Characters

Similarities:

The detective who has a ‘natural’ instinct for law and order

The farther is headstrong and very protective of his daughter

Differences:

The Killing and The missing has the main detective as female

Quotes and Theories

Narrative

Similarities:

The first episode often introduces a lot of different characters

Main/sub main character is the killer

Difference:

Murder was revealed in the first episode

Quotes and Theories

Themes

Similarities:

The use of binary oppositions around familiar themes: family, community, law and order, justice.

Emotion displayed through pathetic fallacy

Differences:

Quotes and Theories

Representation

Similarities:

reactionary representations of police, family, law and order, urban/rural

Differences:

Quotes and Theories

Technical Codes

Similarities:

Opening montage sequence that often gives clues as to the whole series – themes, locations, characters, events etc.

Differences:

Quotes and Theories

CATEGORY	SIMILARITIES	DIFFERENCES	THEORY
CHARACTERS	the detective who has a ‘natural’ instinct for law and order Student female teenage victim	The Killing, The mising has the main detective as female	PROPP
NARRATIVE	the first episode often introduces a lot of different characters	found out in the killing victim is dead in first episode	TODOROV
THEMES	the use of binary oppostions around familiar themes: family, community, law and order, justice. Urban areas being bad. The city being good/safe		LEVI-STRAUSS
REPRESENTATION	reactionary representations of police, family, law and order, urban/rural		SEMIOTICS
TECHNICAL CODES / LANGUAGE OF MOVING IMAGE (music, setting, props, lighting, use of camera, editing etc)	opening montage sequence that often gives clues as to the whole series – themes, locations, characters, events etc.

CATEGORY

CHARACTERS

NARRATIVE

THEMES

REPRESENTATION

TECHNICAL CODES / LANGUAGE OF MOVING IMAGE (music, setting, props, lighting, use of camera, editing etc)

SIMILARITIES

The detective who has a ‘natural’ instinct for law and order

One of the detectives is of course a genius and has heightened knowledge and instincts to solve the case

The first episode often introduces a lot of different characters

Everything starts off equilibrium

The use of binary oppositions around familiar themes: family, community, law and order, justice. 

have elements of urban and rural landscapes

reactionary representations of police, family, law and order, urban/rural

the killers were all outsiders who you wouldn’t have suspected to be the killer from first interaction

opening montage sequence that often gives clues as to the whole series – themes, locations, characters, events etc.

DIFFERENCES

The Killing, The missing has the main detective as female (radical ideology)

THEORY

PROPP

TODOROV

LEVI-STRAUSS

SEMIOTICS

pathetic fallacy

CATEGORY	SIMILARITIES	DIFFERENCES	THEORY
CHARACTERS	the detective who has a ‘natural’ instinct for law and order	The Killing, The mising has the main detective as female Male sidekick	PROPP
NARRATIVE	the first episode often introduces a lot of different characters	Ended with death, usual starts with death	TODOROV
THEMES	the use of binary oppostions around familiar themes: family, community, law and order, justice.	Identity – female lead, male sidekick	LEVI-STRAUSS
REPRESENTATION	reactionary representations of police, family, law and order, urban/rural	Radical gender roles for Detectives	SEMIOTICS
TECHNICAL CODES / LANGUAGE OF MOVING IMAGE (music, setting, props, lighting, use of camera, editing etc)	opening montage sequence that often gives clues as to the whole series – themes, locations, characters, events etc.

CATEGORY	FAMILIARITIES	DIFFERENCES	THEORY
CHARACTERS	the detective who has a ‘natural’ instinct for law and order	The Killing, The mising has the main detective as female	PROPP
NARRATIVE	the first episode often introduces a lot of different characters	The missing girl was found dead in the first episode.	TODOROV
THEMES	the use of binary oppositions around familiar themes: family, community, law and order, justice.	identity. a female is the main hero.	LEVI-STRAUSS
REPRESENTATION	reactionary representations of police, family, law and order, urban/rural	Radical gender roles and having a male sidekick	SEMIOTICS
TECHNICAL CODES / LANGUAGE OF MOVING IMAGE (music, setting, props, lighting, use of camera, editing etc)	opening montage sequence that often gives clues as to the whole series – themes, locations, characters, events etc.

