4.3.2
Media Language
Media Language
Media Language
In the 2010s, the use of settings, props, and costumes was highly conventional in Britain.
Costume
Costume
- In suburban areas of London, John Luther is dressed in a conventional waistcoat
- In crime scenes, John Luther is dressed in investigative equipment.
- Luther's costume creates an enigma around his character.
- Luther's clothing is mismatched in terms of colour scheme.
- The variety of dark and light tones presents Luther’s moral ambiguity.
Camerawork
Camerawork
- The camerawork is dynamic throughout the set episode of Luther.
- In the opening scenes, John Luther is chasing Henry Madsen.
- This scene includes a series of close-ups and canted angles.
- This scene has low-key lighting, giving a mysterious and uncertain perspective on Luther.
Cliffhanger
Cliffhanger
- Luther does not follow a clean three-act narrative structure.
- The episode ends on a cliffhanger.
- Alice Morgan visits Henry Madsen in the hospital.
- Todorov’s narrative theory is subverted with no clear resolution.
- There is a binary opposition between John Luther and Alice.
- The binary is blurred as to whether Luther is the hero.
- Media language in the set episode often constructs Luther as an anti-hero.
1Overview
1.1Media Language
1.3Representation
2Component 1: Section A
2.1Magazines
2.3Advertising & Marketing
2.4Print Advertisements
2.5Film Posters (Marketing)
2.6Newspapers
2.8The Guardian
3Component 1: Section B
3.1Video Games
3.3Radio
3.4No Time To Die
4Component 2: Section A
4.1Television
4.2Sitcom
5Component 2: Section B
5.1Music Video
5.2Michael Jackson
5.3Taylor Swift
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1Overview
1.1Media Language
1.3Representation
2Component 1: Section A
2.1Magazines
2.3Advertising & Marketing
2.4Print Advertisements
2.5Film Posters (Marketing)
2.6Newspapers
2.8The Guardian
3Component 1: Section B
3.1Video Games
3.3Radio
3.4No Time To Die
4Component 2: Section A
4.1Television
4.2Sitcom
5Component 2: Section B
5.1Music Video
5.2Michael Jackson
5.3Taylor Swift
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