Deconstructing Scene one, Episode one, Series three of ‘Skins’
Symbols of Youth
* Skateboarding, stereotypical youth motif
* Swearing
* Policeman shown to be object of ridicule
* Drinking alcohol
* Getting drunk before college
* Effie’s dad shown to be object of ridicule
* Young audiences can identify the characters, and will be able to relate to one of the three.
* The youths are unified together
Editing Techniques
- Black screen creates anticipation
- Hear skateboard before you can see it
- Low level, close up, tracking shot. Long take – shows Freddy’s skill on the skateboard.
- ‘Turd Shot’ light hearted humour
- Match on action, skate jump, shows that he is going fast and knows what he’s doing
- Anticipation/enigma of not seeing his face is solved
- Close up on sparks exaggerates his greatness
- Close up on phone, a youth icon, shows texting and shows drug reference
- Texting and drugs reinforces youth culture
- Low angle shows we should look up to him
- Establishing shot in form of eye line match
- Also shows the feat he has in front of him, however the camera switches between close up on Freddy’s face and the road ahead. The road looks dangerous however Freddy smiles, the close up reinforces this and he skates down in anyway
- Editing speeds up, increasing the pace of action, the camera stays on the side of the 180° line
- Unsteady camera shows danger, contrasting with static camera on the policeman to show lack of danger and rebellion
- Slow motion jump, makes it look really good, exaggerates the jump
- Switching between POV and close up on skateboard shows urgency to stop
- Shaky camera continues throughout conversation with the boys
- Constant shot reverse shot between Freddy and Cook
- The camera keeps with the 180° rule
- Often use of over the shoulder, most noticeably when looking at Effy’s car this makes you seem like part of the group
- Music is played and the group talk over Effy’s dad’s voice which is faded out slightly to get the effect that no one cares about what he is saying
Yes, some good sections of analysis using technical terms appropriately.
ReplyDeleteWell done Tom.
+ Extend that analysis on how friendship and unity is created - you will have seen from the lesson that there is quite a lot here too!
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