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The Bridge S3:EP1 Analysis: What  genre conventions  of  crime drama  did the episode include? Crime Scene - Scene at the beginning with dolls Low-key lighting - used throughout the majority of the episode eg police office, crime scene etc Forensic lab Weapons - guns used by detectives Blood Police office Detectives Costumes - Nice Suits of some of the detectives Urban Locations - abandoned building, trailer where Morton lives What genre conventions of  the  sub-genre of Nordic Noir  did the episode include? Low key lighting - commonly used in Nordic noir as well as film noir and crime dramas in general, significant areas of the shot are shadow with one key lighting point alongside Chiaroscuro lighting (used to describe the dramatic contrast between darkness and light when it comes to setting and lighting). The episode explore dark and unsettling themes eg murder, discussion of gender/sex...

Television Programme - Planning Artist / Programme Title  :  Deadly Secrets  Deadly Silence Deadly Sins Genre / Related Genres   Drama / Crime Drama    Brief  Summary of Artist / Programme  :  Slogans: 'Some secrets are better left untold' Certain secrets should be left in the dark' Similar Artists / Programmes : Luther The Valhalla Murders Killing Eve  TV episode plot summary  : The programmes main premise is a serial kidnapper / killer that terrorises a local area and the surrounding boroughs The killer has been terrorising people off and on for the past 5 years - they once believed they had caught them, however the killings started again after the person was arrested - where the programme begins Programme begins with one of the individuals being kidnapped and dragged into the dark in the garden, which is them followed by a voiceover of the news reporter talking about the recent killings, and how the person was released...