1. Television crime drama: Institutions LO: Understand the role of the media institutions in the making of television crime drama’s. Moving image coursework: All footage needs to be brought to school on Wednesday, to begin editing. By the end of the lesson, you will be able to…

2. Starter: LO: Understand the role of the media institutions in the making of television crime drama’s. Recapping on what we have already learned about television crime drama, what are some of the ways in which television crime drama’s can differ? Discuss on tables and be prepared to feedback. Think specifically about narrative and target audience Give examples

3. Institution LO: Understand the role of the media institutions in the making of television crime drama’s. What is meant by the media institutions? In pairs discuss what you think this may mean. A media institution refers the different people who play a role within the production of a media product. For example, the institution for a television crime may include a producer, director, marketing team etc.

4. Institution LO: Understand the role of the media institutions in the making of television crime drama’s. Now in your pairs, discuss and make a mind map of all roles your think would be involved in the creation of a television crime drama. Ext: What roles do you think are most important within the institution and why? Media institution: Television crime drama Producer Director Marketing team

5. Institution LO: Understand the role of the media institutions in the making of television crime drama’s. Creating television crime dramas can be extremely expensive for the institutions that are creating them. Therefore, they have to ensure that audiences of the programme stay faithful and will carry on watching for numerous series. Think about the programmes we have watched for this unit and answer the following questions in your book: What are some of the ways in which institutions ensure they appeal to a mass target audience? What factors do you think make the programmes we have watched successful? Why? Do you think any of the programmes are less popular? What could the institution do to ensure audiences return for further viewing?

6. Institution: Research LO: Understand the role of the media institutions in the making of television crime drama’s. In your groups, you are going to be given a set of questions to research about institutions. You will have 30 minutes to research the questions and then we will feedback as a class. You must answer all questions within the 30 minutes given.

7. Institution: Research LO: Understand the role of the media institutions in the making of television crime drama’s. 1.Research the process by which a new television crime drama is commissioned by a broadcasting Channel. 2. Which television channels broadcast mainly British crime dramas? 3. Where are American crime dramas to be found? 4. What marketing strategies are used to promote a television crime drama? Find examples.

8. Institution: Research LO: Understand the role of the media institutions in the making of television crime drama’s. 1.Research the process by which a new television crime drama is commissioned by a broadcasting Channel. http://www.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/tv/pitching-ideas/how-it-works.shtml

9. Institution: Research LO: Understand the role of the media institutions in the making of television crime drama’s. 2. Which television channels broadcast mainly British crime dramas?

10. Institution: Research LO: Understand the role of the media institutions in the making of television crime drama’s. 3. Where are American crime dramas to be found?

11. Institution: Research LO: Understand the role of the media institutions in the making of television crime drama’s. 4. What marketing strategies are used to promote a television crime drama? Find examples.

12. Institution: Research LO: Understand the role of the media institutions in the making of television crime drama’s. In your research, you would have come across different forms of marketing strategies. What do you feel are the most successful strategies and why? Discuss on your tables and be prepared to feedback.

13. Institution: Research LO: Understand the role of the media institutions in the making of television crime drama’s. Using the laptops, find one piece of marketing for a current television crime drama. For the piece of marketing, answer the questions below: Why is it successful? What are the main features of the marketing? Is it successful to the target audience? How? Is it easy to access?

14. Homework LO: Understand the role of the media institutions in the making of television crime drama’s. Watch the latest episode of ‘Sherlock’ and answer the below question. What stereotypes are represented? How? What is the target audience? Why? What is the narrative form? Is the plot stereotypical of television crime drama? New episode shows Sunday night at 9 o’clock