How is the genre of TV crime drama shown in the clip. (Mise-en-scene, characters, props, themes, sequences)
The genre is shown through the use of setting. The scene is set in a police station, specifically in the interview room, which reinforces the crime genre. The main characters present are two police officers and a suspected criminal. These are typical aspects of the crime genre.
Give examples of how camera angles and shots have been used effectively.
Low angle shots are used which show the police officer talking down to the interviewee and shows how much power the officer has over the interviewee. Within the clip close up shots are used to show emotion on the interviewees face. Another close up shot focuses on the tissue which is in the interviewee's hand. This is purposely done in order to show what the police would be looking for. In this case the close up of his hands holding the tissue in fact shows he is not fidgeting or showing any signs of being nervous.
How has meaning been created through the performance of the actors?
Throughout the clip the power between characters changes. At the beginning the police have the power which is shown through the interviewee looking down and not making eye contact with the police. However, by the end of the interview the interviewee has confidence. He stands up, makes eye contact with the police officer and states he will be taking legal action on the surveillance van which is parked outside his house unless it is removed.
Assess the use of sound in the clip.
Wednesday 27 January 2016
Monday 18 January 2016
Analysing moving images - revision
Possible moving images in exam:
-Film trailer
-Clip from a TV show eg. game show, soap opera, news programme.
-TV adverts
-Games trailer
-Music video
-Clip from a film
-Party Political Broadcast
Possible ways that a moving image communicates meaning to its audience:
-Mise en scene: setting, costume, lighting and character appearance.
-Semiotics: verbal and non verbal communication, denotations and connotations.
-Narrative (how the story unfolds)
-Genre (the type of product and the signifiers of which genre it belongs to)
-Technical codes: camerawork, lighting and editing.
-Sound: diegetic, non diegetic, sound effects.
-Codes: action, enigma, cultural, symbolic.
-Codes and conventions: the way things are normally done in products of this kind.
-Colour
-Tone of voice
-Facial expressions
-Language
Show me task
SHOW ME 1: Expand in to detail, analyse the language used on the magazine and newspaper - is it formal or informal, why? How does the language appeal to its target audience? SHOW ME 2: Analyse the mise-en-scene for Coronation Street, how does this appeal to its target audience? on Audience questions
The Sun newspaper uses informal language to attract its target audience of working men aged 18 - 30.
The Vogue magazine featuring Beyonce also uses informal language such as 'Sexy' to target its audience of women who are interested in fashion and their appearance.
Coronation street appeals to its target audience through the use of mise en scene. It is set in an area where the streets are rows of terraced housing which is typical of Northern England. Scenes are also filmed in the corner shop and the pub which are every day settings therefore it is giving an exaggerated snapshot of real life which the audience can relate to.
The Sun newspaper uses informal language to attract its target audience of working men aged 18 - 30.
The Vogue magazine featuring Beyonce also uses informal language such as 'Sexy' to target its audience of women who are interested in fashion and their appearance.
Coronation street appeals to its target audience through the use of mise en scene. It is set in an area where the streets are rows of terraced housing which is typical of Northern England. Scenes are also filmed in the corner shop and the pub which are every day settings therefore it is giving an exaggerated snapshot of real life which the audience can relate to.
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