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WEB DRAMA

By Michaela McCole

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WHAT IS A WEB DRAMA?

A web drama is a series of scripted videos, usually within an episode form following

from the previous episode. The web drama will be released only on the Internet and part

of the newly developing media called web television. A single example of a web seriesprogram is called an episode or webisode. There are different sub genres within a web

drama for example one web drama may focus on humour and another on romance. They

can also focus on a specific target audience. A web drama could be showed on the

internet or through Netflix etc. There are two types of web drama, ones that will be

uploaded to Netflix will be more professional and with famous actors however another

type is the low budget web dramas. These low budget web dramas will be less

professional as the other and some of the people may even not be paid for it.

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HOW IS IT DIFFERENT FROM A

NORMAL TV DRAMA?

The things that are different are that this web drama is only viewed on the internet, whereas the other one will be

shown on TV. Furthermore this means that the drama that is only shown on the TV the shows are limited timings and

the web based drama means you can watch the show at any time you require. Another difference is that web dramas

usually are shorter than TV dramas as some TV dramas go on for hours, web based dramas last for around 10-20

minutes. An example of this is Proper Manors where one episode lasts for 9 minutes. Adding to this web dramas tend

to have lower budgets than TV dramas and could show through the acting. In Proper Manors the acting is of a poor

quality which you can tell that they have a significantly lower budget than EastEnders would. The main reason that

these web dramas will have a lower budget is because the series is normally free to watch online and you dont have to

pay or subscribe to be able to access this web drama. Lastly another difference is that at the bottom of a web drama

there is usually a space in which the viewer can write comments about this drama which allows for criticism and good

points to be put across, whereas a TV drama wont have this and will be more difficult to put your opinion across.

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HOW IS IT SIMILAR FROM A

NORMAL TV DRAMA?

A similarity between a web drama and a TV Drama is that they all follow a storyline and a

narrative, they will also have different episodes within a series and a number of different

series. They will both have a title scene at the start to set the scene and they state who

directed the play and who will be starring within the play. They will have music/tune over

the top of the start of the drama. Furthermore they both have genres within the drama

such as Comedy, Romance etc. They both have cliff-hangers within the drama such as a

TV drama will usually end with a cliff hanger, and the one within Proper Manors was that

we didnt know who survived from the accident. This leaves the viewer wondering about

the programme and makes them want to watch the next one.

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CONVENTIONS OF A WEB

DRAMA

The usual conventions of a web drama is:

They are short and usually last for no longer than 10 minutes.

They all star with unknown actors and usually are less talented.

They have a lower budget than a normal TV Drama and this can show through the performance

and this means you are able to tell who each character is e.g. the hero, villain etc.

The audience for a web based drama is usually teenagers and 20+ people.

The show is a series which means there will be a lot of episodes within the different series.

The web drama usually ends with a cliff hanger wanting the viewer to watch the next episode.