Ethnicity Notes & Writeup

This clip suggests that the Black character is a dangerous man, shown by the industrial work area (which is a dangerous place to work). The lighting in this location favours the Black Man, making him look like the good guy as he gets the most light, whilst the White person has less light. Atop this, his costume has a hood, meaning he has something to hide. Low angles on him and the White character show that they are both powerful men and the occasional closeup shows the intimidational power the character has. The long shot on the two show that they are on opposite sides of the bridge, meaning that they are opposing each other and thus, in conflict. In the editing, we can see this through the fast pace whenever we are sided with the Black male. However, the White guy has more prominence, meaning we side with him (much like the people in charge of the creation of media). The music placed in the scene is fast paced, ascending, leading to the shot in which the White Guy falls, where it climaxes. This gives us suspense, and thus makes us, the viewers, feel the danger. The dialogue in the scene is without any accents from either party, meaning that there is some part of balance between the two men, perhaps a mutual similarity. However, the White guy has more dialogue in the scene, adding to us being on the same side as him, much like the prominence. The motivation of the cut is mainly due to the Black guy's movements, which means he is of more power, and thus more dangerous. 

This creates the conflict between the Black character the white culture as the white character is given higher angles, showing that he is weaker and is thus being bullied and threatened by the Black male. This not only affects the pride of the White culture as his ego of his ethnicity (being the dominant race) is damaged upon falling, but it also confirms the White culture stereotype of fear for other races as they are "dangerous" just because they are of different geographical location. 

Ethnicity representation

The Stereotypes of Ethnicity include:

• Exotic - Not really fitting into their surroundings, alien
• Dangerous - Criminal, unpredictable
• Pitied
• Humorous - Their stereotypes are laughable, represented in a comedic way to remove potential offense
• Sexualised
• Unified OR Conflicted - Are this Ethnicity group communal or do they despise eachother?

Humour is used to emphasise these stereotypes, satire.

Ethnic groups presented in Media include:

• Asian (Indian)
• Asian (South East - Thai, Chinese, Korean etc.)
• Middle Eastern
• Caucasian
• Black (African, Carribean)
• Gypsy/Travellers
• Eastern European

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Disability camera grid writeup - Coming down the mountain

Conflict - between brothers (able vs disabled)
Thinks his brother is selfish after he has to look out for him.

Disabled - Victim
Able - Ugly, villain

Composition - disabled boy has messy cluttered, childish room, shows untidy and childish mindset.

Boys shown in seperate shots, distance, same with shallow focus from perv. Low angle on David when enquiring about weetabix, power to abled
Dad is filmed at lower angle, he has power over both abled and disabled
Teacher appears large in shots from be him, not even on shoulder, showing towering power, shallow focus
Tracking on abled boys, emphasises movement, High angle on disabled boy when conversing, low angle on abled boy, showing he has power
Handheld on bus close-up, shaking (victim), low frame rate on final shot shows the segregation of the abled and disabled

The disabled and the abled in this scene are represented to be in conflict through the two brothers, Ben and David. The scene revolves around David, the abled boy, thinking his brother is selfish after he has to look after him a lot of the time due to his disability. In the first shot, Ben has a cluttered and childish room as it is brightly coloured, covered in soft toys and posters of TV shows/films aimed at younger audiences. This gives the image of an untidy, childlike mindframe of the disabled, which is a negative stereotype as it reinforces the fact that they are "less abled than us", so to speak. Meanwhile, David has a tidy, adult-themed side of the room, contrasting to his brothers'. This shows that his thoughts are more organised and he is able to think in a more adult mindset. David also has an internal monologue that plays, a non-diagetic sound, the fact that this character has an internal monologue shows that he is able to comprehend deep thoughts on a situation, unlike the childlike mind of the disabled, as represented by the clip. This is also negative as it suggesting that the disabled are unable to string together a comprehendible idea. During the kitchen scene, David is filmed at a low angle compared to the eyeline of Ben, showing he has power over him, which is negative as it discriminates against the disabled saying they have less power compared to the abled, reinforcing an established stereotype of vulnerable and victimised disabled people. The scene in which the boys talk about doing drugs, the two teenage boys who are abled are followed by the camera through tracking, emphasising their movement. This contrasts to Ben, who the camera stops at, placing the camera at a high angle, showing how small he is. This shows the lack of power he has compared to the abled boy, who there is a low angle on. This could also suggest that Ben is being victimised by David. Ben is then seen on the bus alone, the shallow focus show how far away and isolated he is from the people both in the foreground and background of the shot. The camera is handheld, shaking, much like a victim would in fear, suggesting that Ben is scared. The pace quickens between shots of Ben and the people that surround him, using dramatic camera tilts/pans, like the darting of a victim's eyes when scared, the pace quickening also suggests the trending feeling of fear. A low frame rate is used on the final shot, this representation of sadness of the disabled, once again showing the victimisation, a negative stereotype as the disabled can achieve as much as we; the abled, can, if not more. The low frame rate creates a moving emotional effect, leaving us feeling empathetic to Ben

Social class

Underclass:
Dirty, unruly, worthless

Working class
Blue collar, common

Middle class
Community,

Upper class
Eccentric

1) Stiff upper lip, austere - Upper class
2) Hardworking - Working class
3) Violent and Criminal - Underclass
4)  - Middle class

Conflict between regional, man from "Up North" is therefore working class or underclass, due to region. The is therefore acting vulgar, talking about sex openly and groping the woman, uneducated because of his homophobia and narrow mindedness. Against those from "Down South" as they're upper class or middle class, shown by their stiff upper lip and sophistication