Gavin and Stacey

Analysis of Visual, Technical and Audio Codes and the meaning of them:
Visual Codes:
All of the characters are wearing normal clothing to symbolize that they are just normal, average families for example Mick comes home and he is wearing a suit to show that he has probably been to work in an office all day like the average person, and Pam is wearing a pink tracksuit to show that she is the stereotypical housewife cooking dinner for her husband when he gets home, this means that the audience can personally identify with them because they are just normal people like the audience are.
The settings of the two families are quite contrasting, Gavin's family live in a relatively large house, this suggests that they are quite wealthy, and that Mick and Gavin both have quite well paid jobs, whereas Stacey and her family live in a smaller, ordinary terrace house which suggests that they are not as wealthy as Gavin's family, however having the two contrasting families makes the show more appealing to a wider audience.
There is quite a lot of brightly coloured clothing worn by the characters, this shows that the show is not a deep, depressing, intense show, its a light hearted comedy show and there are no nasty characters in the show and that is reflected through their clothing.
Technical Codes:
At the start of the program the camera pans across Barry Island in Wales this is to show the main setting of the show and to show that it is just like any other ordinary seaside town and that symbolizes that the show is just about ordinary people.
It also uses close up shots of both Gavin and Stacey at the start of the show when they are talking to each other on the phone, this is so that you can clearly see their facial expressions, mainly excitement and happiness that they are actually going to meet each other for the first time.
There are also widescreen shots of both houses, Gavin's house and Stacey's house so that you can clearly see the contrast in them; that Gavin's house is much bigger so you automatically stereotype them as being a more wealthy family whereas when you see the shot of Stacey's house a few seconds later it's just an average house and you therefore assume that they are not as wealthy.
The show uses high key lighting, which means that everything is bright because it is meant to be a comedy and therefore low key lighting wouldn't really suit the genre of the show.
Audio Codes:
The theme music used is very lively and upbeat so before you even get to see the show you automatically assume that it is going to be a funny, entertaining show not a deep thriller.
The show also uses non diegetic sound of the song "in the morning" by Razorlight playing when you see Gavin pull onto the drive in his car, this was a modern chart song at the time which symbolizes that Gavin is a lively young adult and many people in the audience can personally identify with that.
There is also non-diegetic sound of the rape alarm going off, this adds a feeling of mayhem and entertainment  to the scene as its quite an unusual noise and the fact that Nessa is still trying to hurt Bryn when it's going off provides humor to the audience.