Textual Analysis, Miranda..

Textual Analysis: 

 

Visual Codes: The way the main character 'Miranda' is dressed is casual and not very appropriate for the social occassion surroundings shes in, in these scenes from the programme. The people around Miranda are dressed well, they look posh and classy and fit in with all the other people in the scene, looking as if they belong in the social gathering. This visual code, implies to the audience that Miranda does not fit in with these people or in the certain classy, posh atmosphere, leaving the audience to feel awkward for her, finding it funny and ammusing to watch.

Audio Codes: The laughing inbetween jokes that the Miranda tv audience makes is a cleverly used audio code, because it makes her jokes seem funnier then they are and also makes the audience watching see how funny she is, encouraging them to laugh when the people on screen and the screen audience do. Also, the high pitched, upper class stereotypical laugh, is an audio code used to show how different these two types of peoples laughs and accents are showing how awkward and out of place Miranda is, making it comical.

 Technical Codes: The use of different camera angles in these two scenes from Mirada are good technical codes. Miranda firstly uses the camera to directly speak into, this makes her connect with the audience as if they are the only ones that can see her taling making them feel more empathy for her in the situations, Miranda also uses this direct camera angle to creat effect on the audience so they feel more involved, e.g by asking rhetorical questions as if they really are there talking to her. 

Another techincal code that these two scenes used, was the background camera scan, this makes you realise that all the people in the background are classy, posh and fitting in with the crowd, making it easier for the audience to outline how outcast Miranda is to all the guests surrounding her. The background pan from the camera also makes us feel empathy for Miranda as it shows she is the odd one out and shows how awkward she is feeling, making the audience empathise towards her.

The lighing used in this programme is quite bright and freindly, hardly ever dull or dark. With the use of high key lighting, the programme looks more freindly, fun and relaxed making it go well with the comedy aspect of the show, keeping it light and bright on the characters reflecting off of their jokes and actions making it more funny.

Textual analysis..

Textual analysis..

 

Visual codes: The way the characters are dressed, e.g in their pajamas it creates a more relaxed and calm atmoshphere like you don't expect anything bad to happen to them as there just in bed and in a natural environment, so when the lights flicker and the door goes it build more suspicion for the audience watching.

Another visual code, would be the characters facial expressions. The mans facial expressions and body language are good to build tension for the audience, as he looks confused and not ready for anything thats about to happen leaving the audience in more suspense with no clues in his expressions as to what is about to happen. The woman's facial expressions connect to the scene well, as her body language and facial expressions show just how scared she is and that it wasn't expected, leading the audience to not know what to think will happen next.

Audio codes:  The non- diegetic music in the background adds a lot of effect to this scene in the movie. Its non- diegetic as you cant see where its coming from and the characters aren't making the noise. The non diegetic sound is clever as it adds a lot of effect and thrill to whats about to happen, making tension as to whats about to happen and when the music starts the audience know something bad is going to happen soon. The diegetic sound throughout this scene shows the creepy, weird things that are happening, like the buzzing of the lights and the knocking at the door, the baby crying also creates effect as if something bad is happening and it has woken the baby up. Diegetic and non- diegetic sound have both been used in this scene from insidious and they create a scary, suspension and effect for the audience.

Technical codes: There is a lot of low key lighting at the start of this scene in Insidious, this makes it more scary as it is dark and night time, making the audience expect something bad to happen. The low key lighting makes the characters less seen at certain points so that the audiences attention is on the scary characters that pop up behind the curtains. The high key lighting, shown in the baby's room, makes it look safe and peaceful, however this gets contradicted when the high pitched slow, scary music starts and the scary character is shown. The lights also flicker when the face appears behind the curtain, creating a more scary atmosphere.

Another technical code from this scene, is the camera angle and shots. The camera angle of this scene from Insidious, shows the camera pointed at all the characters, as if someone is filming them or sneaking up on them creating more tension for the audience.

Audience task: X Factor..

X factor Audience Task      




The popular TV show 'The X factor' is intended to a family audience, this programme is suitable for all ages and for a family audience at the weekends. All ages can enjoy this programme as it is funny in places for the younger audience, and then has the emotional auditions shown for the older audience to connect with. The X Factor is also mediated with the cleverly edited auditions to make you like certain contestants more than others, e.g the people that are not very good singers are sometimes the ones that get more of a fan base then even the best singers on the show. For example this man in the clip from the show this year, he is not the best singer but got the best reaction and TV showing on the TV programme, helping him to get a better fan base then even the best singers shown on the same night as him. Other examples of this from previous years would be Jedward and Rylan Clarke.

The X Factor is cleverly constructed, as it is edited to show only the best and worst acts. The worst people are shown on this programme to make the audience find the show interesting, entertaining and fun, they use the worst auditions to create attention to the programme and keep the viewers watching. The best auditions are also shown to put the contestants in the spotlight and to let the audience connect with their favorite acts. Little kids to over 60's can watch this programme and like it, so this programme has a wide target audience.

