Public Enemies-TV Drama Analysis
Public Enemies is presented as a Police/Crime drama. We are shown this in the way that we hear the diegetic noise of a girl kicking and yelling 'Help me please, somebody help!' in the boot of the car, this suggests a kidnapping and as kidnappings are illegal so it will be under investigation by the police . This type of drama is also proposed when we hear the man murder the girl in the boot by breaking her neck. Furthermore its presented by the lady shown through a camera lense who is dressed in official looking clothing and the worried look on her face when the father says his daughter Sandra was murdered by someone who was let out of parol early this shows that she maybe the parol officer which again suggests police. The father is at some sort of press conference and his dialogue is about his murdered daughter which again shows that this is a police/crime drama.
All of the groups of the seven core representation of media are represented in this clip, however, some more than others.
For ethnicity there is a white man who is the murderer white men are identical portrayed as psychopathic killers, more scheming which we learn this man is as he got out of parol early. We are then shown the classic white family with the mother, father and daughter.
Love and romance is only present between the couple who lost there child as we see how they support each other through the press conference about their daughter.
Age is shown through the two parents who just lost their daughter. They are at what is supposed to be a calm age but now are dealing with this loss. The man who killed the daughter looks almost the same age to the parents- this could show the stark difference between two sets of people’s lives- although they are the same age one set has just lost there daughter and is mourning, while the other has just been released from parol after several years and has killed a young woman. We are also given the classic young rookie parol officer who appears to have made a mistake that may cost her her job.
Class and Status is shown first through where the murderer drives his car, this man knows how to get to a secluded rubbish dump by going through a forest. This could suggest a lower class as it may show that he has been there several times. It is also shown through the young parol officer, as she walks down the stairs behind the parents she almost hides her face- she could be of a lower status now because her worried expression shows she may have been the reason the man got off parol. The parents appear to be of higher status by the way they carry in front of a camera, mostly the mother projects an air of superiority by her posture and steadiness in front of a camera.
Regional Identity is shown by the accents in the parents voices, they are slightly fancier sounding then other English accents. The man who plays the murderer has a slightly chubbier face and rounder body and that along with his hair cut suggests a more ‘cockney’ decent.
Physical Ability/Disability is presented through the older looking man who has the ability to overpower and then break the neck of a young woman.
For gender we are shown the man killing the woman and the stereotypical British parents. We are also shown the classic rookie young woman who is the parol officer.
The director used all of the 4 key elements to create representation and add overall meaning to the clip.
The camera uses establishing shots, wide shots, mid shots, high angle shots and closeups to add affect to the clip.
An establishing shot is used at the beginning to show the setting- an overgrown forest with a car moving slowly through it.
Wide shots are used throughout to show the movement of characters across the screen. For example, when the parol officer in the background runs around a corner off-camera the wide shot shows her hiding her face as she moves away from behind the parents, this allows the audience to see her worried body language and facial expressions as she moved away.
Mid shots are used throughout to show characters movements as well as facial expressions. For example when the murderer moves behind the car we see a mid shot which enables the audience to be able to finally see his previously hidden face and how he checks to see if anyone else is in the area hearing the girl in the boot scream.
The high angle shot are used in this clip to hide what is going on off screen. For example, the high angle shot is of the sun shining brightly through the trees. The beautiful image is a direct contrast to the screaming and kicking we hear off-screen.
Close ups are used throughout the clip to show characters expressions. There is a close up of the parol officer when she is behind the parents. As the dialogue includes the dad mentioning how the murderer was let off parol wrongly, the woman’s face grimaces and she looks worried and on the verge of tears. This enables the audience to be able to sympathise with her.
Most of the shots in the clip appear to have been filmed by handheld cameras. When there is a shot of the murderer driving through the foliage we see the stillness of the outside world compared to the shakiness of the camera. This creates the idea that something is off-centre and gives the audience the feeling something bad is about to happen.
Diegetic and Non-diegetic add to the clip and create tension.
We hear first the diegetic noise of the birds chirping and the soft noise of the cars tires driving slowly across the gravel road. We then hear banging and kicking which adds a sense of confusion- the scene had previously been peaceful and know there is a violent noise. As the man turns down the noise of the radio the non-diegetic music begins in the background, it’s eerie and suspicious and we immediately hear screams and yells joining the kicking and banging. A girl is screaming ‘help me’ from the boot of the car. The audience feels a sense of tension and worry as the man exits the car. He opens the car boot and we hear the girl crying ‘please don’t’ and then the unnatural sound of her neck being broken. The sharp diegetic crack is unexpected and the audience will feel shocked and a feeling of suspense will grow as they hear the body being dragged against the gravel and the eerie music gets louder and more tense.
