The Inbetweeners Series 2

This is another screen shot from the second series of The Inbetweeners. In the previous post i spoke about position and focus within a frame and in this post i'm going to speak about mise en scene and its roll in telling the story.

In this image although the background is out of focus we can tell that there are diggers in the background denoting that the two figures are on a building site. This is because the diggers act as the 'signifier' and the idea they're on a building site as the 'siginified'. However a juxtaposition is created by the clothes the two characters are wearing. When we think of building sites, we associate hard helmets, high visability vests and other health and safety equipment. However when looking at this frame we see the total opposite, giving the impression that the two characters are 'outsiders' or as 'inexperienced'.

Looking further into the image, but staying on the idea of mise en scene and clothing, we are able to tell roughly when this frame was set. Both of the characters are wearing hoodies which became a popular item of clothing in the early 21st century. However, this is the only way we can locate this frame in any period of time.

From this post i have learnt that alongside everything else that makes up an image i.e. framing, compostion etc, mise en scene is just as important because it allows the producer to communicate visually the story and the time period it was set. I will therefore ensure i maeke a special effort when creating my media product.