Audience task: Antiques Roadshow..

Antiques Roadshow Audience Task..

This programme 'Antiques Roadshow' is appealing to an older target audience, probably those over 60 years old. This programme is intended to appeal to an older target audience, because the types of antiques and history involved in this programme is appealing to an older audience as its a gentle, slow programme that's easy to understand and older people are more likely to be these type of collectors and therefore are more inclined to watch the TV show.

This programme is mediated and constructed into little clips of the most interesting antiques and the ones that are disappointing. Its constructed to show the best and worst clips of the people that go on the show, to keep the programme interesting and short in parts to show a few people on each episode. The programme is very formal and is very factual and full of history and information, keeping it appealing to those older viewers of the audience.

Audience task: The Only Way Is Essex..

Audience task: The Only Way Is Essex 

The intended audience for the programme The Only Way Is Essex (Towie), is mainly teenagers and adults in there early 20's. This age range of audience is due to the language they use, older viewers might not find this as appealing to watch and also, the types of things these people do, the holidays, the arguments, teenagers are more likely to find amusing and relate to them.The use of gratifications this programme meets is entertainment, this programme is for entertainment purposes, its a reality TV programme which gives you an incite into these peoples lives, and due to it not being a very serious show, the audience find it entertaining and like certain characters in it.

The programme is constructed by editing the best bits of what they have filmed, the programme is cleverly constructed and is only full of the interesting parts of the people lives, such as the arguments, parties and holidays that they go on. These edited clips are mediated also, because they make you like certain people in the programme more than others, the arguments are shown in a way and edited that you see one side, mediated to make you like one person more and think of the other as a bad guy.

Race Representation..

Race Representation.. 

For race representation, I chose to use the character 'Dev Alahan' from the soap opera Coronation  Street. The character Dev is given a positive race representation in this programme, because all though it is stereotypical by giving him the job of working in a corner shop, it is a positive representation as it shows Dev as being a business entrepreneur and not only owning a corner shop, but also a kebab shop and multiple other shops before the recession. Dev is quite a wealthy character in the TV programme and is a member of an exclusive gold club and has an expensive car, he is also a nice, friendly, family man and his race is respected in the programme and all though a stereo typical Indian character, he has a positive race representation in the media.

Sexuality Representation..

Sexuality Representation..

 

 I chose the character 'Kurt' from the TV show Glee as my representation of sexuality. I chose to use Kurt as my example of sexuality representation in the media, because in Glee the character of Kurt is gay and I think that the programme represents Kurt in a positive way because of his sexuality, all though the character is singled out in parts by people because of his sexuality, the TV show, shows that Kurt being gay and having a different sexuality to others inst a bad thing and change that around to make him a better character and gain new friends, I  think this is a good representation of sexuality in the media, because it is a positive representation and connects to other people in this characters situation.


The only negative part about the sexuality representation, is that the programme Glee has made the character Kurt a very stereotypical gay person, being part of the school singing club, they have made him act like a diva, sing quite girly songs, dress up as women, wear make up and really focused on fashion. These are all the kind of stereotypical views people have on gay people and the kind of things they like, which is negative as it is very stereotypical and not necessarily a true reflection of all gay people.

Age Representation..

Age Representation 

 This clip from the popular Pixar film 'Up', is a good example of age representation in a film. This clip is a negative representation of the elderly age group, it shows this elderly man being a stereotypical grumpy old man that finds kids annoying and in the way trying his hardest to get rid of the boy. This is a negative representation of the elderly age group as its showing older people to be grumpy, slow and irritable when actually not all old people are like that, some could actually be the opposite to this character (Carl) in Up.

The portrayal of the character Carl in the film has to be exaggerated as the film has more of a young audience, and the character needs to be stereotypical and grumpy so the children watching find him funny and easier to understand.

Gender Representation..

Gender Representation..

The TV show Geordie shore, is a negative representation of females and males. It represents them as being childish adults, showing them in a bad light and highlighting their rude, chaotic behavior. The programme shows them going around Newcastle partying, getting thrown out of clubs and behaving in an inappropriate behavior for TV viewing. It represents males and females in a bad light, leading the rest of males and females in society to be stereotyped by the public as these types of characters from Geordie Shore.

Class Representation..

 Class Representation

This is a positive representation of the 'Duchess of Cambridge' the Daily Mail says she "glitters in pale gold sequins" showing that she looks good after just giving birth to her first child Prince George and that everyone was happy to see here appearance on the red carpet.

Also this piece portrays Kate in a positive way in the fact she is at a charity event. The article points out that she is a new mother but still has time to raise awareness for a charity, putting a positive spin on the event. 

The vales of this media are to show the Duchess in a good light since having been away from the media for a while after spending time with her new baby.