ESSAY ON ETHNICITY

THE REPRESENTATION OF ETHNICITY IS SHOW THROUGH EDITING. A SHOT REVERSE SHOT HAS BEEN USED. THIS SHOWS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE WHITE WOMEN AND THE ASIAN MAN CONNOTING THEY ARE THE PROTAGONIST AS WE ARE FRIST INTRODUCED TO THEM. THIS SUBVERTS THE STERETYPE OF THE ETHNIC MINORITY AS WE WOULDNT EXPECT THE ASIAN MAN TO BE THE PROTAGONIST BECAUSE STEREOTYPICALLY HE WOULD BE SEEN AS A VILLAN DUE TO HIS ETHNICITY.

SECONDLY WHEN WE THE SEE THE WHITE WOMEN AND ASIAN MAN THERE IS A DIFFERANCE IN THE LENGTH OF THE SHOT SHOWN. THERE ARE LONG TAKES FOR THE WHITE WOMEN AND SHORT TAKES ON THE ASIAM MAN CONNOTING SHE IS SUPERIOR HOWEVER WE SEE LESS SHOTS OF HER THEN THE ASIAN MAN CONNOTOING THAT THE ASIAN MAN IS INFACT SUPERIOR AND SHE IS INFERIOR WHICH IS SUBVERTING THE REPRESEANTION OF THE ETHNIC MINORITY AS PEOPLE SEE MINORTITES AS WEEK AND INFERIOR.


THE REPRESENTATION OF ETHINICITY IS SHOWN THROUGH CINEMATOGRAPHY. THE FIRST ANGLE WE SEE IS A LOW ANGLE ON THE ASIAN MAN CONNOTING THAT HE IS DOMINANT AND POWERFUL WHICH CONFORM THE TRADITIONAL STEREOTYPE OF AN ASIAN MAN BECAUSE IN THEIR CULTURE MEN ARE SEEN TO BE THE HIGHER PERSON THE SUPERIOR DOMINANT TYPE IN CONTRAST TO A WOMEN. HOWEVER THE GENERAL STEREOTYPE IS SUBVERTED AS THIS IS NOT EXPECTED OF A ETHNIC MINORITY.

THE DIRECTOR USES SEVERAL CAMERA MOVENTS, ONE OF THEM IS A PANNING SHOT, WITH IN THE SHOT I DENOTE HIM EXPLAINING A PROCESS CONNOTING HE IS INTELLEGENT WHICH CONFORMS THE REPRESENTATION OF HIS ETHNICITY AS THEY ARE THOUGHT TO BE SMART.

I DENOTED CUTS BETWEEN THE TWO MALE CHARACTERS SIGNIFYING THAT THEY ARE NOT AGAINST ONE ANOTHER BUT ON EACH OTHERS SIDE. THIS SHOT CAN ALSO BE CONISDERS AS AN EYE LINE MATCH AS THE SHOT MOVED WHEN THE ASIAN MAN WAS LOOKING OVER TO THE WHITE MAN AND THE OTHER SHOT REVEALING THE WHITE MAN LOOKING AT THE ASIAN MAN THSI CONFORMS THE MODERN REPRESEANTION OF ETHNICITY AS ENGLAND IS A MULTICULTURAL COUNTRY.

RULE OF THIRD HAS BEEN USED TO CONTROLL THE POSSITION OF THE SHOTS. I DENOTE A WHITE WOMEN IN THE MIDDLE WITH A BLACK MAN ON ONE SIDE AND TWO WHITE MEN ON THE OTHER SIDE CONNNOTING SHE MAYBE VULNERABLE AS SHE IS DOMINATED BY MEN. HOWEVER THIS SHOT COULD ALSO SIGNIFY THAT THE BLACK MAN IS VULNERABLE AND WEEK AS HE IS DOMINATED BY WHITE PEOPLE.


MOVING ON THE REPRESENATION OF ETHNICITY IS ALLSO SHOWN BY THE MISENESCNE. THE CHARACTERS DRESS CODES SIGNFY A CERTAIN TRAIT ABOUT THEM. THE ASIAN MAN IS WEARING A BLACK TIER CONNOTING HE IS DOMINANT AND POWERFUL THIS IS ONE INTERPRITATION, ANOTHER IS THAT THE COLOUR REPRESENT EVIL AND DANGER WHICH CONNOTES HE MAY BE THE VILAAN WHICH WOULD THEN BE CONFORMING THE STEREOTYPE OF HIS ETHNICITY. THE WHITE MAN IS WEARING WHITE CONNOTING HE IS INFERIOR WEEK AND THAT HE DOESNT REALLY KNOW WHATS GOING ON WHICH SUBVERT THE STEREOTYPE OF A WHITE MAN AS HE IS TYPICALLY THOUGHT TO BE THE ONE IN POWER AND WITH THE KNWLEDGE AS HE SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN A GOOD EDUCATION.

