Mise en scene in cuffs

PREP Copy /paste this question into your prep post then answer it. Your extract starts at the raid outside Benson's house and finishes outside in the yard when Jake has saved Ryan's life. The image below shows the start point on ClickView.

Question 1 (5 marks):  Analyse how mise-en-scene is used in the extract to create meaning. Refer to at least two examples from the extract in your answer.
(Hint: mise-en-scene can include setting, vehicles, animals, casting, clothes & props, lighting. Mise-en-scene refers to everything that is on set.)

In the extract the police raid a house. When we see inside the house it is evident there is a lot of alcohol because we see many bottles of alcohol and one bottle is thrown at the police. This creates a sense of fear in the extract as we are scared for the officer's safety as the people in the house could act badly and put the police in harm. 

The raid takes place in a very ill lit room. This creates a sense of unknown in this scene as we are not able to see everything so the police officers could be in danger. This also creates a sense of fear as we are afraid for the police officers in this raid as they are risking their own health in this ill lit room, not knowing what will happen, for the safety of others.

As PC Jake Vickers looks for the suspect he walks down a tight alleyway. This creates a sense of tension in the audience as they feel if something were to happen to Jake Vickers he would have no escape and would be trapped. This feeling of tension will also create the feeling of fear in the audience as they are fearful that something may happen to Jake Vickers.

QUESTION 9

In the Observer front page colourful promotional material is very dominant in the front cover. Language like "free supplement inside" shows the social context of consumerism. It shows that the consumer expects and accepts self promotion in media magazines. This shows the Observer reflecting the social context through the use of promotional material. Highly saturated colour and extremely dominant photographs is used to reflect the social context of consumerism further. It shows that the consumer expects this dominance of images and highly saturated colour and that traditional broadsheet newspapers are adopting this technique.

The Observer front page is very diverse. It displays people of all races which displays its cultural context. This cultural context is shows because of the diversity displayed. "Nadia Hussain" is shown as a powerful Pakistani Woman. As well as reflecting the cultural context of the Observer, by including "Nadia Hussain" it also reflects the social context of the Observer by displaying women as powerful independent members of community. This follows the feminist movement and reflects both the social and cultural context of the Observer.

Political context is displayed on the Observer through the use of the main headline focusing on the brexit debate. The lead story being about this political debate is a great way of the Observer reflecting its political context as it also shows the dominance of this debate in society today. This post about the Observer front page is a tweet from the official Guardian twitter account. This reflects the social context of the Observer as the audience is able to interacts with the tweet and shows that the readership of the Observer expect to be able to build a relationship with the newspaper which is evident through the number of comments and likes on the tweet.

The political, social and cultural context of the Observer is reflected greatly through the use of many different representations shown in the Observer. The Observer reflects its context by including all races and genders. It also reflects political context through the political debates shown by the dominant headline in the front cover.