The eerie music takes more of a sad feel as we see the victims parents being interviewed. The father begins to speak over the clicking of cameras. He speaks about a guy who was ‘released on parol’ who had already ‘attempted to murder someone else’ the fathers mournful words make the watchers sympathetic for the parents and a dark mood is added to this scene.
The editing throughout this clip is continuous.
The names of the cast and crew are edited to appear on the screen. There is quick cuts throughout the whole clip. Also, as the lady hides behind a pillar, the pillar is out of focus and the camera focuses on her face.
Mise-en-scene is presented through lighting, costumes, mirrors, characters, and buildings.
There is bright lighting at the beginning of the scene, it creates an idyllic calm feeling. This is joined with the bright green trees. However, the beauty of nature is destroyed by the rubbish dump that we are shown around the corner.
Costumes were used to present the characters well in the video.
The murderer has on a waterproof jacket. This jacket would be fairly easy to clean blood off if necessary, which shows that this man had been planning this murder. It wasn’t a crime of passion, or a spur of the moment angry decision. He was ready to do this which shows the possibility of an unstable mind.
The father and mother are dressed in dark clothing to reflect there current situation of grieving. The father has on a purple tie, which could either represent his power over the killer as they call for help through cameras which could reach thousands of people, or his devotion to his daughter as he can barely speak his words to the camera because he’s sad.
The young woman in the background is wearing formal clothing often seen on ladies who work for the government. This suggests that she is possibly the parol officer for the man who was released and killed the girl.
Mirrors were used mainly to distort an image in this clip. The first use is when we are first shown the murderers face, but the rear view mirror of the car that we are shown his face through only shows his eyes. This creates a scenario of mystery for the audience as they don’t know who this man is. The second use is to avoid showing the man kill the girl. We are shown the reflection of the trees and light on the front window of the car as we hear the sharp crack of her neck being broken.
The characters all have different personalities which add to the video.
The killer is represented as having almost psychopathic tendencies. We are shown this in the way that when the young girl is screaming and kicking for help he doesn’t look remorseful or regretful of what he had done, he just looked around and raised his eyebrows as if wondering that he hoped no one else heard it.
The father is remorseful and unable to keep himself together for the interview, his wife steps in to help him and is shown as the stronger one of the two of them, able to support her husband as he pulls himself together.
The lady in the background is remorseful and hides her face as she walks behind the parents. This shows that she may be in trouble for the decisions she made.
The last point for mise-en-scene is the grey building in the background. It has ordered squares on the entire outside of the building, which contrasts with the shaky handheld camera which could represent how the parents are feeling- their seemingly normal life is now unordered and shaky.
All of the groups of the seven core representation of media are represented in this clip, however, some more than others.
For ethnicity there is a white man who is the murderer white men are identical portrayed as psychopathic killers, more scheming which we learn this man is as he got out of parol early. We are then shown the classic white family with the mother, father and daughter.
Love and romance is only present between the couple who lost there child as we see how they support each other through the press conference about their daughter.
Age is shown through the two parents who just lost their daughter. They are at what is supposed to be a calm age but now are dealing with this loss. The man who killed the daughter looks almost the same age to the parents- this could show the stark difference between two sets of people’s lives- although they are the same age one set has just lost there daughter and is mourning, while the other has just been released from parol after several years and has killed a young woman. We are also given the classic young rookie parol officer who appears to have made a mistake that may cost her her job.
Class and Status is shown first through where the murderer drives his car, this man knows how to get to a secluded rubbish dump by going through a forest. This could suggest a lower class as it may show that he has been there several times. It is also shown through the young parol officer, as she walks down the stairs behind the parents she almost hides her face- she could be of a lower status now because her worried expression shows she may have been the reason the man got off parol. The parents appear to be of higher status by the way they carry in front of a camera, mostly the mother projects an air of superiority by her posture and steadiness in front of a camera.
Regional Identity is shown by the accents in the parents voices, they are slightly fancier sounding then other English accents. The man who plays the murderer has a slightly chubbier face and rounder body and that along with his hair cut suggests a more ‘cockney’ decent.
Physical Ability/Disability is presented through the older looking man who has the ability to overpower and then break the neck of a young woman.
For gender we are shown the man killing the woman and the stereotypical British parents. We are also shown the classic rookie young woman who is the parol officer.
The director used all of the 4 key elements to create representation and add overall meaning to the clip.
The camera uses establishing shots, wide shots, mid shots, high angle shots and closeups to add affect to the clip.
An establishing shot is used at the beginning to show the setting- an overgrown forest with a car moving slowly through it.
