'Made in Chelsea' Clip Analysis

00:50- 09:44

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Made in Chelsea

Made in Chelsea is a structured reality television show set in Chelsea, London. It is focused around the day-to-day lives of several young, middle-class people living in this area.

Mist en scence

The characters are all wearing pretty expensive looking and fashionable clothing. This brings connotations of wealth and perhaps vanity. It is set in Chelsea, a very posh area of London showing that the characters are definitely very rich. The setting looks very sunny and attractive. This connotation adds to the idea that they have very privileged lives. It is clear that it is set in London from the London street signs shown in the opening sequence. This may encourage people to watch the programme as ordinary people don't often get to see what Chelsea is like and are intrigued by it. The performance in the programme is quite ordinary as it is suppose to look as realistic as possible. Most of the scenes consist of the characters just sitting around talking, there is not a lot of action.

Sound

The opening sequence contains non-diegetic sound. A lively up-beat song is played over the montage of images. This brings connotations that the episode that follows will be quite happy and positive. The music matches the scene as the happy music is played over sunny shots. However, the music isn't actually part of the scene, therefore it is asynchronous. There is dialogue throughout the rest of the scenes with city noise in the background to show that it is set in a busy area of London. The dialogue and background noise are synchronous with the shots.

Camera Work

The episode starts of with a montage of shots- some close-up shots, some mid-shots and some long-shots. The differentiation of shots makes the montage more interesting as the audience gets to see things from many different views. It then changes to a mid-shot of two of the characters. This is helpful as we get a clear view of the characters and the setting. We then are able to tell who the two characters are and that they are in a bookshop. We then see a mid-shot of the female character followed by a mid-shot of the male character so we can clearly see their actions of smelling the book. Throughout the rest of the episode the shots change from close-up and mid-shot so we can see a character talking or completing an action, or long-shot so that the setting or characters can be established. The angles of the scenes don't generally variate. It is only during the small montages between each scene that the shots become more exciting. During these there a few low shots in order to get a more interesting view on quite ordinary objects (for example, the leaves blowing across the floor.) There is also very little movement during the scenes. There is only little amounts of tracking and zoom when the characters move or leave the scene. Seeing as most of the shots are just of the characters sitting down, talking there is little need for camera movement. The shots are made to be quite ordinary on purpose so that it is as realistic to life as possible. This way we believe that the story-lines really are reality and that the characters are completely real too.

Lighting

The lighting is high-key as the scenes are set in daylight on a sunny day. The sunlight shows off the beauty of Chelsea and makes the whole episode more appealing. The lighting is kept quite natural in order to make the scenes realistic.

Editing

The editing is kept as natural looking as possible. There are no major transitions between the shots. Only jump cuts are used which shows a continuous shot. The shots go in a linear order which makes the programme more believable as reality. The programme isn't obviously edited a lot therefore seeming real. The fact that the audience believe the programme is based around reality makes it more appealing. This is because people are intrigued about the lives of people which are perhaps completely different to their own lives. Also, the events may seem more exciting because they are things that could actually happen.