Genre Research - Drama

Common Characters
The Protagonist 
This is usually the main character of the film. The audience feels sympathy towards the character as they always triumph over the villan. The character is most often put into difficult situations so that their characteristics of bravery and determintation can be exposed to the audience. The protagonist character is commonly played by a male but the use of females have been increased during the past few years due to the stereotype not being as strong. For example, in Doctor Who the main character is the male doctor and has to find out what is going on in the universe which adds to the mystery of the character.

The Antagonist 

This is when the character goes to extreme lengths to get what they want this includes, breaking the law, hurting somebody and potentionally killing somebody. The audience gets the feeling as though that they only look after themselves and they also do not feel empathy for this certain character. There is most often a feud between the protagonist and the antagonist. An example of an antagonist is Draco Malfoy from Harry Potter.

Links Used:
http://www.imdb.com/genre/drama

http://rileywongfilmstudies.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/genre-conventions.html