Drama
What is Drama?
Different from theatrical drama, in television and film the drama genre is one of narrative fiction that is intended to be more serious than humorous in tone, that focuses on the development of realistic characters who must deal with realistic emotional and/or physical struggles that make sense to the setting of the production.
What makes a film belong to drama?
As mentioned in the definition above, it must portray realistic characters with realistic struggles that are reasonable to the setting. However, despite this seemingly strict definition of "realism" that only goes as far as what the creator has in mind for the plot. What is the setting? What is the time period? Is it completely fictional or loosely based off of a real person? What makes a drama film could mean many things, given the various sub-genres that branch out from this broad one up for creative interpretation. As long as the production depicts realistic people facing realistic struggles throughout the plot, drama can be whatever you make it.
Difference between television drama and film drama?
The only change here is the format, while the definition stays the same. With television (TV shows) the drama plot needs to be built to last an extended period of time, episodically and there is usually a new drama within each season. With film, the drama plot concludes within a few hours, and should be constructed accordingly.
Drama's Sub-genres:
- Historical/Period Drama - productions with the theme of drama set in a specific time period or era
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| Ex: Titanic (1997) |
- Romantic Drama - productions that focus on the elements of love and it's emotional struggles
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| Ex: The Notebook (2004) |
- Melodrama - productions with a plot that usually endangers the character to invoke emotional reaction within the audience
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| Ex: Oliver Twist (1948) |
- Crime - productions that follow a criminal or major crime taking place
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Ex: The Godfather (1972)
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