how is ethnicity represented in this clip - WEST 10 LDN

the establishing shot at the beginning of this sequence straight away shows us that this is somewhere in london you can tell this by the blocks of flats. the next shot if close up of a young black male's hand pushing some sort of parcel. as he is pushing it the camera pans up showing us a white male from the look on his face we can see that he has some sort of power. within their dialogue they are both using London slang which straight away suggests to the audience that this is set in London. the camera cuts between them both at a slow pace there are more on the white male but the black male seems more dominant as he is the one mostly speaking and by his body language and facial expression you can see that he is quite cool, confident and obviously knows what he is doing. this conforms to the stereotype of young black youths in London as they are usually known for having some involvement in drugs and money n crime which is extremely negative there. the moment they both touch fists is a gesture which youths do to show that everything is cool. the black male is wearing baggy jeans and a hoodie which conforms to the sterotype as urban youth are famously known for there hoodies. the white male subverts his stereotype as he has dreadlocks lots of bling and he talks street and also Jamaican. the next scene with the young girl Elisha when she opens her purse and we see the picture of her dad is another stereotypical view on London street youth. she pulls out an address which tells us she wants to go and find him the next scene when she gets out of bed you can see that she doesnt actually have a bed its just a mattress which shows poverty that her and her family don't really have alot of money this also conforms to its stereotype because its is known that urban street youth living in council estates are often living in poverty. when elisha heads for the door she asks her sister who's there and she kisses there teeth this is an indication to us that it is someone that they are not keen on at all. Elisha is in her pyjamas. At the door you can see that there is a lack of space between her door and a fence which shows us that they don't have a lot of freedom. but the music in the background subverts that telling us that they still manage to find ways to keep happy and get on with life. at the end we have a long close over the shoulder shot of elisha smiling which shows us that she is happy to see who is standing in front of her.

representation on disability

The cinematography in this clip represents disability of the female character as inferior to the other characters in this scene.

I connoted a long shot used as the male character drags her into the scene denoting that because she is in a wheelchair she isn't able to move around on her own.

this....the stereotype of disabled people because they are usually portrayed to be helpless and lack of body movement.

disability is also represented through the female character as inferior because of how she is positioned in the frame.

the camera is positioned the same throughout as a long shot of the two main characters a the female in the middle near the bottom of the screen which denotes the males dominance and mobility.

This suggests the stereotypical norm between an able and disabled people.

The cinematography in this scene denotes the representation on disability towards the female as negative.

I connoted that the camera zooms in to a close up two shot of the two male characters and deliberately cuts her out of the shot which shows that she is less important. and also when the camera cuts to the female her lower half is never shown, its always kept at a mid shot. This denotes that what they are discussing between each other isn't really much of an interest to them.

This conforms with the stereotype of disability because the in todays society we tend to not pay any attention to the feelings of people with disabilities.

The sound in this clip represents the disabilities for female characters

How is ethnicity represented?

In this film, bend it like Beckham, one of the ways ethnicity is represented is through the use of mise en scene. the main props used to define ethnicity are the big picture on the families living room wall of their Hindu god which suggests to us that religion is an important part of their lives. the clothes that they wear are sari's which show that they are strict Hindu's but however the main character Jess and her sister choose their own attire. Jess is a tomboy and wears tracksuit bottoms and t-shirts her sister is a girly girl and wears tight fitted sometimes revealing clothing. which shows they are slightly rebellious towards their religion. the props used in Jess' which show ethnicity are the Dahl which she is helping her mum cook this shows the audience about indian culture as its a tradition for daughters to help their mothers cook and clean. jules is white british and football is a part of their. jules and her family have a big football net in their back yard which suggests to us that football is quite important. also the scene scene where Jules dad is demonstrating to her mum the rules of football using various items of food. jules' mum dresses very stylish like a football wag where as jules is also a tomboy who wears tracksuit bottoms crop tops and t-shirts. the other characters in the story are indian but there the total opposite to the strict religious Indians. they wear very revealing clothes they have more of a slutty attitude, not very intelligent and rebellious.

The editing is used to represent ethnicity of jess to show her dominance when she is playing football with her friends the shots cut really quick and cuts away between her and David Beckham to compare and show how quick and skilled she is. the speed of the transitions between every scene are very fast which show time passing by. the shots on jules are cut much shorter to show that she is important but not as important as jess which is different because usually white characters are portrayed to be more dominant either as a protagonist or antagonist. there are a few shots of Jess and Jules' Coach Joe but when then the camera is on him the it stays on him for a good few seconds to show audience that he has some sort of romantic connection with Jess which is normally forbidden in indian culture for them to marry anyone outside of their culture. There are a lot of cross fades used to show time still going by and within these shots many different things are happening such as indian wedding, fighting, blossoming relationship and also the outcome of the whole story.

