CRASH LANDING

ON YOU
YONG JUN & MELANIE
TABLE OF CONTENTS

01 BACKGROUND
INFO 02 WHAT MAKES
CLOY POPULAR?
What is Crash Landing On Elements of viewer engagement in
You about? Crash Landing On You

03 CLASS ACTIVITY
01
BACKGROUND
INFO
02
WHAT MAKES
CLOY POPULAR?
WHAT MAKES CLOY POPULAR?

GENDER CAMERAWORK
Inversion of cliche gender
roles makes CLOY stand out Camera movement to add effect
from other dramas

LIGHT & SOUND DRAMATIC

The use of BGM and varied The drama which unfolds in
lighting to engage viewers CLOY hooks viewers’ interest
GENDER
INVERSION OF GENDER ROLES
- Se-ri was chosen to
inherit her father’s
company instead of
her older brothers

- Se-ri owns a successful

business unlike her
brothers who are
incompetent at their
jobs
INVERSION OF GENDER ROLES

- Joo Muk (the soldier)

cries while watching a
South Korean TV show
LIGHT & SOUND
USE OF LIGHT & SOUND
First portrayal of North Korea

Suspenseful &
dangerous

Dark lighting
USE OF LIGHT & SOUND
Se-ri’s escape from soldiers

Funny &
lighthearted

Bright lighting
WHAT IF THE BGM WAS SWITCHED?
USE OF LIGHT & SOUND
➢ Contrast and frequent change
in light and sound engages
viewers
○ Ensures that they do not
become bored
➢ Adds dimension to the drama
○ Visual and audio
stimulation
➢ Adds to the atmosphere
○ Viewers feel more engaged
CAMERAWORK
 CAMERA WORK - Se-ri running away
Swerving camera
● Sense of panic Wide angle shots
● Makes the ● Emphasises the
scene more vast distance
fast-paced and that Se-ri has to
rushed run
● Makes the ● Leads viewers
viewer feel like to feel tired for
they are IN the Se-ri
scene
Camera focus switches between Se-ri and
the soldiers
● Enhances effect of being chased
● Creates anxiety for viewers
CAMERA WORK – Parachute scene

Switches between
Zooms in, then out Se-ri’s POV and 3rd
● Makes viewer person POV
feel frazzled ● Gives the effect of
● Evokes alarm being in the scene
● Close-up to
character’s panic

Intentionally shaky, objects in the screen are

tilted at an angle
● Creates a sense of unease and disorientation
● Effect of chaos
 CAMERA WORK – Se-ri realising she’s
still in North Korea
Horizontal and vertical Zooms in, then out
panning ● Allows viewers to
● Creates tension see both the
when revealing overall activities
that Se-ri is still in and specific details
North Korea ● Gives the effect
● Adds variety and that it takes a
dramatic effect while for the
implication of her
surroundings to
Close up shot sink it
● Shift focus onto Se-ri’s shock
DRAMATIC
NATURE
 Banter scene & minefield scene Se-ri thought
Starts light-hearted Soldiers getting drunk
she escaped

The search for

North Korean Se-ri & Jeong-hyeok
Se-ri’s parachute Chase scene Se-ri in the North
soldiers & South meeting
falling in the
Korean soldiers storm
facing off

Se-ri falling
Se-ri realises she’s
still in North Korea
DRAMATIC NATURE
Constant switch between light hearted and heavy scenes
➢ Emotional roller-coaster
➢ Uses elements of both the light-hearted and the heavy scenes
to develop viewer’s attachments to the plot and the characters
➢ Captures and keeps viewer’s interest
DRAMATIC NATURE

Heavy Scenes Light-hearted Scenes

Purpose:
➢ Creates suspense
➢ Moves the plot along
➢ Promotes emotional investment
in the show
Purpose:
➢ Inject humour, so that the drama
isn’t completely intense, which
can be draining to watch
➢ Viewers associate positive
feelings with watching the show
 What caused Se-ri’s
DRAMATIC NATURE bad relationship with
her mother?

How will Se-ri escape

from North Korea?
Crash Landing on You
storylines

What is his What were the grave

background? robbers’ true motives?
DRAMATIC NATURE

➢ Creates curiosity and anticipation

➢ No time for boredom
 LINKS TO PREVIOUS LESSONS
(SOME FOOD FOR THOUGHT)

YOHANGZA’S MSND HAPPY TOGETHER

● Does having a strong woman ● How do the elements of film

character make CLOY a feminist (e.g. camera, lighting) differ in

TV show? CLOY and in Happy Together?

THANK YOU
Any questions?
 CLASS ACTIVITY
Learning Objectives:
➢ How to use both heavy and light scenes to make up an episode that:
○ Engages viewers effectively
○ Entices them to continue watching
➢ How to develop multiple storylines

Write episode 2 of Crash Landing on You!

Speculate how the four storylines we mentioned earlier will develop and write the
storyline for the second episode of the drama. (If you’ve watched it before, try to avoid
following the same storyline). Remember to add both heavy scenes and
light-hearted scenes to keep your viewer invested!!
After 10 minutes, each group will share their ideas.