Textually analysing films

00:31  -  this is a long shot, it is showing the miss-en-scene of an office type room, presumably and interrogation, this is backed up by the presence of a video camera pointing at person A - giving the impression that he is the one being interrogated. Though it is a long shot it is also from the point of view of a security camera, this is because of the high/position the shot has been taken from and also the fact that it is in black and white rather than colour. There are also _____________________ which state that this scene is taking place in "Ostford police" sand that it is "A few days before Christmas". The miss-en-scene of body language shown in the scene from the two characters is that person A is leaning forward in his chair, suggesting that he is slightly panicked or stressed, whereas person B is leaning back in his chair and appears to be more relaxed.

00:35  -  this is a two shot/mid shot. It shows the surroundings of the two characters as well as showing, in the miss-en-scene, the emotions they are showing. The style of the scene is in colour, this shows that we are now out of the view of the security camera and are now in the room with the characters. The lighting is now revealed to us clearer as well as, behind person A, we can see windows - giving the effect of natural light.

00:42  -  a shot reverse shot has been used in this scene to show the characters facial expressions while person A is being interrogated. The miss-en-scene of this particular shot is focusing of the clothing of each of the people in the scene. Person A is covered in red stains, blood, this give the impression that when they arrested him they gave him no chance to change his clothes or shower. It also reveals to the audience that he has committed murder or some kind of violent criminal act which resulted in his present state. In this situation person A is the underdog and person B, whom we see wearing a suit and sitting in a more relaxed position in his chair - showing power -, is the alpha male.

Representation of women in the media

Women are constantly objectified in the media, and as a result of 'the male gaze'* they are repeatedly exploited - being used to sell products through sex. Outside of the media, women tend to be looked upon as being maternal and domestic, but as shown in this Dolce & Gabbana perfume advert the media sexualises them to promote the product and encourage people (mostly men) to buy it.
The technical codes of this image are that buying the product - the Dolce & Gabbana perfumes - will cause attractive members of the opposite text to find you desirable and that your sex life will increase.


*'The male gaze' is an idea formulated by Laura Mulvey in 1975 it states that women are turned into sex objects because of how they are portrayed in the media. Only certain body parts are shown for male pleasure. This is fragmentation which leads to objectification.

'This Girl Can' video analysis

This video contains numerous connotations to the idea that women don't have to be skinny to exercise, they can be any shape or size because exercise is about being healthy and having fun not trying to stay really slim. Throughout the video, women of all ages were shown to be having fun and having some body fat 'jiggle' when they were running or exercising, giving contrast to the rest of the media who constantly sexualise women and objectify them - mostly for the entertainment and pleasure of the male audience.
 Along with the mise-en-scene of each of the shots, there were also a range of different camera shots used to sow the different figures and body images that the women had. The close ups mostly showed how the women weren't perfectly skinny like most people expect them to be, having the areas of body fat, as well as showing the emotions on their faces - determination, exhaustion and happiness/amusement.
 The music used for the promotional video, gave it a more motivational theme as the beat was quick and one that you would imagine people to listen to while they were exercising. The editing of the video followed suit with the music, having quick edited scenes while the beat was fast but also using slowed down scenes when the rhythm of the music was more relaxed and slower. The writing that flashed over the video at points was also of a motivational theme, this gave the promotional video a much more powerful impact and message.