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Luther and The Fall are both crime dramas however they differ in the way in which they are structured, for example the use technical codes and the use of characters differ. Luther's plot structure starts from the middle of action this creates ellipses in the storyline and causes the audience to be an active viewer. The action is emphasized by the use of camera as it tends to move very frequently and tends to be hand held; this demonstrates the action taking place on screen. However, the Fall plot structure starts from the beginning therefore there is very little action, this creates tension as the audiences knows something is going to happen. This creates enigma codes as the audience is left with questions about the character of the criminal as he is yet to create action in the visual codes. Additionally, the fall also uses the camera to demonstrate the action as most the time the camera is used at a still shot which connotes to not much going on. The crime drama The Fall us...

Tv Genres Action - An  action  story is similar to  adventure , and the protagonist usually takes a risky turn, which leads to desperate situations (including  explosions , fight scenes , daring escapes, etc.) Adventure - An  adventure story  is about a  protagonist  who journeys to epic or distant places to accomplish something. It can have many other genre elements included within it, because it is a very open genre. comedy - Comedy   is a story that tells about a series of funny, or comical events, intended to make the audience laugh. It is a very open genre, and thus crosses over with many other genres on a frequent basis. Crime - A  crime  story is about a crime that is being committed or was committed. It can also be an account of a criminal's life. It often falls into the action or adventure genres. Drama - drama  is a genre of  narrative   fiction  (or  semi-fiction ) intended to be more se...

representation the girl is white, Br itish and middle class- audience can establish and associate themselves with her quickly as it is targeted at white B ritish middle class parents. The fact shes middle class and her house is bright and warm connecting to happiness creates more of a differences to the ending of the grey dull tent signifying depression and sickness Technical codes The lighting and colours gradually get darker and darker as the advert goes on - signifies road to destruction Mid-shot of girl holding sprinkles foreshadows the bomb going off later on Long shot of setting allows audience to establish that it is set in London, allows them to think about them in that situation because it makes is close to home At the end there is direct address when the birthday comes round again, the girl looks directly at the camera this is for emotional effect The fact save the children used a young girl creates sympathy candles at the beginning are bright ...

beyonce- formation genre mix of narrative and performance historical context slavery Police brutality New Orleans flooding Representation Star persona: African american powerful women Binary opposites represented strong but is dressed sexually and objectified Reinforces stereotypes of body image Embraces culture through iconography ie clothing:slave era - reinforces political point Technical codes Long shot of star on top of police car: powerful Mid-shot:iconography -slavery allows us to see costumes and background Mise en scene:jewellery- successful Mid shot_news paper of Martin Luther King(historical context) Long shot - ‘stop shooting us’ links to police brutality Cardi b - i like it Genre performance Historical context- her culture Representation Star persona: C aribbean culture showed through costumes Powerful and successful Self image Technical codes Mid shot of dancing- culture Mise en scene- Caribbean origins ...