School Based Drama PowerPoint

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Charecters

Protagonist-this is thecharacter that the audience

routes for, he/she is usually the

new kid in school, or the new

teacher, the rookie. The

audience is meant to connectemotionally with this figure, as

they are able to identify with

their feelings of exclusion and

isolation. By the end of the film

or series, this character usually

emerges on top of the school

after going on an emotional

journey and discovering who

they are.

Antagonist-thischaracter has usually been round

the block a few times and has been

able to establish themselves as the

king or queen of the school. This

character traditionally sees the

entrance of the protagonist as a

threat to their status and does all

that they can to cement it by

pushing the protagonist down. By

the end of the film the antagonist

usually gets their comeuppance as

their efforts backfire and they end

up on the bottom and the

protagonist at the top. In a series

we have more time to explore

characters, so usually we discoverwhat it was that turned them so

evil in the first place, they may

reform and become a friend of the

protagonist once they set aside

their differences or perhaps

become a neutral character


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Plot

The plot of a school based drama usually follows the sameconventions playing along games of stuatus, which are as follows:

A rookie charecter enters into the school environment, at thebottom of the social hierarchy with little status

They meet the antagonist, who at first to tries to befriend the

protagonist in order to manipulate them This is met by rebellion on behalf of the protagonist which results in

the pro and antagonist becoming enemies

Throughout the film or series, the protagonist will try to fit in theirnew surroundings, perhaps by changing themselves

In the end the protagonist discovers that they were liked in the firstplace for who they are and they win the respect of their peers orpupils, whilst the antagonist is exposed for the vindictive personthey are and are moved to the bottom of the social hierarchy


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Sounds In the school based drama, many different sound devices are

use to create effect. The most common of these is

atmospheric music. This can vary depending on the tone of

the piece, e.g. serious, humorous, etc. but usually it is in the

form of youth culture music such as the rap song Gangsters

Paradise as featured in the opening of the film Dangerous

Minds where it served to set the tone for the events tofollow. Its not just music thats used however, Directors like to

make use of diegetic sounds, particularly crowd noise, shoes

squeaking across the floor and general banging which serves

to demonstrate utter chaos, as in Dangerous Minds. Less

violence themed school dramas such as glee make use of

similar sounds but can use different ones such as laughter and

vocal scales, reflective of the musical aspect of the show.


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Conclusion

My investigation of this genre, has made me

more aware of its conventions and features,

and some aspects which can be found across the

whole of the media. Despite this however, this is

not my preferred genre to film and so before

going into my main task, I feel that I need to

investigate further other genres to make betterinformed decisions when making/preparing my

main task.

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