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This is part of the TV convention because she is wearing a school uniform which shows she is a student at the school, this fits a teen drama because nearly all teen dramas are set in high schools where there is more drama likely to happen.

This also fits the teen drama convention because there is a confrontation, this is the main storyline used in most teen dramas because it can use a wide range of characters which people can relate too in the argument.

This convention is the fact that they are In a pair, all teen dramas has a group of friends which have a wide variety of personalities so that you an relate to at least one of them, it shows unity because usually they are the protagonists.

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This convention is the danger caused by the explosion. It puts viewers most popular characters in a compromising situations and is a popular convention for teen drama because there are always obstacles to running the school.

Another convention is that the teacher is the protagonist here, saving the student. This is a typical convention because the teachers are usually the mature figures and are there to save the day.

Another convention is the fact that the setting is in a remote place, this is a typical teen convention because it takes the characters out of their comfort zone whish is the school, meaning that they are more open to danger.

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A convention here is the conflict, there is always some type of argument in teen dramas because the main basis of teen dramas are groups of friends, which usually clash so that would lead to a conflict.

The fact that they are wearing expensive and fashionable looking clothes is a convention especially for US teen dramas. For US dramas the characters and setting is usually more superficially and is more idealistic to what people want high school to be like.

Another convention is that fact that there are a pair of friends, teen dramas always have a group of friends which are the protagonists, so it is typical that the woman is up against two of the friends.

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Another convention just for US teen dramas is the idyllic setting, unlike grim, realistic British dramas, American ones are usually what people wish it was like. So the beach in the background is what people would like when they are at school.

Another convention here is again the conflict. There is a love triangle here is also a common teen drama storyline because there are so many different characters what people can link each other too. The conflict adds more drama to an otherwise dull school storyline.

A key convention of teen dramas are relationships. They have lots of different layers to them, meaning that the can be a lot of different storylines around that relationship, also usually people route for a couple which makes the audience follow the programme more.

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A convention here is the three friends, there is always group of friends which usually come together to defeat the antagonist. In this case, there is a witch, vampire and human, this is obviously a common convention for a teen vampire drama because it is filled with supernatural characters.

Another convention here is that they are doing a socially unacceptable act. This happens a lot because the teenagers usually rebel or go to desperate measures to put any conflicts right. This is even more acceptable in a supernatural drama like this because the enemies they have are usually harder to defeat.

The setting here is also a convention because it is dark which means they are up to no good if they are having to do it secretly. It also makes it look more dangerous which is typical of a supernatural, teen drama.

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A convention here is the love triangle between the three characters. This is quite a typical convention because it is a key story to build around and can cause conflicts which are a massive convention.

Another convention is the obvious tension between the two male characters. This usually leads to conflict so is a popular convention used. It makes the audience take a side which keeps them interested and routing for either character.

A convention here is that both the male vampires are wearing all black. This shows danger and mystery as not many people know about what vampires are truly like so the audience knows to be wary of them. Where as the girl is wearing bright colours which show she is no threat.