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.