MOVING ON TO LIGHTING, THE LIGHTING AROUND THE ASIAN MAN WAS DULL ANS DARK AND THE COLOUR PALLETE USE WAS BLACK AND RED WHEREAS THE LIGHTING AROUND THE WHITE MAN WAS WHITE AND BLUE CONNOTING THAT EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE BOTH THE PROTAGONIST THE DIRECTOR WANTED THE AUDIENCE TO FOCUS ON THE WHITEMAN AS HE IS FROM THIS COUNTRY AND SHOULD BE DOMINATING. ANOTHER REASON FOR THIS IS THAT THE ASIAN GUY MAY BE SHOWN IS DARK LIGHTING BECAUSE HE KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED SO THEY WANT TO HIDE HIM.

THE SETTING AND LOCATION IS VERY UNCLEAR HOWEVER IT MAYBE BELOW GROUND CONNOTING A SENSE OF MYSTERY AND A SECRET CONFORMING ALL OF THEIR ETHNICITIES AS HAVING A HIDDEN AGENDA IS PART OF EVERYONE.


LASTLY THE REPRESENTATION OF ETHNICITY IS SHOWN THROUH SOUND. THE NON DIEGETIC SOUND EFFECT OF THE SHOTS CHANGING IN THE CCTV CAMERA CONNOTE THAT THE WORD HAS BECOME DIGITAL AND THAT ANYONE CAN USE IS CONFORMING THE STEREOTYP OF AN ASIAN MAN AS HE KNOWS WHAT HE SI DOING.

FUTHERMORE THE ASYNRONOUSE DIEGETIC VOICE OVER OF THE ASIAN MAN OVER THE WHITE MANS SHOT CONNOTES HE IS THE SUPERIOR CHARACTER AS HE DOMINATES OVER THE WHITE MANS SHOT WHICH IS SUBVERTING THE TYPICAL STEREOTYPE OF HIS ETHNICITY AS PEOPLE WOULD EXPECT THE OPPISITE OR A REACTION TO CONFORM HIS DOMINANCE.

MOVING ON THE DIEGETIC DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE ASIAN MAN AND THE WHITE WOMEN CONNOTES THAT THE ASIAN MAN IS INTELLEGENT. "POLICE FOUND HIGH ALCHOHOL INTAKE IN HIS BLOOD" THIS WAS SAID BY THE WOMEN CONNOTING SHE IS ALSO SMART HOWEVER THE MAN SUBVERTS THE STEREOTYPE BY REPLYING WITH A STRONGER ANSWER "YH BUT IT WASNT HIS BLOOD" CONNOTING HE IS SMART AND HAS BEEN WELL EDUCATED WHICH IS EXPECTED TRADITIONALLY BY HIS CULTURE BUT NOT TYPICALLY WHICH MEAN HE HAS SUBVERTED THE STEREOTYPE.

TIMED CONTION - ESSAY ON ETHNICITY

Ethnicity is represented through cinematography. The first shot used is a close-up of the antagonist's gun in his hand. The shot allows us clearly see his hand gestures and what exactly was happening within the shot which was that the antagonist's hand was shaking violently suggesting he wasn’t able to still connoting that he is scared. In relation to the antagonist, the protagonist is also shown with close-ups however they portray him as the dominant, strong character. This suggests that the stereotypical foreign antagonist is scared of the protagonist as he is weaker which conforms the racial stereotype.

another shot used is an extreme long shot which shot the black man dead on the floor the white woman on the chair, the foreign antagonist standing behind her and then the antagonist helper, this composition connotes how week and vulnerable each character is within the shot

ESSAY ON SEXUALITY 25minute mini essay

HOW IS SEXUALITY REPRESENTED THROUGH THE MACRO ELEMENTS IN THIS CLIP?

sexuality is represented through the misenscene. i denote bright clothing on the two homosexuals Justin and Marc such as pink purple and yellow connoting they have confidence and like to wear feminine colours as it shows part of what they are which is conforming the stereotypical representation of a homosexual.

moving on they both use lots of hand gestures which is a typical trait a woman has. for example when Justin runs to get the pen he pops his hands out conforming the stereotype as he shows aspects of femininity. Another example is of Marc when he has his hands on his hips connoting he is feminine and subverting the typical view of a man being masculine.

