The Crime Scene Investigation Series
The Crime Scene Investigation or commonly referred to as CSI is a well-liked television series produced in partnership with the Canadian Media Company Alliance Atlantis. CSI unveils the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths and crimes committed by tracing the investigations of a team of Las Vegas forensic scientists. (, 2006)
In this series, forensics evidences which may or may not come to the conclusion of a murder or accidental death are almost entirely used to solve crimes. Investigations often lead to taboo subjects such as sexual deviations while keeping in theme with the setting. Similarly, one forces to questions morals and beliefs and possibly human nature in general in concluding the strange crime cases. (, 2006)
Investigating the myriad of mysterious cases which came across their desk in each episode (usually two crimes were depicted and solved per week), the investigators generally worked in sub-teams. Forms of series fluid camerawork, deploying quickie montages, juxtaposed images, and dreamlike scene transitions which all complemented by a driving but low-key background music score unbilled the major characters in the series. (, 2006)
In the same way, the responsible for the “look” of CSI as where the series’ producers, directors and stars are the cinematographers like and and editors like and . (, 2006)
This series was also nominally moved into the genre of science fiction by the show’s gadgets and the occasional usage of yet-to-be-invented technology. Through this, it garnered the 2004 Saturn Award nomination for best science fiction, fantasy or horror television series. (, 2006)
The unusual camera angles, percussive editing techniques, hi-tech gadgets, detailed technical discussion and graphic portrayal of bullet trajectories, blood spray patterns, organ damage, methods of evidence recovery and crime reconstructions are the factors which made the series well-known. Similarly, the no sound except accompanying music is used to portray in details the many episodes that feature lengthy scenes of experiments, tests or other technical work. The lighting, composition and mise-en-scene elements are also heavily influenced by avant-garde film. (, 2006)
In terms of the investigator’s actual conduct, the series is actually less violent where investigators rarely use deadly force, although violence plays an important role in the series. Conversely, few episodes focus on a single case, although most episodes cover the solving of two cases (which are sometimes related to each other. (, 2006)
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