One Tree Hill is an American series that started back in 2003. It is set in a fictional town Tree Hill in North Carolina. One Tree Hill is a nine season story that starts off junior year in high school. Each episode focuses on relationships with friends, partners and parents. This is a hit TV drama, what makes it great is the message behind each plot, relatability, interesting actors, unique soundtrack, and good use of camera angles.
This TV series isn't all about the plot but about the message within the plot that viewers receive; this is a well thought out masterpiece of drama, that connects to millions of teens of the shows target audience on a high emotional level. Full of drama, as what happens in high school, where all the characters go from innocence to experience. The show has a good use of the domino effect where every little move causes another event. This effect creates a message of your words and actions have the power to change things and make a difference. The first domino effect is when Lucas Scott joins the basketball team where his half brother is the captain. Lucas joining the team starts drama between him and the whole basketball team along with their father.
Teens tend to connect better to shows that relate to them or something they know like high school. One plot that stuck out to me was the school shooting; a student was bullied to the point he brought a gun to school and took his own life instead of others. Growing up in a time where bullying is everywhere and dealing with a similar issue made me think what could students do different to to change someones life to make things better for them. As a teenager students don't think of the consequences their actions could have on another person.
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...sed as the medium close-ups in this show, but are used when someone is entering a scene or used to see a scene from a different view. These types of shots are best suited for this type of television show as it is a drama, there are lots of conversations between two people where wide angled shots would not be needed. The camera angle most of the time in this shot are at eye level, I think they use this to help us feel like we are involved with the scenes, to get us to be more apart of it.
A good drama series needs a powerful message, interesting actors, special music, and unique use of cameras. One Tree Hill has become a popular drama over the years for young adults.
Works Cited
"One Tree Hill." Dir. Gregory Prange, Paul Johansson, Mark Schwahn, and Joe Davola. SOAP. 23 Sept. 2003. Television.
Gavin DeGraw. "I Don't Wanna Be." Chariot. Mark Endert, 2003.
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