TASK 3

Explain what genre each programme falls into and why.

Dr who - Science Fiction
'Dr Who' is a science fiction programme, like many others such as: 'Star Trek', 'The Twilight Zone' and 'Babylon 5'. The conventions of the science fiction genre are: locations set in a futuristic world set in the future or a parallel universe, the dialogue will include scientific terminology and will feature fictional characters such as aliens, daleks and robots. It is also an anti realist narrative, however, the plot will also include real life relationships because the viewers need be able to relate to some of the situations that happen; apart from the relationships, it is all based upon science fiction. Another reason why Dr Who would fall into the sci-fi genre is because of all the props that are used in the making of it. props such as robots, spaceships, lasers and many other items from the future.

My name is Earl - Situation Comedy
'My name is Earl' is a sitcom like many others such as 'Two and a half men', 'Drake and Josh' and 'Everybody Hates Chris'. It falls in to this genre because it has a fictional story line and usually has a variety of actors. The props that are used in this programme happen to be modern day items such as urban clothing, lighting and housing etc. It is also a sitcom because it would mainly be filmed in an apartment or on a set in front of an audience which is familiar with many sitcoms.

Eastenders - Soap
Eastenders is a soap opera because it is a realist programme and is based on true events. real life scenarios are portrayed in soap operas such as eastenders. It is usually filmed on a set or in a house and sometimes even in public places, another reasin why it is a soap is because it continues all year round, and has many different story lines and also various actors. another reason why eastenders would be classed as a soap is because the props that are used are all modern, such as the clothing, houses, jewellery etc.

CSI - Crime Dramas
CSI is a crime drama because it consists of many types of criminal activity such robbery, murder, assault etc. It is a crime drama because it also shows the detectives point of view as they try to solve all of these crimes that go on. another reason why it is a crime drama is because of the weapons it contains on the program such as knives and guns etc. many props are used in this crime drama such as weapons, uniforms also locactions such as police stations, crime locations, abandoned buildings etc.