Misfits- Test Question

Discuss the ways in which the extract constructs the representation of age using sound.

In the extract of misfits that I watched they used sound in a very discrete way to represent the age group of all of them. The music that was used in the opening titles kind of gave away the fact that it was a teen/sci-fi drama. It gave it away because it was very upbeat and had a hip-hop edge to it. The title music kind of gives away what the teenagers are going to be like in the programme, the stereotypical, mischievous teenagers that are always in trouble mucking around, doing drugs and getting into trouble.

They use a lot of sound affects (non-diegetic) when they are talking about their 'special powers' in the scene, these seem very fake and obvious that they have been put in, but they've been put in to make it more obvious that their using their special powers.

The language they use in the first 5 minutes that I watched seems like what a very stereotypical teenager of their age would use. They use a lot of slang and talk about sex a lot which is what people see as stereotypical teenagers these days.

Rocky IV- Test Question

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6w4XtsfyVo

 Discuss the ways in which the extract constructs representations of nationality and gender using the following:

• Camera shots, angles, movement and composition

• Editing

• Sound

• Mise-en-scene

 

Throughout the whole scene, it shows you how Draco and Rocky are fighting against eachother to be the best and shows how much they wanna win the fight. Rocky trains in barns and uses natural resourses to help him train and always has him family around him too support him. Whereas Draco is always in the gym being watched by his instructors. Rocky always tries to rise one above Draco and do better than him, and the clip shows that he is capable of that, as at the end where Rocky and Draco are both lifting something, Draco gives up but Rocky still carries on and lifts it all the way, this shows how determind Rocky is to win the fight and beat Draco. 

The sound throughout the whole clip the song that is playing is a song you would play whilst getting yourself ready for a fight, it also builds up the tension and makes you want to carry on watching to find out what happens at the end. Throughout the whole video clip, Dracos facial expressions are very plain, this just shows that he's emotionless and doesnt really care about anything at all times.