The Fall & Luther Comparison

In The Fall it uses many camera shots such as close-ups, long-shots, pov shots, god perspective shots and tracking shots. The editing of the camera angles matches the pace of the slow narrative. The mis en scene of this series is dark in tone and is much more serious then luther. Furthermore, in the fall the villain is shown to be more attractive, normal and human rather then just a evil and unattractive person with no regard for life, this is due to the villain being revealed to have a family with two young children. This somewhat makes the audience sympathise with this villain however, the audience still have to see him as a villain due to his violent acts and crimes that the audience know he has committed. Luther also uses close-ups, long-shots and tracking shots. however, instead of it being slow paced, the editing follows the action the character is in and is fast paced. Also, unlike the more humanely portrait murderer in the fall, in Luther the villain is shown to be a heartless person who has no regard for life, she is intelligent, deceptive and is more discrete with her crimes rather the killer from the fall who is not discrete and is more aggressive and direct rather then plotting his murder to try prevent him getting caught. In Luther, the actor Idris Elba is the main protagonist of the story being the investigator, this is iconography as he is a well known respected actor which will draw an audience in to watch it. In the Fall, iconography is shown mostly through the murderer in this show, this is because he is the well known actor Jamie Dornan who is commonly regarded as being handsome, which again relates to the idea of him being the unexpected villain of the story.

TV genres intro

TV Genres - 

Action -

An action story is similar to adventure, and the protagonist usually takes a risky turn, which leads to desperate situations (including explosions, fight scenes, daring escapes, etc.).

Adventure - 

An adventure story is about a protagonist who journeys to epic or distant places to accomplish something.

Comedy -

Comedy is a story that tells about a series of funny, or comical events, intended to make the audience laugh.

Crime -

A crime story is about a crime that is being committed or was committed.

Drama -

drama is a genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone, focusing on in-depth development of realistic characters who must deal with realistic emotional struggles. 

Fantasy - 

A fantasy story is about magic or supernatural forces, rather than technology (as science fiction) if it happens to take place in a modern or future era.

Historical - 

A story about a real person or event.

Horror -

A horror story is told to deliberately scare or frighten the audience, through suspense, violence or shock.

Mystery -

A mystery story follows an investigator as he/she attempts to solve a puzzle (often a crime).

Romance - 

A Romance is a emotion-driven stories that are primarily focused on the relationship between the main characters of the story.

Science fiction -

Science fiction is similar to fantasy, except stories in this genre use scientific understanding to explain the universe that it takes place in.

Thriller -

A Thriller is a story that is usually a mix of fear and excitement.

My favourite genre is horror as i enjoy being frightened and afraid (thrill seeker). This sense of danger is thrilling. Or science fiction because its very captivating and interesting to understand the fictional universes created using science. My least favourite would be romance as it bores me and does not give me any sort of satisfaction as i am not able to relate to the characters situations. 

In film production, the pre-credit scene is the section of the film which is shown before the opening or closing credits are shown.