media scene

The quick dissolve within the media scene shows a passage of time and connotes how bored the trio are due to just sitting around. The fact that they are just sitting around suggests that there are a lack of opportunities within the area of the projects. This is backed up by the fact that they have no culture or job and that they're considered as outsiders. The environment that we see the trio featured in is similar to that of a compound from a zoo. This suggests that they are trapped within their environment and suggests that they are not seen as human.

We then see the media as they drive past and then reverse. This suggests that they are not looking for the truth or to do their job correctly but looking for a story to tell, they are looking for violence within the projects and are instigating trouble. The fact that the media never get out of the car whilst approaching the trio and speaking to them reinforces this point of view that they are viewing them from an outsider point of view like in a safari. Shortly after we see a P.O.V. shot of Vinz from the media, the camera then zooms in which makes it appear that Vinz is approaching them, making him look violent, aggressive and adding to the stereotype the people from the projects are criminals and hooligans. 

At this point we see Vinz questioning the audience, this connotes that he is questioning French TV audiences. The P.O.V is also a reference to actual TV reports. From what is shown, it can be suggested that the media have cut out/edited out themselves instigating the problem/aggression making the trio look worse than they actually are. By doing this they have created and reinforced the negative stereotypes of the projects which is also portrayed later on in the film in the art gallery scene. 

At the end of the scene when Vinz says 'who is that tart?' suggests that he doesn't know who the news reader is or that she is a news reader in fact. This is a sign that he doesn't watch the news and implies it is because of the fact that every time he switches on the news, the projects are being demonised. Throughout this whole scene there are high angle shots to position the trio as below the media. This is a representation of class divide and how the media see the projects as lower than them.