This document analyzes visual, audio, and enigma codes found in a film. The visual codes suggest the film contains crime, adult themes, and surreal scenes involving drugs or alcohol. The audio codes imply the film has adult language, themes of sex, drugs, and rock and roll, and scenes of chaos and violence. The enigma codes aim to pique the audience's curiosity about why characters are running from police, how wild their lives are, and the outcome of tensions between characters.

1. Codal Analysis
Keir Jenkins

3. Visual Code
• Depiction of characters running from
law enforcement with stolen goods
falling from their person displays
crime is evident in the film, suggests
it is heavily featured.
• Sexual scenes displayed, implying
adult themes are present and
heavily focussed on.
• Scene of character ‘falling down
toilet’ shows possible surreal
scenes, most likely from the effect
of drugs or alcohol.

4. Audio Code
• Narration from character uses swear words frequently, implying adult language and themes
are used throughout the film
• Music used is fast and rocky, suggesting the film will be fast, and plays with the theme of
“sex, drugs, rock and roll.”
• Sounds of dog barking create a sense of chaos/ violence, implying these will be present in the
film throughout.

5. Enigma Code
• Characters are shown running from police/ law enforcement, making the viewer
want to know why they are running, what they have done and why the have done
it.
• Constant talking of regular lives with contrast of exciting crime life makes viewer
want to see just how wild character’s lives are.

7. Visual Codes
• Use of firearms displays
that this is a crime- based
film, with threat of
violence
• Use of gambling shows
adult themes and possible
further demonstration of
crime

8. Audio Codes
• Fast- paced music is used to show action or high- speed film.
• Description of London as “fish, chips, cup o’ tea; London” shows comedic areas.
• “Bare knuckle fight” “I want to use the pikey” Description of illegally organised
fights and use of derogatory terms suggests adult themes and crime throughout.
• “You can call me Susan if it makes you happy” Further reference to comical
elements made.
• Sounds of guns loading implies crime and violence will be featured

9. Enigma Code
• Constantly referring to a certain diamond, ignites suspicion and curiosity among
audience members; “Who will have the diamond in the end?”
• Constant threats given to different characters, indicating something bad may
happen, but the result is not shown to the audience, inciting curiosity
• Clear problem when boxer doesn’t go down as he was told to, shows there is
tension between characters, will make the audience want to see what happens.