- the police have more screen time than the villains
- the police are constructed as hard-working professionals who tackle a wide variety of challenges, often difficult, dangerous and upsetting
- the police are seen not only in their professional capacity but also as rounded human beings with their own private lives as parents (Ryan), as partners (DC Felix, DC Jo), as sons (PC Ryan Vickers)
- they are depicted as a close-knit team who socialise and laugh together
- humour humanizes their representation (Lino: 'Exactly. Wednesday, double lunch...practically vegan.")
- they show empathy (Jake with Nathan; Felix with the distraught mother)
- they show courage (Jo is the first in to tackle the racist thug Benton despite being outnumbered); the two PCCs face masked men who threaten them at the heist)
- they behave with integrity and determination (Jo argues with the solicitor who prevents her questioning the witness to the teenager's attack)
- framing of thugs at the end of the aisle in the shop to present the trapped teenager
- high angle shot to show the result of his stabbing
- greyscale denoting security camera footage when the father abducts his daughter
- match cut 2001 A Space Odyssey . Father / child in two adjacent scenes
- hard cut / straight cut
- non-diegetic sound to build tension in the shop leading up to the attack
- clothing Benton and his gang wear clothes and have hairstyles that denote their social group; the young Asian victim is constructed as a nice 'boy next door'
Your prep is to read the two pages in your text book that I showed you, one about Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) and BBC1, then the yellow boxed page outlining how Cuffs meets audience needs (the uses and gratifications framework).
You are also thinking about what music video you plan to make, plus what clothes / props you might need for it to look convincing.