The sound used to represent ethnicity is mostly sound track. the soundtrack is very upbeat and fast paced to show a contrast within the cultural family and football. the dialogue of jess' mum and dad represent ethnicity because they have a very strong indian accent whereas Jess' and her sister's accent are english. the sound effects which are used are a chime bell whenever Jess drops a bombshell on her mum for example: when she tells her mum she is joining a girls football team.

Social class clip (lower class) - Misfits E4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxgu5FWLO_Q

Characters: Curtis, Alisha, Kelly, Nathan & Simon

Sound

The 5 characters all have slightly different accents which shows there not all from the same place However, they all share the same use of bad language. Some of them don't come across as being very open minded or intelligent they also show some aggression towards each other which gives audience the impression that they are hard people to get along with. their personalities all stand out in there own ways. just from this short clip you can tell what type of person they each are. The non diegetic sound being played at the beginning where the naked man wakes up, it's quite an upbeat comedic type of track it creates humor.

Just after its been revealed to us that the naked man is nathan's mums friend Kelly asks why is he naked then Alisha replies "He's obviously some kind of pervert....or he's gay." this shows us that she is very small minded and homophobic. then Kelly awnsers "or he could be a rapist, there's loads of them round here" which shows she too is small minded. Simon then says "maybe hes a warewolf.....it's what happens in films, you turn into a warewolf when you've killed somebody and wake up somewhere naked....like in a zoo" this shows us he has a lack of intelligence because warewolves do not exist. througout this whole clip they use strong language for example "shit", "bollocks", and "twat". Their tones of voice vary between them they all stand out apart from Simon who's the quiet and slightly wierd character. you know that the non diegetic creates comedy because as the track is being played the teenagers burst out into laughter.

the ways they speak to one and other within this clips shows the audience that they dont show much manners and respect towards each other. the clip where this naked man reveals him self accidentally, the non diegetic track there creates humor as it is very uncommon to bump into a naked person laying on the floor also when we runs away he falls over creating more comedy as he is extremely embarrassed and the teens are quite surprised. this language that the teenagers used overall in this clip is they type of language slight rebellious, stereotypical teenagers use. it denotes that they aren't well spoken and they're quite angry inside.


Cinematography

A low angle shot is used at the beginning to introduce the characters to the scene. A two shot of Simon and Nathan is used. in this shot audience can see Simon's immature behaviour. There's a panning shot of Nathan trying to catch the naked man as he runs away it then stops as Nathan cant get past the barred fence. At 0.40 the rule of thirds is used in an over the shoulder shot from Nathan to Curtis, Alisha and Kelly as Alisha starts to speak. i connoted that Simon is standing on his own whilst the others are standing in a 3 and Nathan is facing them all. then lastly there's a close of Nathan putting his fingers in his ears and singing "LA LA LA"trying to block out Alisha's comments.

The low angle shot at the beginning creates a sense of dominance towards the group of teens, their all wearing the same clothes and doing the same job which shows the audience that they are in their own sort of gang. within the two shot of Nathan and Simon, Simon takes a picture of the naked man on his phone which suggests his immaturity and lack of respect for peoples privacy. The panning shot of Nathan chasing the man then stopping at the barred fence denotes his loss of freedom. this also suggests to the audience that the teens have been punished. Hand held camera is used to show tension within the group and the uneven balance in their personalities. the rule of thirds shows us that Simon is an out cast as everyone else is in the same shot at this point apart from him.

The panning of Nathan stopping at the barred fence connotes that for some important reason he cannot pass there the bars indicate some sort of prison which now explains why they are wearing orange jumpsuits looking like convicts. it clear now that they are doing community service as an alternative to going to jail.

friday challenge - mise en scene

I took a photo which represents the mis en scene in a thriller genre.

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mise en scene picture

This picture is taken form the film mr. and mrs. smith starring angelina jolie and brad pitt. i chose this picture because it shows good use of mise en scene. One of the main props used in this image is rubble, the use of this prop signifies to the audience that there has been an explosion. Fire is still burning showing us that the explosion was recent. The costumes of the characters are casual, their in white to make them stand out and show audience that they are the protagonists and still dominant. they look as if they where in the middle of getting ready or changing their clothes also indicating to us that this could have been their house and that they must have been inside it when this esplosion occured. Both of their facial expressions show us they are in shock and disbelief. The space within this scene is quite open but at the same time the characters are very close together suggesting that they are surrounded by destruction and chaos. the lighting in this scene is bright and misty from the smoke from the flames.