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YOUTUBE LINK http://youtu.be/yRwxBm4aZrg?hd=1 Technology is the most significant factor contributing to the relevance of Crime Fiction for a modern audience. To what extent do you agree with this statement? Introduction Hello and welcome to this video about technology in crime fiction. Crime fiction is a genre of entertainment focusing on criminals committing crimes and detectives attempting to solve them through the conventions of crime fiction. It is seen in different forms such as written, auditory, or visual, but the most significant factor contributing to the relevance of this genre is the medium of technology. Through this, the audience themselves can solve the case as new technologies allow the modern viewers to engage better with the text and it makes crime fiction relevant for the changing times. Sherlock Holmes is an example of a crime fiction text, which is explored in many adaptations over the years such as; through books, comics, movies etc. More specifically, the story of Sherlock Holmes has been formed into the more relevant and engaging BBC tv series for the modern audience. Also accompanied by the BBC series, Dr John Watson’s blog will be explored, as it provides insight into Waston’s perspective of Sherlock’s way of solving crimes. The two key crime conventions discovered in the series and Watson’s blog is the deduction process and suspense. Deduction process The deduction process is a form of method that Sherlock incorporates when attempting to solve the crime, which is used to weigh out different possibilities that could have happened to the victim, and eventually coming to a conclusion. This convention was incorporated within the first episode, “A Study in Pink,” which is about a serial killer who manipulates his victims to drug themselves. More specifically, the most important scene of this episode was when Sherlock began his deduction process on the dead lady, as this was one of the first interactions that the viewers had with Sherlock's unique methods into solving crimes. As he began searching the body, supertitles were used to replicate Sherlock’s thoughts on screen for the audience to comprehend what was happening within his complicated mind. This was accompanied by non-diegetic sounds of subtle music, which gradually picked up in intensity as Sherlock made more and more deductions. These techniques engage the viewer to keep watching because the change in volume and speed of the music suggests that Sherlock is closer to solving the case. Both the text overlays and non-diegetic music are examples of modern technology that enhances the interest of newer generations of viewers. Dr John Watson began writing a blog about his experiences with Sherlock, which is an accessible website outside of the TV series. This creates another element to the immersive storytelling experience of crime fiction, as it allows the viewer to freely navigate the website in their own time. However, statistics show that 79% of people don’t read word for word on a website. So the authors used scannable text to highlight the most important parts of the blog, which manipulates their reading pathways and allows the reader to keep interested. For example, in the blog about “The Study in Pink,” there is a link that stands out, underlined in bold green text which takes the viewer to another website that discusses more in depth about

YOUTUBE LINK http://youtu.be/yRwxBm4aZrg?hd=1 Sherlock’s science of deduction and processes. These links to external websites reflect the confidence of the author as it suggests that their sources are credible. Suspense The second crime fiction convention that is evident within this genre is suspense. Suspense is used in crime fiction to allow for a sudden increase in intensity of a situation, which keeps the viewer interested and engaged with the text. New technologies have created more possibilities to capture the audience’s attention through suspense, such as camera angles, music, setting and lighting, and this is evident within the Sherlock BBC series. The final scene of episode 3, “The Great Game,” displays a high level of suspense as it leaves the audience in a cliffhanger, by ending the scene with Sherlock pointing the gun at the bombing jacket. However, the key driver to the suspense was through the use of technology, particularly camera shots and nondiegetic sounds that helped enhance the suspense to the modern audience. For example, a rack focus camera shot was used to move the viewer’s attention from the gun to the bombing jacket within the one frame. This creates tension within the audience as the rack focus shot to the bomb highlights the mood change of the scene, and foreshadows the possible outcome of the situation. Also throughout this scene, the camera made quick transitions between the characters conveying the stress and anxiety they are feeling, which transfers to the viewer’s point of view resulting in suspense. Suspense is also evident in John Watson’s blog, as this provides the audience with a character’s point of view of a particular situation in the series. As the series ended with a cliffhanger, the viewers are left with suspense and are then wanting to seek other sources such as Watson’s blog to gain more knowledge of the outcome. For instance, in the last few lines of “The Great Game” blog, Watson proposed some questions for the readers to consider which takes them further into the mystery. This manipulates the reader’s mind to figure out for themselves what will happen to Sherlock and Moriarty, and makes them more engaged in wanting to see the next episode. Conclusion: Today we have learnt about two crime fiction conventions that are evident within the Sherlock BBC series and Dr John Watson’s blog, and how the use of modern day technology has improved the interests of newer generations of viewers. This therefore contributes to crime fiction becoming more relevant in the present and near future....