In this question you will be rewarded for drawing
together elements from your full course of study, including different areas of
the theoretical framework and media contexts.
How far does the extract try to create a sense that
it is portraying 'real life'?
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In
your answer you should: analyse aspects of the extract giving detailed
examples
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judge
how far these aspects create a sense of watching 'real life'
The entire extract is here to
create a sense of realism for what the viewers are watching. First of where the
scene is set it is full of people and there are many things you would expect to
see in real life. In the scene they are shooting in a shopping center which is
a very normal place that lots of people would go to, so they can relate with
it. The people at the shopping ceneter are very average aswell so it helps to
make the scene more relatable and realistic. If the people weren’t acting
normal and it was not a location people are familiar with they could get bored
or lack the attention span to carry on watching because it is less intriguing.
Also, there is a big use of codes and conventions throughout the extract.
There is a lot of varied stereotypes in the extract which is good because it shows that anyone of any colour or sexual orientation etc can still be a, for example, a police officer. When the ATM is being robbed people stereotype it to be men because they are generally related to more violent situations, but this is contradicted when the 2 officers on the scene for this part are both female. Also one of the officers was wearing a head scarf which shows anyone can be a police officer. This also shows racial diversity in the extract. In the scenes the actors also play their scenes very realistically. The acting in the scenes display the emotions very convincingly. All of these factors increase the realism of the episode making it much more gripping and enjoyable.
There is a lot of varied stereotypes in the extract which is good because it shows that anyone of any colour or sexual orientation etc can still be a, for example, a police officer. When the ATM is being robbed people stereotype it to be men because they are generally related to more violent situations, but this is contradicted when the 2 officers on the scene for this part are both female. Also one of the officers was wearing a head scarf which shows anyone can be a police officer. This also shows racial diversity in the extract. In the scenes the actors also play their scenes very realistically. The acting in the scenes display the emotions very convincingly. All of these factors increase the realism of the episode making it much more gripping and enjoyable.
Mark 9 out of 15. You are getting there.
ReplyDelete1.The lighting looks realistic / natural.
2. Locations such as the shopping centre are naturalistic.
3. Hand-held suggests documentary realism.
4. However, The 'cinematic' shots such as the aerial shot of the car chase might detract from the realism by drawing attention to themselves.