TV Crime Drama Conventions

Name of Drama CSI

Broadcaster –

Scheduling details

BBC1 on Sunday 25th July 2010 8pm/9pm

Conventions -

Characters

George Eads-Nick stokes Warrick Brown-Gary Dourdan Gil Grissom- William Peterson Catherine Willows- Marg Helgenberger Sara Sidle- Jorja Fox Greg Sanders- Eric Szmanda Jim Brass- Paul Guilfoyle D.B Russell- Ted Danson Raymond Langston- Laurence Fishburne Julie Finlay- Elisabether Shue David Hodges- Wallace Langham Morgan Brody- Elisabeth Harnois AL Robbins- Robert David Hall David Phillips- David Berman

Narrative

Nick stokes is checking a crime scene when is mysteriously taken by somebody. He found himself in an underground grave which has been attached with cameras and every time the team use the cameras to check their colleagues safety they are also cutting off his oxygen supply without knowing. Gil Grissom who leads the team is having a race against time to find Nick.

Mise-en-scene -

Locations

Sets

Lighting

Costume

Laboratory, very dark and not much light. Dark lightning, Police uniform.

Sound –

Key dialogue

Sound effects

Music

From the start, CSI's theme song has been "Who Are You", written by Pete Townshend with vocals by lead singer Roger Daltrey of The Who.

Audiences –

Who is the target

audience?

Male/Female

How might they react

differently?

Will it shape their views of

people, issues or events?

The target audience for CSI is young mature adults, aging from 25-30. Anyone who enjoys thrilling dramas

Industry –

Marketing & Promoting

Other platforms?

(DVD/online)

They have their own dvd series collection, advertising on the bbc and channel 5. Also advertising on magazines.