Web Based Drama Case Studies

7/29/2019 Web Based Drama Case Studies

1/12

By Naomi Abraham

Web Based Drama Case Studies.


2/12

What is the Structure of Doctor Who Dreamland?

Doctor Whos structure is a series made up of 6episodes. The first one being a 12 minutes longepisode and the other 5 were 6 minute episodes.The Show was broadcasted daily from the 21st ofNovember 2009 on the BBCS Red ButtonService and it was also broadcasted on theofficial Doctor Who website and on BBC iplayer.

Who are the Audience?

Doctor whos genre is a Sci Fi so the audienceare going to be Sci - Fi lovers. The age rangesfrom 12 18 and maybe some older viewers aswell. Doctor Who is for younger viewers aroundof 8 -10as well considering its a child friendlyprogramme.

Web Drama one: Doctor Who Dreamland.


3/12

What is the Narrative Structure?Doctor Who Dreamland Episode 1:

There are 4 prior animated stories:

1, Death Comes till time

2. Real Time

3. Scream of Shalka

4. The Infinite Quest

Web Drama one: Doctor Who Dreamland(Continued)


4/12

What is the Narrative Structure?Here is the Plot of the first episode of Doctor Who Dreamland.

13 June 1947: a spaceship, trying to escape from two others, is shot down and crasheson Earth near Roswell, New Mexico. Eleven years later in Dry Springs, Nevada, TheTARDIS materialises at a diner, and the Doctor meets Cassie Rice and Native

American Jimmy Stalkingwolf. He uses his sonic screwdriver to investigate an alien

artifact. Detecting that the artifact has been activated, two Men in Black arrivedemanding the artifact in question. The Doctor and the others escape, to investigateJimmy's "space monster". The monster turns out to be a Viperox battle -drone and isdestroyed by a rocket from a USAF helicopter which arrives on the scene. The soldierstake them to Area 51 (aka Dreamland). In Dreamland, Colonel Stark locks them in acell with a gas that will wipe their memories. The Doctor manages to break free, stopthe gas, and escapes with Cassie and Jimmy via a ventilation shaft. The alarm sounds

and they run into a lab where they find a captured grey alien. After fleeing pursuingguards in a lift they are recaptured at the top of the lift shaft. Colonel Stark isrevealed to be working with a Viperox leader named Lord Azlok.



5/12

Who are the Characters in this drama?

The characters in this drama are listed below:

The DoctorDavid Tennant

Cassie Rice Georgia Moffett

Jimmy StalkingwolfTim Howar

Colonel StarkStuart Milligan

Saruba VelakLisa Bowerman

Riverish MantilaxNicholas Rowe

Lord Azlok - David Warner

What are the Techniques used in this Drama?

The main Technique used in this Drama is that it is an animated series. The sound that are usedare made to be like monster sounds. The music that has been made is to set the scene or to setthe tension in a scene. (An example is when the Doctor, Cassie and Jimmy are trying to escapearea 51.) The Camera Techniques they use are Establishing Shots(At the beginning of Doctor WhoDreamland, there is an establishing shot of a sign that says Roswell 35m Please drive carefully.Then before the theme song of Doctor Who starts the words New Mexico Desert June 13th 1947appear near the sign, This tells the viewers that this story takes place back in time. They also use



6/12

What is the Structure of Eastenders E20?

Eastenders E20 is a British internet soap whichbegan airing on 8th January 2010. This WebBased Drama is a spin off from the established

BBC Soap Eastenders. The show is set in theEastEnders regular setting of Albert Square, aVictorian square in the fictional borough ofWalford in the East End of London.

Who are the audience?

The audience range from 12 18 year olds justlike Doctor Who dreamlands. The main target

audience are teenagers. This is because mostTeenagers spend their time on the internet andalso on the show the themes of love, family lifeand breakups are common in most teenagerstoday.

Web Drama Two: Eastenders E20.


7/12

What is the Narrative of this Drama?

Series 1 Narrative: Following four teenagers who crash intoAlbert Square, as their lives intertwine.

