Factual information:
- Director: Tony McHale and Mal Young
- First broadcasted on 12 January 1999
- Main Cast: Ric Griffin, Elliot Hope,Jac Nylor, Oliver Valentine, Sacha Levy
- Series
- Genre is Medical Drama
- Basic Plot: It is based on another TV programme called Casualty and its located in Holby hospital.
- Non linear
- Realist and closed ending.
Characters:
- Ric Griffin,
- Elliot Hope,
- Jac Naylor,
- Oliver Valentine
- Sacha Levy,
- Henrik Hanssen
- Serena Campbell.
Theme:
- Social
- Emotional
- Love
Interesting audio elements:
- Non Diegetic sound
- Sound effects
Interesting scenes and camera shots: At the beginning they just went straight into the episode and they show them walking onto the plane. While on the plane they show 2 different angles of this women but then they change scenes and go to show people working at the hospital. Some camera shots which they use in the episode is a mid shot, close up.
Film: The Parents Trap
Factual information:
Factual information:
- Director: Nancy Meyers
- First broadcasted in 1998
- Main Cast: Lindsey Lohan, Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson,Elaine Hendrix,Lisa Ann Walter.
Format and Genre:
- Genre: Romantic Comedy
Narrative elements:
- Basic plot: Annie and Hallie go to the same girl camp during summer, they end up having to stay in the same cabin and find out that they are twins. After the decide to switch places on the parents. Mum finds out that she has the other twin. They go to California to switch back.
- Settings: Girls camp, London, California
- Closed ending
Characters
- Annie James
- Hallie Parker
- Nick Parker
- Elizabeth James
- Meredith Blake-Heroine
- Martin-butler
- Chessy-housekeeper
Theme:
- Love
- Relationship
Audio elements
- They use here comes the sun in a scene when 'Annie' and her mum were walking to a shop in London and they walked across the road just like the Beatles.
- The sound effects which they use
Interesting scenes and camera shots:
- A camera shot which they use are over the shoulder because one of the actors are playing the role of 2 twins and the shots they use to show both of the twins together. Another shot which they use is a long shot and they have the house in the background.
- An interesting scene in the film is when the twins find out that they are twins but also when they fly to California and the parents see eachother for the first time in ages.
TV Serial:The Wire
Factual information:
- Director: David Simon
- Year it broadcasted: 2nd June 2002
- Main Cast: Dominic West, Larry Gilliard, Lance Reddick, Idris Elba, Wood Harris, Sonja Sohn
Format and Genre:
- Genre: Crime and serial drama
- Serial
Narrative Elements:
- Basic Plot: You see through the eyes of a drug dealer and see what they have been up too and you are able to see the law being enforced. Each episode has a different situation and how they solve it.
- Open ending
Characters:
- Jimmy McNulty-Detective
- D'Angelo Barksdale-Drug Organisation crew
- Cedric Daniels
- Herc Hauk
- Ellis Carver
Theme:
- Social
- Freedom
Audio Elements:
- Non diegetic sound
- Sound tracks
Interesting scenes and camera shots:
At the end of episode 1 someone got shot in the head an they did a flashback to the court at the beginning and he was sitting at the back looking all innocent. Some camera shots which they have used in the show is POV, long shots, close up and mid shots.
