Aden Brazil GCSE 2017 blog

INSTITUTION All of the media is a business. They are not primarily there to entertain us. They are there to make money . E.G. BBC, Disney,  Sony. MEDIA LANGUAGE Media Language means the way in which media texts communicate with people that use them. E.G.  camera movement , editing, sound REPRESENTATION Media products present us with information about the world. This information has to be selected and shaped towards what we see or hear. Media production means that all information is re presented. AUDIENCE The people who consume the product (which might be bought or simply seen or heard).  All people who experience a media product form part of its audience.

Analyse how mise-en-scene is used in the extract to create meaning. In the extract ‘Luther’, mise-en-scene is used to create meaning. It is located in a quiet alleyway in the middle of the day which contradicts the connotations of a 'crime' as most people would think of a crime to be in the darkness where no one can be seen. We first see the criminal through a tilt shot which creates an atmosphere of tension. This gives the audience a desire to find out who he is. He is wearing all black clothes which suggest he is trying to blend in with the crowd and not draw attention to himself.  The typical stereotype of a black African male suggests that he would be the criminal but it is the opposite in this case as they are challenging this stereotype.  The connotations of black are evil, dark-minded and mischievous.   The stereotype is being challenged as Luther is the officer who is tracking down the criminal and the audience would not expect this. ...