Moreover i denote that Marc works at a fashion magazine company this connotes that he is fashionable and has trendy contemporary ideas of how to dress which is also conforming the stereotype of a gay man as they are stereotypically thought to be fashionable and usually have a job associated with a job in the fashion industry and salon etc.

The cinematography also shows the representation of sexuality. The first cinematography i picked up on is a mid shot of Marc and Justin which is connoting their relationship and portraying the bond they have. This shot reveals that homosexuals are nice polite and caring which is conforming the stereotype as Marc does not know Justin that well as he is Betty's Nephew.

Another shot used in this clip is a low angle on the interns while Marc talks connoting that he is superior in comparison to them and is the more significant dominating character which is subverting the stereotype of a homosexual as they are seen as complete opposites to what Marc has been portrayed as which is an insignificant inferior character.

A low over the shoulder shot has been used on Marc connoting that Justin is in power as he has the information that his boss has asked him to find out about.

sound has been used to show the representation sexuality. the diagetic sound of Marc's voice connotes his sexality as he picks out something someone would not expect a man to pick out . "now you need sun screen" because Marc talks about body products it reveal so much about his character such as he is feminine, like to take care of himself something a typical man would not care about.

TIMED CONDITION - ESSAY ON REGIONAL IDENTITY- 45MIN

HOW IS THE REPRESENTATION OF REGIONAL IDENTITY SHOWN THROUGH THE MICRO ELEMENTS IN THIS CLIP?

The first area of representation that shows regional identity that i am going to talk about is cinematography. The clip starts of with an establishing birds eye view shot which is zooming out of the estate in west 10 London. This shot connotes that everyone live tightly packed together in this area and it’s possibly the councils flats conforming that people who are less educated and are on low income live around here.

the second shot is an extreme close up of a black boy who i denote seems to be handing over a package to a white man connoting there is something dodgy going on conforming the stereotype of some black as many people will associate black people with any type of crime.

the next shot we see is a close up shot of the white man showing his facial expression which looks very serious and suspicious connoting that he is doing some dodgy.

moving on the shot is followed up by a extreme close up of the black boy which shows his scared and suspicious facial expression connoting that he could be lying to the white man and is trying to make it look like he is not.

The next shot used is a an extreme close up shot of the black boy connoting that he is in fact not scared but feels like he is in control and is dominant however this is followed up by a very extreme close up shot of the white man who looks as if he is thinking as i connoted this from his moving head which is nodding up and down. This connotes he is superior and the black boy is inferior.

and the shot used is another close up shot of Alyssa’s face showing her facial expression which connotes she is upset/ sad about something which could either be that she is missing her boyfriend who probably died in a violent gang fight which would be conforming their regional identity stereotype or because he has gone away and she is missing him.

Moving on, another area that shows the representation of regional identity is through the editing techniques used. The first micro element used is shot reverse shot of the black boy and the white man connoting their relationship.
Over the shoulder shot of a white piece of paper with a note on it held by Alyssa connoting that it is personal or that it’s a secret which she has to hide and not tell anyone about. Another of the shoulder shot is used when the black boy knock on her door this connotes their relationship and bond as they have very little space between them.

Next we see the shot reverse shot editing technique again, this time of Alyssa and the black boy connoting the relationship they may have is based on love as the shots reveal their facial expression which is happy shown through their smiles.
Moving back to the beginning a tilt shot was used on the white man going up connoting he is dominant which subverts the stereotype of a white man as they are seen to be more inferior in the real world in contrast to a black man.

The last editing technique I picked up on was the cross cutting between two shot from one place to another connoting that these two places link in some way which is conformed when we see the black boy at Alyssa’s door this connotes that the area they live in is small and its take n time to move from on estate to another.

The type of editing used in this clip is continuity editing which is when everything goes in order and there are no cuts to the past or future which gives a sense of realism which is one of the features of a TV drama.

Sound is one of the macro elements that show the representations of regional identity and in this clip plays a big part in portraying it.

The asynchronous sound of the black boy connotes that they are doing something illegal which conforms the stereotypical view of this region as most people within the area is most probably doing some sort of illegal activity. "He wants nothing to do with it" this signifies that the other boy involved might not be from this region and doesn’t agree with what they are doing. Furthermore because the sound went over the white man’s shot it could signify that he is significant and plays a big part with in the drama or within the dodgy activity.

Moving on the diagetic dialogue of the black boy conforms his regional identity as he uses slang which is mainly used among people who have no education. “mans got to do his own ting" "trust me blood" the second diagetic dialogue quote from the clip connotes that they use this colloquial language to show a sign respect to each other.

