This clip shows conventional features of a teen TV drama as it is set in a school where the teenagers watching the show will go. The first people we meet are Freddie and Effy, this shows that these will be the main characters in the show. We know that it is this is their first day because they are introducing each other to one another.
A feature that is common in teenage TV dramas is having a good looking main protagonist which this programme does.
The programme attracts the audience because people can relate to some of the stories which take place and can show how different people react in different situations.
Skins is quite an unusual drama as each episode focuses on a different character in the programme. So it goes into more detail about each of the characters personal life. By doing this it allows the audience to get an attachment to each of the characters.
It is also quite unusual because the story line goes into quite deep emotions and shows explicit scenes which you wouldn't see in other teen TV dramas like Beaver Falls and The Inbetweeners.
They often use point of view shows to show the audience the eye of the characters. The also use medium shots to show that people are in conversation and also over the shoulder shots and reaction shots to show the different characters when they are talking in a conversation.
This will be a over the shoulder shot which would turn into a reaction shot when changing to the next person.
This is a medium shot to show the audience are having a conversation.
This is a point of view shot to show the audience that Freddie and Effy are looking at Freddie's group of friends.
Beaver falls is a teen drama, made by the british film industry, however set in America. It is about a group of 3 boys that go on a 'camp america' kind of thing, for their summer. The age group ranges from 16-22, with the characters being 19 years old. It is a stereotypical group of boys, consisting of an attractive , a geek, and a genuine (average) guy. it attracts its target audience with an attractive main protagonist, many girls (at the camp), and humour. It has sexual scenes, strong language however in a humoured way. It brings up issues of relationships, school, drugs through many emotions, which may relate to some issues that the audience may be going through. The programme brings humour through showing the immaturity of the characters.
Establishing shots and pan shots are used a lot as they remind the audience of how the group of boys are on a camp in the USA, making this tv drama different to those other teen drama's focused around school, however the idea and theme of school/university is brought up throughout the series.
Establishing shots and pan shots are used a lot as they remind the audience of how the group of boys are on a camp in the USA, making this tv drama different to those other teen drama's focused around school, however the idea and theme of school/university is brought up throughout the series.
