the conventions of drama
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Hanna- Mariam Chowdhury and Shima
Begum
Drama exhibits real life situations such as
Realistic settings, stories and characters.
Dramas usually portray journeys and
struggles which show the audience how the
characters persona changes and evolves over
time.
The main purpose of a dramatic story line is
to shift and move the audience emotionally.
Conflict/ Internal/ External
Struggle/ crime/ love/ affairs/ religion
Hardship
Comedy
Pain
Climaxes
Anti climaxes
Sad/ happy ending
Cliff hangers
Drama can be the sole genre in a film
Drama can also complement and be
interlaced with other genres such as genres,
comedy, tradegy.
Hollywood studios such as:
Warner Bros
Summit Entertainment
Columbia Pictures