Poldark analysis

The clip creates intrigue and excitement for the audience by having tense music play at the start. This suggests that danger or harm is coming. This creates intrigue because you want to know what is going to happen to the men. Music is also used to create excitement. When the fighting starts the music becomes faster and more tense. It creates intrigue when Poldark gets hit and we see him have a flashback. We want to know who the girl is and what's happened between them.

The genre is a historical action drama. we can tell this because of the costumes they wear, the guns, how they speak and the horses being used. We know it's action because of the setting and the fighting and it's set in a war. 

A typical convention of tv drama is conflict. There is conflict in the clip when they are fighting. And the setting is war which is also a conflict.

Three potential audiences for this show would be people who like history and historical battles, people who like the actor and women between 21-35.

Gender is portrayed as very stereotypical. Males are shown as strong and fearless. The men are shown fighting and not running away from the fight and facing it head on. Women are shown as feminine and are wearing dresses showing that they are very traditional.

3 different camera shots are: a close up, a tracking shot and a wide angle shot.