In the extract mis-en-sen is constantly used for the setting of each scene. During the arrest of Kiegan Benson the setting is a lower class neighbour hood, possibly council estate with a large amount of people crammed into a small house. There are bottles and cigarettes everywhere and the room is cluttered and covered in rubbish. This is to portray a steriotypical living space of a criminal in a rough area in Brighton. The look of the set tells us these people are lower class citizens and not very hard working.
Another use of mise-en-scene within the extract is lighting. Before the police enter the house it is a bright sunny day, but, this contrasts with the inside of the house which is a dark, dingy scene with a lack of any natural or artificial light. The sudden loss of light within the house tells the audience that the police are now in danger, because darkness is supposed to connote danger. This means the audience understands that the situation has become serious and dangerous.
SAM ASTON
Thursday 28 March 2019
Friday 1 March 2019
Thursday 28 February 2019
CLASH MEDIA LANGUAGE
Clash uses various forms of media language. In most of the
clash magazines the colours are very plain, or foten a blurred background to
put emphisis on the main splash. This also helps to show the musicians are
serious and dark. The use of the plain backgrounds shows sophistication towards
the artists.
The main image is often looking off in into the
distance. This shows that the artists are above everyone else and connotes the
seriousness of their career and background. Unlike other magazines, clash, has
only 1 image on the cover of their magazines to further emphasise the
importance of the main splash.
The clash cover is very plain consisting of the
main splash and the masthead, there are no cover lines or excess things to it.
Having one picture on the front focus' everyones attention on that oine thing
rather than being distracted by clutter. The plain cover also connotes the
sense of seriousness for the magazine.
Tuesday 12 February 2019
Analyse the representations found in the UK television ad break for The Lego Movie. (10)
Theses
original adverts were not made in the lego movie style however Warner Bros
decided to make versions of them in order to promote the lego movie.
All of the adverts shown are aimed at adult/older audiences however recreating them in a lego style and using bright colours helps the adverts to connect with all audiences, whether you are middle aged and reckognise them from the originals or a child who can reckognise the lego versions.
The lego movie advert break shows that it is humorous but also serious. The british heart foundation advert is a serious topic which shows to the audience that the lego movie can provide a variety of scenes wether it being humorous and fun like what we assume it to be, and also serious.
In the lego movie Emmet is shown to be a regular person with no special powers or master builder abilities, he is just like me or you. Despite this he is the hero of the movie and a role model to many kids as it shows to them no matter who you are or where you come from you can be or do whatever you want. This might encourage parents to let there kids watch the lego movie as it is a valuable message many kids should hear.
On the other hand wild style, the main female lead of the movie, is a strong master builder who competes on par with her male counterparts throughout the movie. Wild style is liked by women as she challenges main characters in action based movies who are usually male.
All of the adverts shown are aimed at adult/older audiences however recreating them in a lego style and using bright colours helps the adverts to connect with all audiences, whether you are middle aged and reckognise them from the originals or a child who can reckognise the lego versions.
The lego movie advert break shows that it is humorous but also serious. The british heart foundation advert is a serious topic which shows to the audience that the lego movie can provide a variety of scenes wether it being humorous and fun like what we assume it to be, and also serious.
In the lego movie Emmet is shown to be a regular person with no special powers or master builder abilities, he is just like me or you. Despite this he is the hero of the movie and a role model to many kids as it shows to them no matter who you are or where you come from you can be or do whatever you want. This might encourage parents to let there kids watch the lego movie as it is a valuable message many kids should hear.
On the other hand wild style, the main female lead of the movie, is a strong master builder who competes on par with her male counterparts throughout the movie. Wild style is liked by women as she challenges main characters in action based movies who are usually male.
Sunday 3 February 2019
HOW DOES THE AVENGERS CHALLENGE TRADITIONAL REPRESENTATIONS OF GENDER TO REACH A 1960's AUDIENCE?
In the Avengers, views on gender were different to that of the time and
gave off a message that women are as capable as men. Emma Peel was a strong
female lead which was very unusual for the time, especially one where a man
acted by her side on the same level. Women back then if they acted it was
usually as a lady who needed to be saved by the male character. However, in the Avengers Emma Peel shows she is capable of holding her own without the help of
her male counterpart. When Steed goes to Emma Peel's house she is practising
fencing which is seen as a masculine sport but she challenges Steed to a fight
and holds her own against him. This shows she is not afraid of standing up to
him. This was very unusual for a TV programme/film in the 1960's because women
were never seen on a par to men and acting as their equals. Despite Emma Peel
challenging Steed to a fight, Steed still wins because he is the male character
and although Peel is shown to be able to hold her own, ultimately, he is still
better than her.
Following the stereotypes of the 1960's, Emma
Peel is often dressed in very tight costumes which tend to sexualise her. Also,
whilst Steed and Peel were fencing at the beginning, Steed slaps Emma Peel's
bum, which nowadays may be seen as mild sexual harassment. This along with her
outfits, sexualises Emma Peel. This shows that, despite the Avengers
challenging traditional views of gender roles in the 1960's, it still follows
many stereotypes of women.
Analyse the representation of Jamaican Reggae music and musicians such as Bob Marley in this MOJO front cover
The text on the front cover further expresses the colourful fun vibe that MOJO is trying to put forward (the word Marley which has a gradient like effect of red, yellow and green). Furthermore, Bob Marley may be staring into the audience rather than of into the distance because MOJO is trying to differentiate it from their typical magazine covers and they want the reader to connect with Marley and the positive vibe they are trying to convey.
OBSERVER ONLINE: MESSAGES & VALUES Q.9
1. The major use of newspapers is to offer a sense of knowing
what is going on in the world.The Observer knows that its readers are serious and interested in international affairs. This is evident in hard news articles about.....
2. The Observer meets its audience's need for a range of cultural, sporting and artistic news. It provides these with...
3. The Observer does not shy away from 'difficult' issues that could make uncomfortable reading, such as...
4. The Observer has sections which are designed to appeal to
different types of readers.The Observer reflects the diversity of its readership in articles on...
5. Newspaper readership can still be used as a symbol of one’s
what is going on in the world.The Observer knows that its readers are serious and interested in international affairs. This is evident in hard news articles about.....
2. The Observer meets its audience's need for a range of cultural, sporting and artistic news. It provides these with...
3. The Observer does not shy away from 'difficult' issues that could make uncomfortable reading, such as...
4. The Observer has sections which are designed to appeal to
different types of readers.The Observer reflects the diversity of its readership in articles on...
5. Newspaper readership can still be used as a symbol of one’s
social identity. The term ‘Guardian reader’ connotes a certain
type of social attitude and The Observer similarly reinforces
a set of social and political attitudes, and thus identity, in its
representations. For example, Observer readers like to think
of themselves as open-minded and this is reflected in the
Observer’s practice of allowing both sides of an argument
equally to be put when the newspaper is clearly on one side
of this argument. There is an example of this in....
6. The entertainment function of newspapers may take the
form of humour. It may take the form of diversion into
a celebrity world of ‘glamour’. It may take the form of human
interest stories in which readers are invited to sympathise with
the subjects of the article. Newspapers further offer games,
puzzles, crosswords and the like. At the higher end, sections
such as the New Review in the Observer may offer the pleasure
of extremely well-written think pieces and literature reviews. An example of this is.... 'Foster care is faced with a looming crisis'
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