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What are the typical character types in a TV Crime Drama?
C Be able to define typical character types from Crime DramasB Be able to apply Propp’s character theory to a Crime DramaA Be able to analyse the representations of these character types
Who is the odd one out? (AND WHY?)
EXT: What links these images? (AND WHY?)
Poirot Luther Miss Marple
05/03/12
Main Character Types:
Officers of Officers of the lawthe law
VictimsVictims
SuspectsSuspects
CriminalsCriminals
Hero, Heroine, Anti-hero cop, Hero, Heroine, Anti-hero cop, grumpy, buddy, quirky, rookie, grumpy, buddy, quirky, rookie,
bad tempered, expertsbad tempered, experts
Luther, Colombo, Cagney & Lacey, Jack Bauer
New victims every episode. New victims every episode. Audience tend to sympathise.Audience tend to sympathise.FlashbacksFlashbacks sometimes used. sometimes used.
CSI uses flashbacks to show us the victims story
SuspectedSuspected of committing the of committing the crime. Wrongly arrested. Treated crime. Wrongly arrested. Treated
badly when innocent.badly when innocent.
Represent the Represent the opposition opposition to to the law. Weak, misguided, stupid the law. Weak, misguided, stupid
or clever. or clever.
Vladamir Propp’s Character Types:
HeroHero
VillainVillain
DispatcherDispatcher
DonorDonor
Who goes on a Who goes on a questquest
Who is Who is againstagainst the hero the hero
Who sets the hero off on their Who sets the hero off on their questquest
Helps the heroHelps the hero
PrincessPrincess What is the What is the prize prize for the hero?for the hero?
1.What is the quest?
2.Who are the clear
character types?
3.What character types
are missing?
EXT: How well does
Propp’s theory apply?
Suggest some reasons
as to how it does or
doesn’t.
Vladamir Propp’s Character Types:
HeroHero
VillainVillain
DispatcherDispatcher
DonorDonor
Dr. Harry Cunningham
?
On the phone
Dr. Nicky Alexander
PrincessPrincess Solving the murderSolving the murder
Officers of Officers of the lawthe law
VictimsVictims
SuspectsSuspects
CriminalsCriminals
Officers of Officers of the lawthe law
Using the template create a character for a TV Crime
Drama
Swap your character with a partner and underneath answer the following
questions:
1) Who is the ‘stock’ character type.2) How have they represented them?
NameDescriptionQuirk / Point of
interest
Consider the following statements about characters in TV Crime drama
Crime drama still portrays a very masculine culture in the police force
TV Crime Drama presents us with unfair representations of gender
Crime drama shows women playing powerful and intelligent characters
Leading detectives in television crime drama are mostly white and
male
Using your DVD covers, notes on character from
the screening and sketches which do you agree with
and why?
Characters and Representation
Homework:
Over the next few weeks you will
Need to research your own case study TV Crime Drama to discuss in the
exam:
By next week you must hand in the first two slides of your case
study
What is TV Crime Drama?
AO1 & AO3