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Media Studies
1. Why is this considered to be a classic moment in your chosen sport? Think about sporting narratives and the importance of Whannel's 'live storytelling.' Does the narrative need explanation and context from before the event itself?
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2. Use mise en scene analysis to explain how the moment has been captured. Any conventions associated with coverage of your chosen sport?
The surrounding crowd and the boxing arena would be the mise en scene in this sport. There are no cutaway shots here, or in any boxing coverage, because if there was a cutaway shot, the tv audience might miss a crucial moment- which is definitely not what sports fans want. Another reason for that would be that the audience are almost always visible during the coverage, because the boxing ring is completely surrounded by the live audience.
3. How did this moment develop the star persona/s of those involved?
For Manny Pacquiao, this fight catapulted him into mega-stardom. Because of this KO fight,
4. Any representational issues associated with those involved in this clip?