The inbetweeners website analysis

The home screen of the 'inbetweener's' website is the referent in question.  It uses signifiers to portray meaning across to the audience. Firstly. its use of a school chalk board, with childish drawings and scribblings on it. This connotes childishness and immaturity which  partially assists in anchoring the programme with an immature (and thus presumably comedy) theme. This remains in context with the genre and setting of the programme. The genre is anchored further by the central image on the homepage which depicts the main characters with various different comical and immature expressions .This anchors the meaning,  as from this image it can be assumed by the audience that the characters are not going to behave sensibly, but rather they will behave immaturely, thus anchoring the show within the comedy genre. This  anchoring technique also ties into the representation of young adult males. The immature expression of the two characters on the right,  connotes that these two are both immature, fitting into the stereotype of 'yobbish' persona that is attributed to most young adult males of this generation. Another stereotype is explored within the page, that of the 'nerdy' or 'geeky' teenage male. The character of Will (central image second from right),  is shown as being smartly dressed,  with a disapproving expression,  whilst his peers are dressed in a  far more relaxed manner and have far more humorous expressions.  This stereotype is further represented by the image below the central image  depicting the same character (Will) standing with a young girl, looking uncomfortable. This enforces the stereotype of the 'geeky' teenager,  by showing the typical traits of formality and social ineptness. This connotes to the audience that this show is not just for the 'yobbish' of its target audience, but is also aimed at those, who perhaps posses similar traits as Will.  The use of including this stereotype in with the other stereotype within the show,  offers a more realistic show as it allows the show to cover a more broad social range, that is seen within everyday society. The use of the colour purple in the page layout is non-gender specific. This connotes to the audience that the humour and elements in this show are catering for everyone, whilst also been  representative of  the channel it is shown on (E4). Whilst the layout remains non gender specific in terms of colour usage, the images lean more towards a male target audience,  as they predominantly depict men within them.

This is a page that branches off from the homepage of the 'inbetweener's'  home page.This remains the same in target audience, but differs in purpose.The background of a school chalkboard,  is kept a constant, which  helps to maintain the tone of the genre of the programme in question. Furthermore,  the thumbnail images shown are in keeping with the homepages central images theme of comical situations, to continue the anchoring of the show.  Additionally, the use of the colours purple and white, are continued to make the show seem more non gender specific. However,  the 'videos' section of the website differs in its purpose. The page has videos titled 'behind the scenes' and 'trailers and prequels.' This connotes to fans of the show that they are getting a sense of exclusivity, whilst for people who are new to the show,  this seems like an enticing offer, after which they may consider to view the show. The page, also somewhat diminishes the stereotypes portrayed by the central image of the homepage. The signifier in question in this instance is the yellow car (in which the characters are depicted to be sat). This, used in the context of the TV show (which depicts young adult males)  diminishes the stereotype set forth by the previous image. Instead of reinforcing it, depicting them within a car that is say red or black (commonly masculine associated colours) the characters have been depicted in a yellow car, which is typically attributed to females and femininity. This is used for comedic effect,  to play into the programmes genre of comedy.