QUESTION 2 CUFFS

Analyse how far the extract depicts the police's point of view rather than the criminal's point of view:

In this extract, the polices point of view is the one we see the most, there a many points that show this but the first one being that the police are presented in many more close ups compared to the criminals
In the extract the police are presented in many more close ups compared to the criminals who are mainly seen in longer shots where the audience can't completely see their facial expressions, which hints to us that they are just known as criminals whereas we get to know the officers very well. For example, in the dining hall, there are many close ups of the police officers while there are just long shots of the criminals.

Next, the editing is very smart and makes the police officers seem more dominant. When the criminals do something wrong, it immediately follows with the police officers reactions which shows that the criminals are in the wrong and the police clearly think badly of it, however, if the police acted and did something, there would be no closeup of the criminals which shows that they are of less importance.

Music is a huge role of creating 'goodies' and 'baddies'. The criminals are often portrayed onscreen with non diegetic sinister and suspicious music which connotes that they are the villains as appose to the police being the bad ones. This once again shows that the extract is from the polices point of view.

The criminals have a very stereotypical costume which hides any characterisation for the audience to see so that we can't find out about their true personalities. Whereas the audience have a chance to really relate to the police officers. For example, we see a lot more individuality of all the officers like when the new, younger officer has to leave his food and lunch early because the criminals have done something we get to see his facial reactions and how he feels. We get to relate to these characters more as we see way more of them. This connotes that the officers are the ones we should support purely because it's in their perspective.

The narrative mainly follows the world of the police, the only time the criminals are showed is when the police are also present (because of the criminals mistakes). When Jake was eating lunch we saw a lot of close ups of him and how he felt however the audience would never see the criminals eating their lunch.

Finally, a narrative is also constructed, in which the relaxation of sympathetic characters is then disrupted by lesser known characters like the criminals. There is a lot of cross cutting of this when the officers are eating lunch in the canteen and when the criminals are robbing a shop. The cross cuts connotes that the police are the good ones in the situation while the criminals are in the wrong completely.

QUESTIONS 1 CUFFS

Analyse how sound is used in the extract to create meaning. Refer to at least two examples from the extract in your answer:

The use of diegetic sounds in the extract such as the vehicle smashing into the glass connotes the amount of violence and action that is going on. Similarly, the diegetic sound of the sirens creates a sense of fear and danger for the audience while it also immerses the audience into the life of the programme.

Next, there is a use of background sound, when they are in the cafe there is a lot of chatter and diegetic music which makes it seem more realistic and surreal. It is very effective when we can hear them speaking on their radios, yet we can see something different, this use of off screen speech is effective as it gives depth to the narrative.

Finally, non-diegetic music was added in during the robbery and car chase which connotes a sense danger and it exaggerates the experience even more and adds tension.

QUESTION 8

The Observer uses a lot of methods in media language so readers can interpret the newspaper in their own way. The dark blue colour at the top shows importance of the Observer and their name. The burgundy colour symbolises the importance of certain news articles and that they are the ones most people want to read. The online observer includes ads, famous people, brands and companies for their advertising sake and also for these brands and people to get known of. The observer is quite modern as it doesn't have the typical font of a old fashioned newspaper and font is sans serif which gives it a modern feel. The typeface of the Observer implies ideas of importance. The lines are very short which catches the readers eye and then when they click onto it, it goes into more depth. The use of other peoples views in first person allow the audience to relate to the newspaper, it makes it more relatable to the reader as other people may be experiencing what is happening and by using the comment section people can discuss their views. The Observer uses a lot of hyperbolic, emotive and sympathetic language that drags the reader in. For example "Can I forgive the man that raped me?", this is showing female empowerment and how women can stand out for themselves, the image also conveys that the genders in this story are equal as the are just standing back to back instead of the man overpowering the lady. Viewers now a days are more intrigued on what happens in other peoples lives as a pose to actual news so by having a headline like that, drags the viewers in.