Typical Conventions of TV Dramas.
This Country follows the typical conventions of TV Dramas as each character has their own storyline. You can see Kerry lives with her Mum, and Kurtan lives with his Grandma. There is also a narrative as it shows different stories each episode, the characters are very exaggerated with Kerry being obsessed with people thinking she's 'hard' and Kurtan being an obsessive character who needs to complete any task given to him expertly and get's frustrated and upset when he is unable to do so. They are also seen as stereotypes of young people as they commit vandalism, shout in public and use a lot of foul language as well as dressing up in clothes such as full football jerseys. It is a fictional story and uses no special effects or special edits and transitions - just simple edits and lighting. The setting is also a small village in the Cotswolds and the iconography fits that as they have Cotswolds accents and are bored and isolated youths living in the countryside. Episodes tend to last 21 minutes.
Using the Uses and Gratifications model, you can see that an audience would watch This Country for surveillance and use the media to obtain information about other parts of the world and see what it is like in different places in the UK. Audiences may also use this media for diversion, to escape their normal daily routines and watch the other lives of two funny cousins somewhere else. This media may also make up for the lack of satisfaction in their work or personal life as they can see that these two youths are happy living their simple and easy lives in the Cotswolds.
Channel 4 TV Drama - Fresh Meat
ve in a shared house off-campus rather than the University halls due to their late application and the show follows their lives and all the strange, eccentric things that happen to them
Fresh Meat follows the typical conventions of TV Dramas as each character has their own storyline. Oregon has a strange relationship with her English lecturer, Vod's carefree, hedonistic lifestyle, Josie and Kingsley's struggling and tortured relationship, upper-class JP's attempts to impress women and achieve popularity and the eccentrics and strange lifestyle of Howard. There is also a narrative as it shows different situations and stories which happen each episode, the characters are very exaggerated as many strange situations occur during the season like Oregon's English lecturer having an affair with her. They use stereotypes such as JP's upperclass and arrogant personality and accent and Vod's rough, carefree and drug full lifestyle. It is a fictional story which uses no special effects or special lighting and transitions - just simple editing and lighting like This Country. The setting is in Manchester where a lot of young people live due to the University and the iconography of the characters fit with this as they are all young people going to University.
Using the Uses and Gratifications model, you can see that an audience would watch Fresh Meat for surveillance as viewers may want to obtain information about what it's like to be a struggling university student and may also watch it for interactivity. Audiences may also use this media for diversion as they may want to escape from their normal routines and enjoy watching the eccentrics of this show and may also use this media to make up for a lack of satisfaction in their work or personal life, they may want to be a university student with little care about anything. They may also watch this show for personal relationships as it may compensate for lack or decline of personal relationships in their personal life as the characters have their own relationships whether its friendship or partnership.
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