DOCTOR WHO

What does the soundtrack contribute to the sequence?
Gives Sci-Fi edge through digitally created sounds on the theme song.
How does the music create atmosphere? 
The change in pace in the music signifies a change in atmosphere, for example in the cafe there is a calm accordion in the background, but once a character runs in saying she's been murdered the pace of the music increases with more clashing sounds.
What sound effect are evident?
The TARDIS
Accents show the audience the class of the character- people with west country accent are lower class, characters that fully pronounce there words are classed as a more posh character. Actors are typecast for these roles.
Background chatting
Clinking of glasses 
Candles burning
Dogs barking - gives a disrupted feel
Church bell when girl is murdered signifies it is late at night

How does the sound signify the mood and/ or genre of the television drama?

The sound signifies the change of mood in the show by the change in the ambient music, this is done by changing the pace and feel of the music. This is reinforced by sound effects like dogs barking late at night which shows disruption from the peace. The sound signifies the genre by using digitally created sounds that sounds space related.

Editing Styles - NCIS

During this scene several different editing techniques are used. To start with (when the interrogation scene starts) we have a dissolve (possibly counted as a crossfade) transition, which shows us that a new scene has started. As the scene progresses there are quite a few Shot-Reverse Shot which keep the dialogue flowing and keeps it verisimilitude. Some long takes are used to show that the character is slow at answering the question and thus guilty. This is also mixed with short takes for the 2 investigators to show that they are quick to the mark and one step ahead of the suspect.  Action match is also used during the cookie eating phase to show continuity.

Glossary of Editing Terms

How is the Setting or Theme Represented in a Medical Drama?

In general the settings and themes are established in medical dramas by using convincing life like props and costumes that you would expect to see in a hospital.

The setting is represented in the opening scene of ER , in short little clips that show you the surrounding areas of one of the characters. It will normally include iconography of hospitals i.e wards, corridors, reception and operating theatres. Which suggests that the show is taking place in a hospital. The quick editing with short sequences emphasises the idea that it is a fast paced hospital with too much going on for one person, which suggests that the characters all work as part of a team that have to work well together to keep people alive.

 The mise en scene of the opening sequence suggests that hospitals are fast paced, hard working and very busy. The doctors costumes bring across the factual ideas of the show with large white coats and stethoscopes around their necks. Having the stethoscope around their neck at all times suggests that they are always needed to do something and don't have time to put down anything. The surgeons are seen in their green scrubs and nurses pink scrubs - this fortifies the idea that you are in a hospital and makes the show more believable. The sets vary from operating theatres to wards to reception desks. This creates boundaries for the importance of different characters in which the surgeons and doctors are more important than the receptionists and so have more screen time. The make up is very simplistic even on female characters as when working in a hospital it is unusual to be in full make up for health and safety reasons. The props are very iconic for what you would see in a hospital and therefore add realism to the show.

In a typical medical drama themes that are explored include death, murder, suicide, illness, family issues etc. As an audience we expect the show to give us the most ridiculous of situations (i.e swallowing a coat hanger) that we would not expect to see in the real world and yet it is happening and so it is introducing us to real world problems that we don't realise are happening. This touches the audience and so they feel more connected to the characters and so they feel the pain of the doctors when they are unable to help someone.

The music on the opening scene has a sense of the sounds that medical equipment make along with techno sounds that just enhance the feel of being in a hospital.

How is the Setting or Theme of the Television Drama Represented?

Generally in a TV drama opening scene you see the different settings that it is set in and some of the behaviours of the characters seen express the themes of the show. For example the two people running up stairs at the start of Emmerdale. 

The settings represent the key locations of where the show will take place. In Emmerdale you see a small yorkshire village which suggests that it is a close community in which everyone knows each other. The different houses show the different class of people that live there, one house is posh and are probably a younger couple, the other is a small cottage with older chairs probably occupied by an older couple. Another setting seen in the opening scene is the pub which suggests that this pub is popular place for conversations and food and drink in the whole of Emmerdale.

The setting of Emmerdale suggests that Yorkshire is made up of  quiet, small communities that have a variety of different types of people living there. It also suggests that the whole of Yorkshire is made up of small old villages dotted across large grass lands without having any kind of main city.

Typical soap themes include betrayal, affairs, death, murder, broken friendships, family problems, relationship problems. This would be different in Emmerdale as everyone will know each other closely and so having affairs would be much more dangerous. Murders would be easier as hiding the body would be easy out in the Yorkshire Dales. As the community comes across as a close community it's hard to think that people will have falling outs, However if they did then it would be much harder to ignore the fact that they are no longer friends as they would be seeing each  other everyday.

Analysing Title Sequence

My opening title sequence depicts a light hearted show with comedic aspects whilst still keeping it's seriousness about Bristol. This is done by not giving everyone a strong South Western accent. It will be a fictional show which shows what it is like for people who are new to living in Bristol. The theme song Ain't No Rest For The Wicked suggests that a lot of things go wrong for the characters and that they don't have any time to themselves and are always busy. Being a show for entertainment means that the different things that go wrong in the characters lives are things that would not neccesarily happen to the everyday person. 

The audience for my show is young adults that can relate to the lives of the characters, for example they have also moved house or to a new city. This comes across in the title sequence as you can see that the main characters are young adults themselves and also the tone set by the slow camera movement and that the characters are all staring down the camera at the start as if to reach out to the audience and get their attention.

Having long unedited sequences gives the effect of continuity as well as making the program feel slow but this is juxtaposed by the upbeat music that suggests the complete opposite from the camera speed. Having only one sequence suggests that the characters are quite lazy and so the target audience can relate to them as stereotypically young adults are known to be lazy. 

The sequence is about 15 seconds and is clearly divisible from the beginning of the text as the title sequence ends with an ariel shot of the sky and the title Living in Bristol, from here it would cut into the text. Having a relatively short opening sequence means that there is more screen time for the show to get all the storyline across without wasting time. 

The opening sequence links to the text by showing you firstly the four main characters you will be following and secondly setting the general location of where it will take place. The suspension bridge is a form of iconography to show that it will take place in Bristol and also that the show is new and treading on new grounds, as was the suspension bridge when it was built.  

The Cops Episode 1 Part 1

This TV drama uses many camera shots that are done with a steady cam/handheld. This makes the audience feel as if they are actually part of the show engrossing the audience so that they feel the emotional reactions of the characters first hand. It allows the audience to feel the struggle of the cops and also gives the audience the responsibility of keeping them safe as they feel as if they are watching over them.