Coming down the mountain

This write up will be exploring the way Mise-en-scene, sound, camera work and editing represents disability in this clip.

In the opening scene there are two teenage brothers a bedroom. One of the brothers is a normal teenage boy and his younger brother has down syndrome. In the opening scene, a bird’s eye view shot is used to show the dramatic and clear difference between the two brothers as they share a room. One side of the room (the brother with downs) is really messy, colourful and has toys and cloths everywhere, which shows the childishness of the younger brother, whereas the other side of the room is grey, dark, tidy and boring. This shows that the other brother is much more grown up, which makes him resent his other brother.

Additionally, disability can be represented through the use of the soundtrack. Throughout the scene the soundtrack is up-beat and happy. This gives us some understanding into what the brother with downs mind is like. It shows us that he is still young at mind, which is a stereotypical portrait of a young child with downs. The downs syndrome child is also portrayed as a typical down by the way he speaks and what he says. In the beginning of the clip the younger brother is shown saying ‘I need a poo’ this shows the viewers that he is a stereotypical child with downs as he seems as if he always needs help from others and struggles to do anything on his own. This furthers the idea that the younger brother is a typical down syndrome child. Furthermore, we hear the older of the two brothers say ‘more than a bit selfish’ this shows how the older brother takes advantage of younger brother and his disability. It also implies that the older brother feels as though he is more superior to the younger brother.

Furthermore, the use of is the camera shots and angles can represent disability in a number of ways. The first camera shot I noticed was a high a high angle shot. This is used on the younger brother with downs to show she is in a vulnerable position and is vulnerable throughout his life due to his disability. It also portrays how the older brother is in a better position than the child with downs and looks down on him. Another camera shot I noticed is a medium shot. This is used on both brothers to show that they are stood together. This reinforces the fact that the older brother has to look after the younger one due to his disability. A final shot I noticed was an establishing shot. This is used to show the environment the two brothers live in and how they differentiate from each other.

Finally, disability can be presented in a number of ways through the use of editing. One effect is the use of a montage. This is used to show the family holiday the family go on each year and how they have to go on the same one even though to the older brother’s disapproval due to the younger brothers’ disability.

Main task presentation

Mian Task Presentation by Ellis Lucas on Scribd

Camera angles, shots and movement - primeval

Different camera angle and shots are used to emphasis different things.

Low angle Camera shot shows how superior the tiger is as we are seeing him from a low angle. this emphasises how powerful the tiger is compared to the characters.  

A high angled shot is use to do the opposite, it emphasises when the the subject is vulnerable, for example when the woman is being held at gun point on the floor in the barn, a high angled shot is used to emphasise her vulnerability and indicates to us that she us in serious danger. This is a stereotypical view of a woman in danger.


A point of view shot (POV) is also used in this scene when the man is looking up at the tiger. The POV is used to make the audience feel like they are really in the scene to emphasise what the character is feeling.


At the start of the scene a reverse angle shot is used to show that the two characters are having an intense conversation. this builds tension. The man in this scene doesn't seem to know why the woman is having a go at him, which is stereotypical of men.


In the part of the scene when the woman is in the JBC is being attacked by the tiger, the man is shown running into the distance shouting ''come on''. This is done as it shows that he is trying to re-establish himself as the hero figure as earlier on in the scene he is saved by the woman.


Camera movement: 


A tracking shot is used in this scene when the woman is driving a JCB. It is used to emphasise the fact that the woman is doing a masculine job and is not the stereotypical ''helpless'' woman.

This is a video that we made to practise some editing skills.

Hotel Babylon immigration raid - diegetic and Non-diegetic sounds and how they link to ethnicity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw68eolT39A

In this clip there are a mixture of diegetic and non-diegetic sounds. In this blog I am going to be identifying these sounds and categorising them into diegetic and non-diegetic, I am then going to be linking each sound to how it represents different ethnic groups.

Diegetic

Diegetic sound is sound in a scene which the actors would be able top here also, such as footsteps.

• Footsteps are used in this clip when the immigrants are running away from the police. This links to their ethnicity as they are scared because they are under the threat of deportation, therefore they are running away, whereas the people who are hiding them are calm because they aren’t under threat.
• Another diegetic sound in this clip is the sound of keys rustling. This is when one of the women in the scene is locking the immigrants in a room to try and protect them. This shows that they are under threat. Even though the woman hiding them isn’t under threat, she locks herself in with them which shows that she is scared that they are going to get caught.
• Another sound in this scene is a knock at the door. This links to the immigrants as usually a knock at the door would be the police, to deport them however here it’s one of the staff member telling them that someone has been caught.

Non-diegetic
Non-diegetic sound is sound in the scene that only the audience can hear, such as a soundtrack or voice over.

• The soundtrack is constantly changing throughout this clip. At the start the soundtrack is fast/medium paced to build tension and to give an indication that something is going to happen. However, at the end of the clip, after Ibrahim (one of the illegal immigrants) is caught the soundtrack is sad and slow to emphasise the emotions that the other characters are felling.
   

Dialogue

In the clip, one of the cleaner’s collapses, and another cleaner (an African man called Adam) helps her and says ‘’I wasn’t always a cleaner’’. This signifies that back in his country he was a skilled doctor, however has a better life cleaning in England. This links to this ethnicity as he is over qualified to be working as a cleaner but can’t get a job as a doctor because he is an illegal immigrant.

Hotel Babylon immigration raid - diegetic and Non-diegetic sounds and how they link to ethnicity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw68eolT39A

In this clip there are a mixture of diegetic and non-diegetic sounds. In this blog I am going to be identifying these sounds and categorising them into diegetic and non-diegetic, I am then going to be linking each sound to how it represents different ethnic groups.

 

Diegetic

Diegetic sound is sound in a scene which the actors would be able top here also, such as footsteps.

• Footsteps are used in this clip when the immigrants are running away from the police. This links to their ethnicity as they are scared because they are under the threat of deportation, therefore they are running away, whereas the people who are hiding them are calm because they aren’t under threat.
• Another diegetic sound in this clip is the sound of keys rustling. This is when one of the women in the scene is locking the immigrants in a room to try and protect them. This shows that they are under threat. Even though the woman hiding them isn’t under threat, she locks herself in with them which shows that she is scared that they are going to get caught.
• Another sound in this scene is a knock at the door. This links to the immigrants as usually a knock at the door would be the police, to deport them however here it’s one of the staff member telling them that someone has been caught.

Non-diegetic  

Non-diegetic sound is sound in the scene that only the audience can hear, such as a soundtrack or voice over.

• The soundtrack is constantly changing throughout this clip. At the start the soundtrack is fast/medium paced to build tension and to give an indication that something is going to happen. However, at the end of the clip, after Ibrahim (one of the illegal immigrants) is caught the soundtrack is sad and slow to emphasise the emotions that the other characters are felling.
   
   

Dialogue

In the clip, one of the cleaner’s collapses, and another cleaner (an African man called Adam) helps her and says ‘’I wasn’t always a cleaner’’. This signifies that back in his country he was a skilled doctor, however has a better life cleaning in England. This links to this ethnicity as he is over qualified to be working as a cleaner but can’t get a job as a doctor because he is an illegal immigrant.