2. This also fits the teen drama
convention because there is a
This convention is the fact that they confrontation, this is the main
are In a pair, all teen dramas has a storyline used in most teen dramas
group of friends which have a wide because it can use a wide range of
variety of personalities so that you characters which people can relate
an relate to at least one of them, it too in the argument.
shows unity because usually they
are the protagonists.
This is part of the TV convention
because she is wearing a school
uniform which shows she is a
student at the school, this fits a teen
drama because nearly all teen
dramas are set in high schools
where there is more drama likely to
happen.

3. Another convention is the fact that
the setting is in a remote place, this
is a typical teen convention because
This convention is the danger it takes the characters out of their
caused by the explosion. It puts comfort zone whish is the school,
viewers most popular characters in a meaning that they are more open to
compromising situations and is a danger.
popular convention for teen drama
because there are always obstacles
to running the school.
Another convention is that the
teacher is the protagonist
here, saving the student. This
is a typical convention
because the teachers are
usually the mature figures and
are there to save the day.

4. The fact that they are wearing
expensive and fashionable looking
clothes is a convention especially for
US teen dramas. For US dramas the
characters and setting is usually
Another convention is that fact that there are a pair of friends, more superficially and is more
teen dramas always have a group of friends which are the idealistic to what people want high
protagonists, so it is typical that the woman is up against two school to be like.
of the friends.
A convention here is the conflict,
there is always some type of
argument in teen dramas because
the main basis of teen dramas are
groups of friends, which usually
clash so that would lead to a conflict.

5. Another convention just for US teen
dramas is the idyllic setting, unlike
grim, realistic British dramas,
American ones are usually what
people wish it was like. So the
beach in the background is what
people would like when they are at
A key convention of teen dramas are relationships. They school.
have lots of different layers to them, meaning that the can
be a lot of different storylines around that relationship, also
usually people route for a couple which makes the
audience follow the programme more.
Another convention here is again the
conflict. There is a love triangle here
is also a common teen drama
storyline because there are so many
different characters what people can
link each other too. The conflict adds
more drama to an otherwise dull
school storyline.

6. Another convention here is that they
are doing a socially unacceptable
act. This happens a lot because the
teenagers usually rebel or go to
desperate measures to put any
conflicts right. This is even more
The setting here is also a convention
acceptable in a supernatural drama
because it is dark which means they
like this because the enemies they
are up to no good if they are having
have are usually harder to defeat.
to do it secretly. It also makes it look
more dangerous which is typical of a
supernatural, teen drama.
A convention here is the three
friends, there is always group of
friends which usually come together
to defeat the antagonist. In this
case, there is a witch, vampire and
human, this is obviously a common
convention for a teen vampire drama
because it is filled with supernatural
characters.

7. Another convention is the obvious tension
between the two male characters. This
usually leads to conflict so is a popular
convention used. It makes the audience take
a side which keeps them interested and
routing for either character.
A convention here is that both the
male vampires are wearing all black.
This shows danger and mystery as
not many people know about what
vampires are truly like so the
audience knows to be wary of them.
Where as the girl is wearing bright
colours which show she is no threat.
A convention here is the love
triangle between the three
characters. This is quite a typical
convention because it is a key story
to build around and can cause
conflicts which are a massive
convention.