1. Waterloo road
Non diegetic music – young, hip hop,
Diegetic – people talking, foley sounds of shoes, school bell
Clothing – youthful, uniform but different types for different people
Mise-en-scene
Clothing: uniform – different uniforms for different people e.g. boy with badges STEREOTYPICAL >
loose ties > helps representation of rebellious youth > teachers clothing > helps to separate them
from the youths create authority. BINARY. Older teacher >suit, waistcoat, dull pattern & colour >
maths teacher, mrschowdry.
Lighting: high key lighting in corridors to reflect active atmosphere, VERISIMILITUDE. Low key lighting
reflects change in the narrative e.g. when the girl, Amy, takes the boy into the room to shout at him
it gets darker.
Sound: Music = non diegetic, hip hoppy to reflect youth. During confrontation between two of the
students > impacts on audience to create tension (reflects youth).
Dialogue = diegetic use of slang e.g. “hoebag” > reinforces youth and their age. Quote from Grantley,
authoritative tone, condescending to students and colleague
Camera
Over the shoulder shot > confrontation > represents power, audience identify with the character
Worms eye view & pan/track > teachers feet > represents dominance, authority, power, understand
the narrative. BINARY OPPOSITION
Editing
Pace > fast pace during confrontation > help audience understand > cross cutting between narratives
> VERISMILITUDE.