The Inbetweeners is a Teen Drama.
The broadcaster is E4.
It used to be scheduled at 10pm on thursdays.
Writers - Damon Beesley, Iain Morris.
Directors- Gordon Anderson, Ben Palmer, Damon Beesley, Iain Morris.
Producer- Christopher Young.
Characters- The characters are shown to always be focussing on girls, and getting girls attention. This reinforces the stereotype that all teenage boys are interested in are girls. It also says that teenage boys are not only interested in girls, but also objectify them 'oh my god, check out the jug-asaurus rex'. This is then contrasted and balanced out when Simon shows his more genuine love for Carly as she walks past.
Narrative- Although in this scene there is no apparent narration, usually during an episode of The Inbtweeners there is a narrative from one of the main characters, Will. This narrative helps the audience feel more connected and build more of a relationship between them and the characters; which then helps them find they're comical situations even funnier.
Sound- The sound in this clip is mostly dialogue, however it also includes music and some sound effects. A sound effect is used, when the frisbee hits the girl on the wheelchair, to exaggerate the force of impact and make it sound worse than it actually is. Music is also used when the girls enter the scene and this is used to create excitement and anticipation of what will happen next. The music used in The Inbetweeners is modern, which appeals to the target audience.
Location- The location is in the park, so the lighting of the scene is natural. It also reinforces the stereotype that all teenagers hang around in parks, but this is made comical as they're not doing stereotypical antisocial things (such as drinking and smoking), but instead they are playing with a frisbee which reinforces the actual innocence of the group.
During this scene medium shots are used to show the characters from a casual and friendly perspective.
Here, a wide angle shot has been used which shows the characters all together. It also shows the moods of the characters at this time, and how they feel about playing frisbee. E.g. Simon standing bored, Jay standing with his arms crossed, and Neil and Will playing happily.
Here is a shot where the camera is pointing down on the character, Will. So the audience can see appreciate the height of the frisbee, and the power and enthusiasm Will puts into throwing it into the air. The camera looking down on Will in such a way may almost be a prediction for how the audience may look down on him figuratively (and not literally, like in this shot) when the frisbee unfortunately hits the disabled girl.
The following shots are reaction shots, all of which are showing the reactions of the frisbee about to and/or actually hitting the disabled girl. Showing each of the characters faces in close ups allows the audience to understand and relate to each of the characters, which helps the audience feel like their building more of a relationship with them. Then when the camera goes for a reaction shot of the group of girls its a long shot of all four of them. This has been done because as they're not main characters a close up would allow the audience to feel too connected with them, so the literal distance in the shot, allows distance between the not so important girls and the audiences relationship.
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