Analyzing Television

This image exemplifies the concept of decor.  Innocence is shown through the color pink within this scene.  Also, the bathtub with bubbles and toys shows the innocence of Michelle.  In this scene, Michelle is hiding her dead fish in the bathtub.  Mischief is shown as Michelle stands in front of the bathtub looking up at Uncle Joey.  Also, from this image you can tell that the dominance is coming from Uncle Joey who is standing looking down at Michelle with his hands on his hips knowing that Michelle has done something wrong.  

The term high-key lighting is shown in this image.  High-key lighting is often used in comedies such as this show, New Girl.  In this image, there are no shadows on Jess, the main focus of this image.  Jess' personality throughout the show is very happy and bubbly.  The lighting in this image is exemplifying her personality.  Also, along with the lighting, the colors used in this image are mostly yellow.  Yellow is often associated with joy, happiness, intellect, and energy.  Jess' personality is portrayed through the lighting and color of this image.

The concept shown in this scene is frontality.  In this scene, DJ is directly addressing the camera as she is auditioning for a cereal commercial.  She is looking straight at the camera and in a sense looking and talking to the viewer.  The frontality is also showing how the focus is on DJ.








Within this scene it is evident the concept of shallow space is being shown.  Shallow space in when there is very little depth to an image.  The shallow space in this image shows the curiosity Michelle has for the fish.

This idea being expressed in this scene is costume.  Costume is often used to signify character.  In this scene Jess is wearing a turkey costume.  Many times throughout New Girl Jess is dressed in outrageous, silly costumes.  These costumes portray Jess' personality.  Jess' personality is spontaneous and silly and she is not afraid of what others think, just like the costumes she wears in many of the scenes.

The concept being shown in this scene is shallow focus.  Shallow focus occurs when just one part of the scene is in focus.  In this scene, the only thing in focus is Cece.  By using this technique, the viewer's eye is automatically drawn to the element of the scene that is in focus.  This image shows Cece's emotion.  Also, frontality is present in this image.  It almost seems as if Cece is looking at the viewer.

The main concept portrayed in this scene is canted framing.  Canted framing occurs when a frame is not level and often shows chaos.  In this scene/image, Jess is surrounded by many things that seemed to be knocked over.  In this scene Jess, Nick, Schmidt, and Winston crash Cece's wedding. Chaos and instability is created by using canted framing in this scene.

The concept exemplified in this shot is long shot.  In a long shot, the characters appear to be the height of the screen.  They are often used to show a character and his/her surroundings.  In this image, the long shot is used to show all three characters and the roller skates they are wearing.  It would be difficult to get this image by using a different shot.  The long shot also allows the viewer to see the faces of the characters as well as the surroundings.  In this scene, Winston, Nick, and Schmidt are roller skating inside of their apartment.

In this image, the concept of medium long shot is being used.  A medium long shot shows most of the character, but not all of them.  This is the perfect shot for this scene because it is not too close, so the surroundings and costume can be seen, but not too far so that their facial expressions can be seen.  Through this image, it is also evident the personalities of Jess and Nick because of their costumes.

  The concept exemplified in this image is close-up.  This close-up is being used to show the curiosity that Michelle has for the caterpillar.  Without this close-up shot, the viewer would not be able to see all aspects of the image, such as the caterpillar or the curiosity of Michelle's face.