Supernanny Series 2, Episode 1: MIGRAIN

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Media Language

Voice over- informal- reflects "real" family life as informal- inviting audience
V.O used to anchor a lot of shots

Few shots with lots of cameramovement- voyerstic- looking into familes private life- audience fulfilment

Mise en scene-setting- housing: family environment
clothing and props- casualwear with familes
Supernanny wears suits and glasses- connotes

Institution

Channel 4

Genre

Fly on the Wall documentary/ reality TV
Fly on the wall makes the text inclusive
Audience feel apart of the family home
Conventions: Voice Over with character sound bridging, interviews, shots of events, hand-held cameras, long shots of setting

Representation

Children- represented as violent, abusive and childish (alternative representation of children)

Parents- weak, vurnerable- almost presented as children- character development, crying, sadness

Supernanny (Jo Frost)- Teacher-like
Reinforces female expectations- maternal females
subverts female expectation- powerful and dominant over children and parents

Echoing of roles:

Parent and child
Parent and Supernanny= almost like parent and child

Audience

Esapism and identification for the audience

Possibly a main female audience

Ideologies

Narrative
Linear narrative- audience journey with the process- gain a sense of achievement, learn new skills along with it

Equlibrium- Meet new family, see the problems they deal with- in a montage
Disequlibrium- for chilbren- Supernanny brings change in the house with rules ect.
Equibrium- the children and the parents live more peacefully