Slasher
Slashers will always have a monster, or killer whom is usually unknown until right till the end of the film.The killer is often to been seen as understandable and pitiful, which is typically backed up by a background story of the killer's past that usually reveals a traumatic event and that would explain the reasons why and how the killer chooses to kill his victims.
The killer is also placed in a quiet settlement, or in a suburban town, and this helps to keep a sense of fright into the audience because it is a place where you would consider to be guarded in. The location is commonly isolated and far from civilization where there would be lots of crowds and noise. The lighting is used to add suspense and is typically dark, or of low-key lighting, and this helps to emphasize mystery by manipulating the shadows of the characters. The victims are often young adolescents that are either being punished for being involved in illegal activities or activities that make it easier for the predator to prey upon them such as being unaware of their surroundings.
Drama
Drama films will exhibit real life situations with realistic characters, settings and narrative. It generally portrays journeys of the main characters and the narrative's purpose is to move the audience emotionally. The heart of drama is the conflict and that includes realistic struggles depicting hardship and pain and usually, dramas will have relatable characters so the audience will eventually build an emotional attachment to them. The drama genre can be interlaced with other genres such as comedy, romance, etc.
Dramas will use low-key lighting to give it a gritty and dull nature and will use a lot of low angles and high angles due to the amount of conflict. Typical props that you will nearly always see are guns, knives, phones, and other violent props because this helps build the tension and sense of danger within the scene. Settings that are commonly used are tall, dark flats, streets, neighbourhoods, schools or workplaces because conflict is easily and regularly found in these types of locations.
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