Narrative Patterns in TV Drama Genres Crime Period/Literary Examples The Bill, Morse, Prime Suspect, Whitechapel, Waking the

Dead. Silent Witness Narrative patterns Silent Witness, compressed time, they are walking and then it cuts, and there in a different area. Also further on It switches from night to day, in a different scene, this is also compressed time. There is also a flash back. http://www.tubec hop.com/watch/2 12028 http://www.tubec hop.com/watch/2 Examples Little Dorrit, Bleak House, Lark rise to Candleford, Pride & Prejudice, Tess of the DUrbervilles, Oliver Twist Narrative patterns http://www.youtube .com/watch? v=jDWJVu8EAYc Little Dorrit flashback begins at 2:58 You can see this as he is clearly reflecting back on something that has happened in the past, he may be regretting this or just be remembering it

Family Examples Dr Who, Merlin, Robin Hood, Goodnight Mr Tom, Diary of Anne Frank, Pushing Daisies, Bones

Narrative patterns http://www.youtube.co m/watch? NR=1&v=XFfpX1vsQU Y This shows the passing through time and then it also shows somebody elses different situations in the world at the same time as the previous scene, this is called simultaneous time.

Relationships all variations of sexuality Examples Mistresses, Cutting it, Shameless, Six Feet Under, The Chase, The L-word, Gavin & Stacey, Cold Feet, Sex in the city, Queer as Folk Narrative patterns http://www.youtube .com/watch? v=2AJH4RpdREk Starting at 3:30 it shows them all enjoying a good time, this is used to show a period of time passing as the audience does not want to see everything which is going on in the bus journey, it keeps the audience involved.

Hybrid Post-modern Examples 24, Lost, Heroes, Lost in Austen, Damages, Ally MacBeal, Green Wing, Desperate Housewives

Narrative pattern http://www.youtube.co m/watch? v=6PteH2A1Pw0ything Everything in hi clip is a flashback, it allows for the audience to see what may be playing through the characters head and it gives an insight into what there state of mind is.

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