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.