Tuesday 27 January 2015


Miranda research

 

What channel is Miranda initially broadcast on? miranda is a BBC television sitcom written by and starring British comedian Miranda Hart, which first aired on BBC Tw/one..

2.What other comedies (sitcoms/scripted comedies) does this channel broadcast?russell howard is a comedy. , family tree, hebburn,the wrong mans, Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle.

3.What is the target audience for Miranda?. Young adults, adults .

The target audience for mirana is adults this is because they can relate to Miranda. Adults may see similarities in her that they see in themselves , also the obvious reason that’s its funny and young adultsa and adults will get the jokes as its aimed for a older target audience, it also has surroundings which adults are fimilar with for example, the Pub.

4.Who are the cast

Miranda Hart   ...   Miranda

 Patricia Hodge  -   Penny

 Tom Ellis  Tom Ellis   ...   Gary

 Sarah Hadland  - Stevie

 Sally Phillips -Tilly

James Holmes  -  Clive 

 Bohdan Poraj  -Mike Jackford

 Adrian Scarborough  - dreamboat Charlie 

Naomi Bentley  -Rose

 James Doherty   -Policeman

How do they appeal to the target audience? At first they may think what Miranda is doing is quite silly but in reality that is what happens and they will notice that, they can relate to the cast memebers especially Miranda as shes single middle age.

 

In your opinion, in what ways is Miranda 'funny'. Miranda is ‘funny’ in the way she talks, she snowballs herself in worse situations and that what makes its funny,  a lot of woman can relate to her and that can make you laugh, theirs a lot of pleasures Miranda offers audience these include, trangressive pleasure this is shown when she was shouting in the ball pool that she is going to wee herself , and that she will shit on her towels things were not suppose to find funny but do, also familiarity of the characters people may relate to Miranda as shes single and hopeless .

miranda would give pleasure to the audience from the actress herself. This would pleasure the audience from seeing Miranda in other TV comedy sitcoms or her well known part in the TV series

is a similar character to the TV show Miranda. This helps the audience feel more comfortable and being able to understand what type of stereotypical jokes or sexual jokes they would expect from her. It would make some women who are like Miranda to feel more relaxed and showing their thoughts are being transported to Miranda as if she is becoming like you as a person and saying things that they would say.

Representation /Amazing Spider Man& The hunger games


The two fantasy films we have been focusing on are ‘ The Amazing Spider Man ‘ and ‘ The hunger games ‘ the two films are shown to have the main characters as teenagers, in the hunger games it shows how young girls are shown to be not sterotypical from the main character ‘ Katniss , from being strong and independent. Katniss Everdeen is a 16 year old living in a future nation called Panem. The Capitol rules 12 surrounding districts .Because the districts rebelled, each has to send two people to compete against each other till death . In order for someone to win, they have to be the last one living in the arena, which can be anything from a desert to a jungle to a cold wasteland. When her sister is chosen, Katniss steps up to go in her place.

Where as,  the amazing spider man the main character peter showing to be not the sterotypical geek everyone knows with glasses and smart clothes.Peter is trying to figure out who he is  and is also finding his way with his first high school crush, Gwen Stacy,. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents' disappearance , leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr Curt Connors, his father's former work partner. Peter will have to make life-changing choices to use his powers and shape his future to become a hero.The main characters Katniss Everdden and peter parker’ are quite similar  in personality as there both keep themselves to each other they are both timid at first , however when they have to do something for themselves or others they will do anything they can do , Katniss shows to be quite strong physically & mentally , where as peter only gets physical when he is given super powers. Representation is shown through the different genre conventions that are used in the films to represent how young boys and girls are like.

 

  The hunger games,Katniss Everdeen  a 16-year-old girl from District 12, who volunteers for her 12-year-old sister, Prim, when Prim's name is chosen  from the round see through bowl of names,  and Katniss's fellow District 12 tribute, Peeta Mellark,  Katniss  and Peter is then rushed to the Capitol, where they undergo intense training before being thrust into the arena to fight to become the victor of the seventy-fourth annual Hunger Games. In the beginning of the film, it shows a bright studio , with a man with bright blue hair ,and matching blue jacket, the host. Whereas next to him a man has an odd shaped beard, from the begging this gives us an indication what the capitol is like, which is very vibrant, varied camera angles are shown in this scene, one being  medium shot, as they are having a chat to one another. We are shown Prims scream which shows the life in district 12, dull, dark colors are shown , it shows hand held camera movements .In district 12, theirs a close up  of a sign on the fence , which shows their trapped. very  non-diegetic sounds are used to cause an dramatic effect.

 

Misen en scene is shown, by a close up of Eiffy , the camera is shown to be tilting upwards to reveal her outrageous outfit which is bright purple and the cake of make-up she has on. During the reaping,Katniss and the others are shown to be wearing their best dress, which is dull colours, with their hair back without no make-up ,this is different to the society we are in where girls are bothered what they look like , in the hunger games the stereotype towards girls is totally the opposite, normally girls are represented to be pretty and to be making a effort , while in the hunger games, they don’t care. They show the guards to be in all white and shown to be modern and quite retro futuristic in the way the clothes are so different compared to district 12’s, this gives us an indication what the capital is like.

