14/09/11 tim

14/09/11 Tim

Children's Drama

When creating a children's drama you need to do research. When researching you need to find and follow the codes and conventions, which are things that you expect to see and things you expect to happen.

e.g in horror you expect to see villeins such as zombies,mummies,vampires,werewolves and so on.

Here are some thing you expect to see in children's drama

• evil adults
• a group of friends/ family (annoying sibling)
• something goes wrong
• unrealistic storyline
• powers and magic
• something that wouldn't happen in everyday life
• hidden powers or talents
• most are set around schools/home
• simple
• mostly kid/teen actors
• save the world
• twist/cliff hanger
• love interest
• imaginary location
• more than one main character

Example of children's drama's

• Tracy Beaker
• Hannah Montana
• Powerangers
• Sarah Jane adventures
• Doctor Who/ Torchwood
• M I High
• My parents are aliens
• Queens nose
• Grange Hill
• Sabrina the teenage witch
• Young Dracula
• Demon Headmaster
• Big Kids

M I High Notes

• Simple storyline
• Based around a school
• Saving the world
• A problem – Test against criminals and ninjas in the school
• Twist – something goes wrong with the school while they are taking the test
• unrealistic – kids in jail, kid spies, ninjas in school
• Hidden talent – spies/ fighting
• Imaginary location – underground MI9 base
• More than one main character – three main spies that go to the school above