Textual Analysis

For my textual analysis, I'm going to be looking at the film cyber bullying simply because it links to my own idea.  To begin with, this medium close up on the girl connotes intensity and concentration, this suggests the common stereotype that teenagers are addicted to the internet. 

The girl's stern facial expression connotes distress and alarm, implying something is bothering her on the laptop. The placing of the laptop towards the right of the shot connotes a presence of the online world, as the converged device gives access to online risks.  This particular shot encourages the audience to keep watching as it becomes interesting at first sight, the internet has  negative and positive impact on people around the world, so the intended audience  for this particular film would be teenagers but also adults that are already parents might feel interested to watch, so the audience can vary from teenagers to adults. 

This shot connotes iconography of the internet, through the layout of chat sites. As we can see besides the chat conversation are their names - this reinforces the idea that people give too much information out online, connoting danger and risk.  The shot is seen through the eyes of the female, this encourages the audience to relate by putting them in the position of the girl. 

The close up on the converged device connotes the focus and reliance on mobile phones, his film also delivers a very important message to the audience through the use of camera angles and particular shots. The green and grey messages connote iconography of real conversations on converged devices, this with the audience looking through the girl's eyes combined to help the intended audience to relate themselves with the girl.  The shot of the mobile phone conveys addiction because throughout the whole film we constantly see shot's of online devices. 

This medium close up of a group of girls looking at a converged device suggests the idea that people are too public about themselves online.  Also, the fact that there is a group of them connotes society as a whole and people will do anything to fit in.  This is a stereotype group of friends that you would expect to see at a school, their facial expressions suggest that they are looking up at someone that they do not like because their facial expressions look not so pleased. 

This long shot of the hallway with students aimlessly walking around connotes the sense of being lost and suggests the idea that even though school is such a busy place, full with people it can still feel lonely for someone. This show is also the girl's view, it looks like it's blurry as if it is intentional to make the audience see the way she visions school, as being a confusing and blurry place.  The camera being the girl's eye, helps the audience to identify themselves with what the girl is going through and even self reflect over past moments. 

This medium close up connotes the girl's difficulty and the burden they feel, their facial expressions are very clear of what is happening; the blonde girl looks tired, hopeless, her face seems pale which suggests that the pressure she is receiving online is taking over her body, the second girl looks as if she is lost in thought, she looks worried and also tired. Their sad and confused facial expressions highlight the context of the film and how many victims of cyber bullying still wonder why they are targeted. Their facial expressions connote loss but also the medium shot of the two girls suggests support and guidance.