CUFFS: REAL LIFE

 How far does the extract try to create a scene that is portraying real life?

The extract attempts to create a real life setting with everyday people involved in certain scenes, this allows the show to create an ordinary feel and make them appeal normal. One example of this is when the police officers are seen in a café in the seaside town of Brighton. They are depicted as being very normal and are seen as being 'off the job.' This location in particular is used to create a sense of normal and average people in society will use it everyday. Seeing the police here included them in this normal world of society, they are in the public eye.

During the chase sequence, a camera shot called birds eye view or an 'Arial shot' allows us to see the chase in full detail. It shows us the many cars, roads and roundabouts in the once again average city of Brighton. This helps us to feel immersed in the real life chase scene and all these locations and things we see everyday so that also allows us to feel connected.

CUFFS: MEDIA LANGAUGE REPRESENTATION OF CHARACTERS, SOCIAL ISSUES AND CONTEXTS

 We watch Cuffs using clickview and work from the OQR GCSE text book starting on page 5

Non diegetic sound- sound that doesn't exist within the world of the film. Its added on after.

Cuffs has a comedic aspect to it. The police are doing there job but there is a comedy element that comes with it that helps to lighten the mood and appeal to more audiences. 

Two shots, Ryan in the shot is talking about Jake whilst him being behind him out of focus. Then when he realises Ryan is talking about him it 'focus pulls' and he comes into the shot.

Jakes dad- Super intendant Vickers. 

Close ups- The camera angle is facing on a characters reaction to a certain situation

Short reverse shot- building up a scene/event

Hard cut- changes to a completely different scene

Birds eye view = aerial shot

Camera angle/ technique that pivots left to right- panning

Following a conversation- cross cut

MOJO COVER

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Title: Neil Young
Main splash: Neil Young; "When the music calls you go with it" 
Image: He's represented and being quite happy and the focus on the cover is just on him no one else.
How is it lit: A lot of light is used to highlight his face and features, this is done to make him seem important and the centre of attention
How many other images are there: There are two other images, one of Neil Young's album which is promoting him and his music. Furthermore, in the top right hand corner there is an image of a man who relates the the text on the cover. 
 
How 'busy' is the cover as a whole: I would say that this particular cover is quite busy but not the extent where it looks bad.
Are there cover lines: There are cover lines on the right hand side
How organised are they: Fairly organised
Do most music magazines have a similar number of cover lines: I would say they do, its normally round 6 or 7.
 
What are the main colours and is there an accent colour: Orange blue, warm colours 

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 What is crossing cutting and when can it be useful?

Cross cutting is a common technique used in lots of films to establish action happening at the same time or a scene that relates to one another. For example, someone could be reading a letter from their child saying that they are running away and it might cut to the scene of the child running. This shows a relation to the characters and the scene that is present.