Jess+L's+Proposal

Jessica LaFave ENGL 408 Unfamiliar Genre Project Proposal Name: Ransom Note Why Interested:  I am a huge fan of crime dramas (Law and Order, NCIS, CSI etc.) and I truly enjoy watching them on a regular basis. I have been told that I need to expand my television interests by numerous friends who feel that I am too narrow minded. However, I am always fascinated by the ability to create an entire storyline in a one episode. The ransom note plays a crucial part in the episodic nature of these shows and I am very much interested in researching how they are made and what makes a more effective ransom note. I know this may sound kind of morbid but it is something that has intrigued me, stemming from my interest in the crime drama genre. What you know about the genre:  I know very little about this genre, aside from the fact that I know that a ransom not has to be scary enough to make the people believe that you are serious about the matter at hand. I know that they have to be threatening and believable but other than that I really have no clue where to start. So I am curious to see what kind of research I can discover.

==Anything called a "note" has me wondering whether there is much challenge to this. Actually you could write a whole story in the form of a ransom note, but I doubt that is what you'll find in the examples. == == What about writing a script of a scene from a crime drama? You'd have to learn something about screen-writing, but there are plenty of examples out there. Another possibility is a "treatment" for a TV episode. I think these are 2-3 pages and you could compose a couple of them. ==