Media Language

Media Language
Media language is the way in which a text is constructed to create meaning for a reader or viewer of a text. All media texts are constructed, someone has made decisions about how they should be constructed with a clear audience in mind.

         Key Areas of Media Language:

• Mise-en-scene(the setting, props,costume,make-up, lighting)
• Sound
• Editing
• Camera angles and shots
• Use of colour
• Text

Peaky Blinders Season 5 Trailer

There are many media techniques used within the Peaky Blinders season 5 trailer. The trailer begins with a rural first scene which then fades out into a series of short clips of the characters, the featured clips are in a variety of settings, all related through the use of low lighting throughout. One of the most striking settings is that of London's 'Big Ben' which shows a difference to any previous setting shown throughout the show. The use of low lighting reflects the dingy, sinister and dangerous atmosphere of the show. These short clips include both high camera shots, which can represent a lower power status in a character as the camera is looking down which could convey weakness in a character. In contrast, a low camera shot could show that the character is more superior, or has a higher status. The editing of the trailer enables both the content and the music to be related as they are both at a slow pace. The use of panoramic shots within, allows the audience to catch up and familiarise themselves with the situations the characters were last presented in. The use of costume within the trailer is formal yet glamorous, and reflective of the period the show is set, in relation to the low light, all the costumes seen are also in dark, dull colours. There is no text featured at all apart from the BBC logo which is seen at the bottom of the screen through the whole duration of the trailer.