Series 2 Narrative: Four New Walford residents all havesomething they are desperate to hide or get away from.

Series 3 Narrative: Three Young Strangers run free in Walforduntil cornered by the police, and a new day dawns.

Who are the Characters in this Drama?

Series 1: Zsa Zsa Carter: Emer Kenny. Fatboy: Ricky Norwood.

Mercy Olubunmi: Bunmi Mojekwu. Leon Small: Sam AttwaterSeries 2: Asher Levi: Heshima Thompson. Stevie Dickinson:Amanda FairbankHaynes. Naz Mehmet : Emaa Hussen. SolLevi: Tosin Cole

Series 3: Faith Olubunmi: Modupe Adeyeye. Donnie Lester :Samuell Benta. Ava Bourne: Sophie Colquhoun.

Web Drama Two: Eastenders E20. (Continued)


8/12

What are the Techniques used in Eastenders E20?

They have used the same Techniques that they have used the original EastEnders.

They have used Close up shots, Tracking shots, Establishing shots , Eyeline match and

reverse shots. (Reverse shot is used in conversations such as Fatboy talking to Mercy.

The camera shows mercy reaction whenever fatboy is talking and vice versa.) Theyhave a remixed version of the Eastenders Theme song. The EastEnders team asked

viewers to come up with a remixed theme of EastEnders on a competition and they

will chose from a variety of people to play it in the Web based Drama. This did this to

make the theme song more hip -hop and suitable for teenagers since they are into

those things.

Web Drama Two: Eastenders E20. (Continued)


9/12

What is the Structure of the Cut?

The Cut is a BBC Television soap for Teenagers, it

was first broadcasted in September 2009. Theseries was developed by BBC Switch and Holby Citywriter AL Smith in collaboration with Kate Modernproducer Pete gibbons and Hollyoaks director,Sarah Walker. The Cutis broadcast in 25 minuteepisodes on BBC Two, with each episode beingbroadcast in daily five-minute chunks.

Who are the audience?The Audience in this Web Based Drama areTeenagers. This is because in the show the themesthat are used are the same as Eastenders E20 whichare Love, Family life and Break ups. Secrets arealso kept throughout the series which is similar toteenager life today.

Web Drama Three: The Cut.


10/12

What is the Narrative?

Series 1:

A stranger's death draws 18 year-old Jay to London where he meets the Mackinnons and the Loxleys,two families with an age-old history of bad blood. Posh girl Marla Mackinnon falls for Jay, but Mack,her controlling dad, does not stand for it. Olive Loxley is dreaming of escape from her over protectivesister, Toni and their family caf, but is troubled Stephen Mackinnon really her way out?

Series 2:

It's a new term at Deaconsfield and a chance for new beginnings for faces both old and new. But isOlive really ready to move on from Stephen? Is Marla actually over Jay? And what exactly is AmyMackinnion up to?

Series 3:

Series Three is here. Kicking off with some painful goodbyes and a few new hellos,

Whats in store for The Cut now Olives gone?

Web Drama Three: The Cut.(Continued )


11/12

Who are the Characters?

Here are just the main series 1 cast:Jay Kelso - Samuell Benta

Rosa Willis - Scarlett Bowman

Toni Loxley - Jessica Dickens

Marla Mackinnon -Lara Goodison

Tommy Fitzpatrick - Edward Green

Stephen Mackinnon - Matt Kane

Daniel 'Mack' Mackinnon - Dermot Martin

Olive Loxley - Billie North



12/12

What are the Techniques used?

The episode I have a looked is called I found dads wallet and the show opens up

with an establishing shot of London. An reverse shot is in this episode as well. This

is when Jay is talking to a lawyer and finds that he owns the restaurant of the

tramp who died in the first episode. Eyeline Matches are used in this episode to

show someone looking at something or someone else. This shot lets the viewers

know what that person is seeing. They have also used tense music when someone

gets in to a fight or after someone's been attacked.


Web Based Drama Case Studies

Documents

Transcript of Web Based Drama Case Studies