Wide shots are used throughout to show the movement of characters across the screen. For example, when the parol officer in the background runs around a corner off-camera the wide shot shows her hiding her face as she moves away from behind the parents, this allows the audience to see her worried body language and facial expressions as she moved away.
Mid shots are used throughout to show characters movements as well as facial expressions. For example when the murderer moves behind the car we see a mid shot which enables the audience to be able to finally see his previously hidden face and how he checks to see if anyone else is in the area hearing the girl in the boot scream.
The high angle shot are used in this clip to hide what is going on off screen. For example, the high angle shot is of the sun shining brightly through the trees. The beautiful image is a direct contrast to the screaming and kicking we hear off-screen.
Close ups are used throughout the clip to show characters expressions. There is a close up of the parol officer when she is behind the parents. As the dialogue includes the dad mentioning how the murderer was let off parol wrongly, the woman’s face grimaces and she looks worried and on the verge of tears. This enables the audience to be able to sympathise with her.
Most of the shots in the clip appear to have been filmed by handheld cameras. When there is a shot of the murderer driving through the foliage we see the stillness of the outside world compared to the shakiness of the camera. This creates the idea that something is off-centre and gives the audience the feeling something bad is about to happen.
Diegetic and Non-diegetic add to the clip and create tension.
We hear first the diegetic noise of the birds chirping and the soft noise of the cars tires driving slowly across the gravel road. We then hear banging and kicking which adds a sense of confusion- the scene had previously been peaceful and know there is a violent noise. As the man turns down the noise of the radio the non-diegetic music begins in the background, it’s eerie and suspicious and we immediately hear screams and yells joining the kicking and banging. A girl is screaming ‘help me’ from the boot of the car. The audience feels a sense of tension and worry as the man exits the car. He opens the car boot and we hear the girl crying ‘please don’t’ and then the unnatural sound of her neck being broken. The sharp diegetic crack is unexpected and the audience will feel shocked and a feeling of suspense will grow as they hear the body being dragged against the gravel and the eerie music gets louder and more tense.
The eerie music takes more of a sad feel as we see the victims parents being interviewed. The father begins to speak over the clicking of cameras. He speaks about a guy who was ‘released on parol’ who had already ‘attempted to murder someone else’ the fathers mournful words make the watchers sympathetic for the parents and a dark mood is added to this scene.
The editing throughout this clip is continuous.
The names of the cast and crew are edited to appear on the screen. There is quick cuts throughout the whole clip. Also, as the lady hides behind a pillar, the pillar is out of focus and the camera focuses on her face.
Mise-en-scene is presented through lighting, costumes, mirrors, characters, and buildings.
There is bright lighting at the beginning of the scene, it creates an idyllic calm feeling. This is joined with the bright green trees. However, the beauty of nature is destroyed by the rubbish dump that we are shown around the corner.
Costumes were used to present the characters well in the video.
The murderer has on a waterproof jacket. This jacket would be fairly easy to clean blood off if necessary, which shows that this man had been planning this murder. It wasn’t a crime of passion, or a spur of the moment angry decision. He was ready to do this which shows the possibility of an unstable mind.
The father and mother are dressed in dark clothing to reflect there current situation of grieving. The father has on a purple tie, which could either represent his power over the killer as they call for help through cameras which could reach thousands of people, or his devotion to his daughter as he can barely speak his words to the camera because he’s sad.
The young woman in the background is wearing formal clothing often seen on ladies who work for the government. This suggests that she is possibly the parol officer for the man who was released and killed the girl.
Mirrors were used mainly to distort an image in this clip. The first use is when we are first shown the murderers face, but the rear view mirror of the car that we are shown his face through only shows his eyes. This creates a scenario of mystery for the audience as they don’t know who this man is. The second use is to avoid showing the man kill the girl. We are shown the reflection of the trees and light on the front window of the car as we hear the sharp crack of her neck being broken.
The characters all have different personalities which add to the video.
The killer is represented as having almost psychopathic tendencies. We are shown this in the way that when the young girl is screaming and kicking for help he doesn’t look remorseful or regretful of what he had done, he just looked around and raised his eyebrows as if wondering that he hoped no one else heard it.
The father is remorseful and unable to keep himself together for the interview, his wife steps in to help him and is shown as the stronger one of the two of them, able to support her husband as he pulls himself together.
The lady in the background is remorseful and hides her face as she walks behind the parents. This shows that she may be in trouble for the decisions she made.
The last point for mise-en-scene is the grey building in the background. It has ordered squares on the entire outside of the building, which contrasts with the shaky handheld camera which could represent how the parents are feeling- their seemingly normal life is now unordered and shaky.
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