 

Throughtout the movie , mainly non-digetic sounds are used to give dramatic effect. There are scenes where these sounds are vital. For example when the names are being drawn for district 12 and dramatic music with a loud drum beat is played which leaves the audience in anticipation. When Katniss sister is chosen, prim, Katniss volunteers, which  shows courage and shows a caring side , which makes the audience feel shocked and relieved that she has volunteered knowing she may die and  relieved by prim a young girl not having to fight . during the reaping scene , it shows non diegetic sound of the peace makers radios. When in the capitol it shows high key lighting. Many props are used in ‘ the hunger games’  being an adventure type of film, the use of weapons shows violence, the amount of weapons being used during the scenes like, Katniss with the bow and arrow , also all the fighting scenes this film includes. this could give the young audience a reason to become a person thats like Katniss  . In the woods it shows low key lighting ,  Katniss in the film shows to be running away from the other tributes, Cato (others) they shows their bullies in the way their so happy they have found Katniss shouting ‘ got you!’ while Katniss is climbing up the tree the camera focuses on her hand which shows she needs support , that if she lets go she dies, this shows Katniss being strong in the way she manages things, stereotype of girls in this society is not very strong, emotionally and physically. Throughout the battle to survive she remains at the top of the tree. This was a tactic for survival  this forced the  camera to take a low angle –shot which portrays Katniss as powerful and threatening. A birds eye view is  featured  when tributes are underneath her.

Katniss builds a relationship with a young tribute, rue,  it shows Katniss letting her guard down , it shows a close up to rues hand while they hug, it shows she doesn’t want to let go.  When rue dies , it shows a close up  to her face and Katniss sharing her last moment together, an eye level is than shown by Rue,In what she is seeing before she dies.  It shows Katniss crying which shows weakness a stereotype in girls, girls are emotional. An important scene is then recognized, non-digetic  sound was the back ground music. The most important back ground music was once Katniss and Peeta were declared the 74th hunger games winners. The back ground music was uplifting and triumphant this helped prove a happy ending to a tragic story.

 

The Amazing Spider Man, shows a varied of lighting, this is shown at the start of the film with a low lighting, this is when peter is playing hide and seek. We get to the scene in the school where its 3 point lighting,  it shows peter  putting up a debate poster, which shows he is a geek but doesn’t look like one, not a stereotype geek which is  glasses and  is formal dressed , with peter he is casual and rides a skate board which suggest not all geeks are portrayed as geeks .  Flash , a school bully is recognized, with very dull clothes s, grey,blue and yellow which could represent  the basketball team, which is yellow.  The amazing spider man represents  peter as being shy, this is towards girls. When a girl approaches him in the hall way he comes across as very timid , as he is surprised a girl likes him , which reflects on the geek stereotype as geeks are very shy towards girls. However when he knows she isn’t interested he becomes confident  and walks away.

In the fight scene it shows a common hero , as he sticks up for the victim and gets hurts in return, it shows a close up of peters face , to see his facial expression towards the bully  ,flash. which shows bitterness.  while peter is on the floor picking up his pieces it shows a birds eye view for effect to see the scene over all how it finished.

The bridge scene , shows low key lighting,this gives  the audience a idea that something bad is going to happen, it shows the lizard , attacking cars, and people to get what he is looking for , peter arrives and shows courage, on how he is protecting victims, this is the common hero,  peter is wearing a red spider suit, which he made, it makes the audience feel he is suppose to wear that and he is suppose to help. While helping the child  the music is piano type a mysterious tone , as calming the situation, it shows peter in the scene take the mask off, a close up of his face, this is too show he is normal and to show the audience the characters emotions and reactions .

 

In the two films’ the Hunger Games ‘ and the Amazing Spider Man , there are the similarities and differences. Both star similar age range.Both are quiet in themselves, this is strange as since most story lines would have a weak character and a strong character. But  Katniss and Peter  are identified as being quiet and pure, however further to the end they bot become not so innocent. as for both falling in love which is another similarity. They both are common heros and they are both proving a point and both are  fighting for someone, as for Hunger games  Katniss takes Prims place and in the Amazing spider man , his uncle when he dies.

Both films include violence, but the hunger games features more , it goes against the stereotype of  boys using violence and getting involved in trouble more, as in the hunger games the girls are more to blame, if anything they are worse.In addition they both have non-digetic music demonstrating an aggressive mood to the scene.

The films ‘ the hunger games’ and the amazing spider man’ is that one is representing a boy hero, the other  is a girl hero. Katniss  shows how wrong stereotyping is towards woman, as girls are represented in reality to be pretty and weak , whereas Katniss is strong willed and is still pretty while wearing tattered clothes,  which makes the audience, which are women, to be wanting to be just like her. Also it shows in the amazing spider man how stereotyping towards geeks are wrong as you audiences think being a geek is to wear glasses and formal clothing, the amazing spider man proved the stereotyping wrong.