E.D Development of Drama

Drama is a genre that can turned into comedy, horror,thriller,action basically can be combined with all other genres to develop it. They are plot driven, this is what holds the film together because the audience want to know what happens next. Some dramas end of cliff hangers, this is a technique used to keep the audience guessing after the film. However most dramas round up at the end but use a lot of suspense and try to make the audience think. Alfred Hitchcock’s type of editing is good for dramas because he was known as the master of suspense. One quote from Hitchcock was 'always make the audience suffer as much as possible'. Now dramas are back on screens in films and TV series much more this quote is used again when editors are putting shots together. It’s a big selling point if people are excited to know what happens. Trailers give enough for people to want to watch the films, they are a big part of films and so is the editing for them. This is what gets the audience interested. In most trailers for drama genre the type of suspense to be expected in the film is shown through the trailer so the audience know style and techniques are coming. In drama there is a lot that can be developed; life, settings,characters,plot.. Editors can do all this by the way they cut shots or spend longer on suspense than the climax. The way the editors manipulate footage together can determine the intensity of the clip, also using different camera shots from the same clips can benefit a film and develop the drama. For editors to do a good job on a drama one of the main things they have to remember is to develop realistic characters this is because most films aim to tell an honest human story.