Criminal Minds

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Criminal Minds: An Excellent Film
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Show title: Criminal Minds
Episode title: The Dance of Love
Episode number: S13E18
Director: Joe Mantegna
Producer: Bruce Zimmerman
Recurring stars: Aisha Tyler
: Adam Rodriguez
Visiting stars: Daniel Henney
: Shemar Moore
Program genre: Police crime drama
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The show “Criminal Minds” is about an elite team of FBI profilers (Protagonists) trying to analyze the country’s most twisted criminal minds (Antagonists) to anticipate their next moves before the criminals can strike (complicating action) and stop them (resolution). In this episode, the team travels to Chicago on a mission; to investigate a murder case in which the murderer leaves roses on his victims. While in Chicago, one of the team members, Rossi is unexpectedly visited by his ex-wife.
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The target audience of this show is comprised of adults of both genders. The show airs crime scenes and contents that are not suitable for youngsters.
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The production style film noir is extensively used in this episode particularly in the scenes of the murder of the two women, Muriel and Amanda. German expressionism is used in the scene where the team is examining Muriel’s bookshelf.
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Various elements of the accompanying music in this episode change with scenes or characters. The music’s tempo changes with the scenes’ emotional intensity. The instrumentation of the music changes with changes in the environment.
Step 7
The episode uses basic product placement to advertise products.

A viewer can see products chosen with the target audience in mind in different scenes of the episode.
Work Cited
“Criminal Minds TV Show – CBS.Com.” CBS, 2018, https://cbs.com/watch/crimina-minds. Accessed 07 Sep 2018.