Analyse how mise-en-scene is used in the extract to create meaning. Refer to at least two examples from the extract in your answer.

One example of mise-en-scene being used in this extract to create meaning, is when the officers go inside Benson's house, and we see how they are all dressed. Most of them are wearing tracksuits which can be seen as scruffy and informal. This can be used to create meaning because many criminals are stereotyped to being wearing clothes such as tracksuits and that connotes that they are who the police are after.

Another example of mise-en-scene in this extract, are the props inside of Benson's house. The main prop inside the house are bottles scattered around the place. This connotes that the criminals have all had something to drink and this is shown by the way they act towards the police officers. For example, the police have to fight with the criminals by punching some of them and also just before they go inside the house, there are three criminals outside the house who throw an empty bottle against a wall next to the officers which shows how violent they are and this could be because of their drinks.

MUSIC & NEWS OBSERVER Q9

The tweet on the front page of the Observer uses Blumler and Katz theory and they gratify their needs for their social and cultural values. On the front page of the Observer, there is a picture of Nadiya Hussain who was the winner of the British Bake Off a few years ago. This connotes that the diversity that the Observer are trying to show us and it shows that it is not stereotypical with very famous British stars. There is also a picture of a female athlete running in the yellow box at the top. This could connote how the Observer is showing us some diversity as when the woman is running, one of her feet is below the yellow box going into the white box which could show that she is almost different from the rest and that she is running outside the box which shows the difference in her character.

At the bottom of the page, we see a picture of Mo Farah on a running track and he is on the floor on his knees looking up to the sky and it looks as if he is upset, but he could be upset or he could be very happy as he may have just won a race. This could connote with ethnicity and how the Observer don't just use white people for their covers and use other people as well, who are just as popular as them.

An example of political values is the Brexit post on David Miliband and Brexit is a serious issue that is shown to us and it reflects the context of the dominance of Brexit.