The Visual Organization of Movement Structure in Police Drama
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The visual organization of the sources of movement in television drama in general, and police drama in particular, is considered one of the most important techniques employed by the director in constructing his directorial treatments. This prompted the researcher to define the title of his research as The Visual Organization of Movement Structure in Police Drama. The researcher relied on a theoretical groundwork as follows: Chapter One: the methodological framework, in which the researcher addressed the research problem, which came through the following question: How is the visual organization of movement structure achieved in police drama? Then, the researcher addressed the significance of the research, its objective, its limits, and the definition of terms. As for Chapter Two, the theoretical framework and previous studies, the researcher divided it into two sections: the first section: the construction of movement in the visual image; and the second section: visual organization in the police series. The researcher then reached the indicators of the theoretical framework, which he adopted in analyzing the research sample, which was the series Shylock, in Chapter Three. The researcher reached a number of results, including: the movement of the characters toward and away from the camera contributed to achieving visual diversity through the change of shot sizes and angles, which helped express the psychological state and dramatic tension of the characters. The researcher then recorded the conclusions and concluded the research with a list of the sources and references upon which he relied.
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