CATEGORY	SIMILARITIES	DIFFERENCES	THEORY
CHARACTERS	the detective who has a ‘natural’ instinct for law and order	The Killing, The missing has the main detective as female	PROPP
NARRATIVE	the first episode often introduces a lot of different characters	found out she was dead at start, normally they are found dead at the end	TODOROV
THEMES	the use of binary oppostions around familiar themes: family, community, law and order, justice.	identity	LEVI-STRAUSS
REPRESENTATION	reactionary representations of police, family, law and order, urban/rural	radical response- the detectives are females, normally seen as males.	SEMIOTICS
TECHNICAL CODES / LANGUAGE OF MOVING IMAGE (music, setting, props, lighting, use of camera, editing etc)	opening montage sequence that often gives clues as to the whole series – themes, locations, characters, events etc.	clues are identified throughout the series

Categories	Similarities	Differences	Theory
Characters	The detective who has a ‘natural’ instinct for law and order	The Killing, The mising has the main detective as female	Propp
Narrative	The first episode often introduces a lot new characters	In the missing the girl comes back however the girl dies in the killing	TODOROV
Themes	The use of binary oppositions around familiar themes: family, community, law and order, justice.	Theme of death is in the killing, the theme of hope.	LEVI-STRAUSS
Representation	Reactionary representations of police, family, law and order, urban/rural.		SEMIOTICS
Technical Codes	opening montage sequence that often gives clues as to the whole series – themes, locations, characters, events etc.

CATEGORY	SIMILARITIES	DIFFERENCES	THEORY
CHARACTERS	The detective who has a ‘natural’ instinct for law and order. Victim, Villain and Hero	The Killing, The mising has the main detective as female	PROPP
NARRATIVE	The first episode often introduces a lot of different characters, and there are also a lot of different themes introduced, story is set. The victim is often found/discovered	The missing peaks at the beginning as the girl comes back and is supposedly alive, whereas The killing starts at equilibrium	TODOROV
THEMES	The use of binary oppostions around familiar themes: family, community, law and order, justice. Some sort of crime drama		LEVI-STRAUSS
REPRESENTATION	Reactionary representations of police, family, law and order, urban/rural	Radical representation of main detective as The killing had a female detective but The missing had the stereotypical male detective	SEMIOTICS
TECHNICAL CODES / LANGUAGE OF MOVING IMAGE (music, setting, props, lighting, use of camera, editing etc)	Opening montage sequence that often gives clues as to the whole series – themes, locations, characters, events etc.	The killing has less dramatic music than The missing

CATEGORY	SIMILARITIES	DIFFERENCES	THEORY
CHARACTERS	the detective who has a ‘natural’ instinct for law and order	The Killing, has two detectives, one female. The missing has the main detective as male	PROPP
NARRATIVE	the first episode often introduces a lot of different characters	the missing had a non linear time structure	TODOROV
THEMES	the use of binary oppostions around familiar themes: family, community, law and order, justice.	the missing was a mystery that links to something much much larger rather than the killing which felt more like a murder mystery that was just one person or small group	LEVI-STRAUSS
REPRESENTATION	reactionary representations of police, family, law and order, urban/rural	the killing has a lead female detective which is radical. Both have active and protective mothers which is half reactionary half radical	SEMIOTICS
TECHNICAL CODES / LANGUAGE OF MOVING IMAGE (music, setting, props, lighting, use of camera, editing etc)	opening montage sequence that often gives clues as to the whole series – themes, locations, characters, events etc.	the missing shows a big but early twist which entices the viewer to invest. Furthermore, the music in the missing has a more emotional feel rather than the killing which attempts to entice the viewer straight away by showing tension