ingredients of TV drama's

-Characters: particular kinds of characters that are easily identifiable (make them simple)

-Stories:they all tell stories and often, but not always end happily

-The stories are told against familiar backdrops e.g. homes, police stations. A lot of these are created in studios or sets. Most drama's also use outside locations too to create particular affects.

-Versimilitude: creating a sense of reality

-Camerawork: particular kinds of shots, voyeristic shot, close ups, medium shots, close ups for emotions

-Stories told through dialogue

-Music that punctuates the actions

-Easily identifiable subgenre e.g. police cars in crime drama's