Codes

Words
First person talking doing a monolog (00:30)
Well educated due to words used
Voices
Emotion is obvious from the narrators voice
Speech
Creative and detailed speech so that no information is missed out (1:12)
Sound/ silences
Breaks fourth wall and talks to audience (00:45)
Background sounds gives a clear image of where it is set (1:16)
Silence used to dramatic effect (1:28)
Music
Rock Music used to give the audience an immediate impression of the character
Ambience

Conventions
Cliff hanger

Flash back
Past tense if used so it is clear that it is a memory
Fades

Aural sign posts

Characterizations

Man has changed is life around through circumstance, shown by the fact the man
we are introduced to at the beginning is nothing like the rock music listening boy
we are told about.
Young man gets into a car accident
Well educated, words used
Poor background (4:23)
Hard working (the car I washed 100 times by hand (4:30)