For our mock we will be asked to watch a short clip a couple of times and then write how the camera angle/shot, editing, sound and mise en scene show certain themes throughout the clip (for example, how does this clip present gender roles). Our task is to watch the clips and then after watching it twice make notes under each heading (camera angle/shot, editing, sound and mise en scene).
In todays lesson our clip was on 'Shameless' a TV program shown on channel 4. We were asked to watch the clip multiple times and then we had to answer the question "How does this clip represent class".
Heres my answer,
The clip of 'Shameless' clearly shows a lower class through many different ways. One of the ways is through mise en scene, the costumes shown on the show are dull and are what are typically thought of as clothes lower class people would wear. This, combined with the dull scenery and would create the feel of a lower class scene.
Sound also creates the idea of lower class, as the accents are northern, and in history there was always a divide between the north and south through economy as the southern economy grew and the northern decreased. This is shown on the clip we watched when the man who bought the caravan had a southern accent and was wearing a suit and looked a lot smarter than the family. This guy also screws over the family, showing that the upper class tend to treat the lower classes in that way.
The framing shown also shows lower class when the family are in the garden, the framing comes from the fence, which the family seem to over spill out of, which could create the idea that lower class families are big and slightly chaotic.
This is all I wrote for the mock before the time was out for the lesson.
In todays lesson our clip was on 'Shameless' a TV program shown on channel 4. We were asked to watch the clip multiple times and then we had to answer the question "How does this clip represent class".
Heres my answer,
The clip of 'Shameless' clearly shows a lower class through many different ways. One of the ways is through mise en scene, the costumes shown on the show are dull and are what are typically thought of as clothes lower class people would wear. This, combined with the dull scenery and would create the feel of a lower class scene.
Sound also creates the idea of lower class, as the accents are northern, and in history there was always a divide between the north and south through economy as the southern economy grew and the northern decreased. This is shown on the clip we watched when the man who bought the caravan had a southern accent and was wearing a suit and looked a lot smarter than the family. This guy also screws over the family, showing that the upper class tend to treat the lower classes in that way.
The framing shown also shows lower class when the family are in the garden, the framing comes from the fence, which the family seem to over spill out of, which could create the idea that lower class families are big and slightly chaotic.
This is all I wrote for the mock before the time was out for the lesson.