechtian method 

• practical aesthetics

Settings may vary...


Editing

•

• Continuity Editing. This editing technique creates an ongoing stream of action.

• Continuity Error. 

• Cross-Cutting.

• Cuts Cutaway

Sounds

• sound can be created via exaggerated breathing or sighing

• sound can be created via a performer interacting with objects or props

• sound can be created by using the voice to create a myriad of sounds 

• sound can be created by using the body

Film examples of Drama

• A Star Is Born

• The Hate U Give

• The Greatest Showman


What I like about this genre is that is very interesting and keeps you on your toes based on the movies. And I love the anticipation. 


What I don’t like about this genre is that they have cliffhangers and most of the movies .  I am not a big fan of Sequels


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