Conventions of Crime
Drama
Multiple Suspects
(anyone could be the perpetrator – possible red herrings)
Professionals
–Police, Investigators, Detectives, SWAT teams, Medics, Lawyers, Press, Judges.
Crimes – Murder
(Homicide) Serial Murders, Theft, Kidnap, Abuse
Crime Scenes –
Police Tape, Coroners, Press, CSIs
Evidence – DNA,
witnesses, Fingerprints, Alibis, Personal Effects, CCTV / Images, Scars,
footprints.
Formulaic Narrative
– Equilibrium, Disruption, Resolution. (Twists as new evidence emerges)
Montages (of
murders / evidence gathering)
Drama (Action
scenes / Suspense Scenes / character development)
Restrictive narrative
(we know as much as the investigators)
Flashbacks (to
the crimes / prior events)
Motives
(Jealousy, revenge, money, accidental)
Crime Solving
techniques – using deduction skills (mind) or technology
Press Conferences
(releasing details to the public)
Settings –
mixture of rural / urban depending on the show, police stations, labs, morgues.
Tone – Glamorous
v. gritty, humorous v. sombre
Pace – Slow v
Fast
Very useful, thank you Ames.
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