-This clip shows the first day of school for Will Mckenzie. This TV drama is unconventional due the the comedy and how exaggerated the story lines are.The fact that it is set in the school where the four boys attend shows the realistic side of the tv drama ,however the language used is highly inappropriate and would not be tolerated in reality.
The clip shows the many stereotypes of an average comprehensive school,such as 'chavs' ' geeks' 'freaks' and the 'popular' children.
Many Camera Shots are used during the clip to show the setting and the type of people the characters are.
Extreme close-up Shot - This is used in the clip to show how will is feeling humiliated by the fact that he doesn't want to be the typical new kid who is immediately pursued to be a geek.The shot is close up to show the comic side of it.
Medium-Long Shot- This shot is used when will first goes into the school as a new student.the shot shows him hanging his head down so the audience feel slight sympathy for him as they can tell that he is an individual and an outcast.In addition the costumes used in the inbetweeners are slightly over the top which shows it is unconventional in comparison to other teen dramas, for example will owns a briefcase.In reality it is unlikely that a teenager uses a briefcase but a less exaggerated prop like a rucksack.
Mid Shot- Mid shots are used throughout the inbetweeners episodes to show how the character is feeling through posture and facial expressions.This particular shot shows the other typical students looking at the new kid with laughter.
Pan- A pan shot is used to scan across the common room to show all the students and how they behave in a more relaxed area.
Establishing Shots- These types of camera shots are used throughout the series to show the scenes of where the characters are.they are used for the audience to predict what the characters are going to get up to in each episode.
Crane Shot- crane shots are also used like a birds eye view to show the area and it shows all the different type of children in the school including stereotypes.
Beaver Falls
Beaver falls is a teen drama, made by the British film industry, however set in America. It is about a group of 3 boys that go on a 'camp america' kind of thing, for their summer. The age group ranges from 16-22, with the characters being 19 years old. It is a stereotypical group of boys, consisting of an attractive , a geek, and a genuine (average) guy. it attracts its target audience with an attractive main protagonist, many girls (at the camp), and humour. It has sexual scenes, strong language however in a humoured way. It brings up issues of relationships, school, drugs through many emotions, which may relate to some issues that the audience may be going through. The programme brings humour through showing the immaturity of the characters.
Establishing shots and pan shots are used a lot as they remind the audience of how the group of boys are on a camp in the USA, making this tv drama different to those other teen drama's focused around school, however the idea and theme of school/university is brought up throughout the series.
Skins
This clip shows conventional features of a teen TV drama as it is set in a school where the teenagers watching the show will go. The first people we meet are Freddie and Effy, this shows that these will be the main characters in the show. We know that it is this is their first day because they are introducing each other to one another.
A feature that is common in teenage TV dramas is having a good looking main protagonist which this programme does.
The programme attracts the audience because people can relate to some of the stories which take place and can show how different people react in different situations.
Skins is quite an unusual drama as each episode focuses on a different character in the programme. So it goes into more detail about each of the characters personal life. By doing this it allows the audience to get an attachment to each of the characters.
It is also quite unusual because the story line goes into quite deep emotions and shows explicit scenes which you wouldn't see in other teen TV dramas like Beaver Falls and The Inbetweeners.
They often use point of view shows to show the audience the eye of the characters. The also use medium shots to show that people are in conversation and also over the shoulder shots and reaction shots to show the different characters when they are talking in a conversation.
This will be a over the shoulder shot which would turn into a reaction shot when changing to the next person.
This is a medium shot to show the audience are having a conversation.
This is a point of view shot to show the audience that Freddie and Effy are looking at Freddie's group of friends.