Silence is used over most of the white man’s shot connoting that he is dominant and he doesn’t need words to show his power because his image does all that already. the silence could be seen as the white man giving the black man respect just to shot that he is in control or the whole situation.

Another asynchronous sound has been used but this time of Alyssa mother as Alyssa slams the door "Alyssa I want some answers man" this connotes that they either don’t have a mother and daughter relationship or that this is how everyone in that region speak. This conforms the stereotype of people who live in council flats have a lack of education.

Lastly the non diagetic Caribbean music at the end of the clip connotes that the atmosphere is good and build up a happy mood which signifies that the two youths are close.

More over the last macro element that shows the representation of regional identity is the mise en scene.

the light of the clip is all bright connoting that the activity taking place is natural for this region which is slightly subverting the stereotype as you would associate dark dull and dim lighted scenery around what they are doing to show that it is bad however it doesn’t which suggests the whole region probably is into what they are passing to each other.

The black boy is wearing a bright yellow jumper and the mixed race girl is wearing yellow and blue connoting that they are teenagers and innocent. The choice of colours conform their regional identity as well as black people are known for their traditional coloured clothing’s. On the other hand the white man is wearing causal black clothing connoting that he is the antagonist as black represents death danger and all sort of negative things.

The props that are used in the clip helps represent their regional identity too. the first prop is the package which I denote contains drugs this is usually seen handled by black people which conforms their stereotype.

Furthermore the jewelry everyone in the clip are wearing this connotes that they are trying to protect their wealth and to show that they are not slums.

the scene were Alyssa closes the door on her mum connotes that she has more power and is superior to her mum as her mum doesn’t try to come in her this also connotes that her room is the only place she will get privacy in as her mum does not come in.

another prop the eyes shadow pot brought by the black boy connotes that she must of left it in his car or at his house which signifies that they might be sleeping together which conforms the stereotype of young people which is that they have sex under age and end up having children at a young age.

TIMED CONTION - ESSAY ON DISABILITY - 52MIN

how is disability represented through the micro elements?

in this essay i am going to talk about how disabilty is represented in the clip coming down the mountain throught the 4 macro elements mise-en-scene, cinematography, sound and editing. The first areas i will talk about is cinematography and how it has been used to represent disability.

the first shot is a mid shot of the physically able boy Ben connoting he is the main character and the protagonist of this tv drama show. following this shot is a low angle establishing shot of the estate where the brothers live, the shot is zooming in as it is shown connoting this is a singnificant place, their shelter and somewhere where they will always feel safe. futhermore the zoom is an editing technique which is one of the macro elemts, leading the shot from outside to inside.

once we are inside the house we see a extreme close up shot of the disabled brother looking at the spoon full of weatabix, this conotes that he doesnt really have a care in the world about things that are important but of things that intrest him such as the food that he likes as he is glaring at it as if it was really fasinating.

The next shot we see is a close up shot of Ben as his mother is kissing his diabled brother before leaving conoting the disabled boy is much more important and needs lots of love however the facial expression of the physically able boy signifies he feels left out and also need to feel loved and isnt because his brother is disabled.

Moreover there are lots of high and low angles used in this clip. The first low angle we see is of Ben with a gun in his hand with an eye line match aiming at his brother, this coonotes he is jealous of the attention his brother gets and wants to kill him as he has said this in the clip too. Fouthermore this shows that disabled people get more attention as they are inferior and need support in life and with out it they could end up being effected more mentally which means the phuysically brother would have to be treated un equally conforming the stereotype of disabled people.

moving on a high angle is used on Ben however does not look week or vulnerable as his takes up most of the shot making him look dominant incontrast to his disabled brother who is on the ground looking up at Ben. Because Bens brother is disabled he hasnt got the power to climp the tree and is something we would expect a disabled person to do which confroms the stereotype of a disabled person not being able to things for them selves and need other to do it.

.Editing is used to porttray the representation of disability. montage editing is used at random in this clip cross cutting from ben to black and white shotd of animals the pace of the shots are slightly which may be in away representing the way Ben feels about his disabled brother this conforms the way a someone who is physically able and has a member of family is not able.

another editing used was the 180 degree rule at the begining on the midshot of ben panning from one side to the other to help us establish he is our main character the protagonist. shot reverse shot has been used several time to portray the relationship between the two brothers. the shot present how they feel towards each other as the phisically ables facial expression signifies he doesnt like his brother for various reasons and the disabled facial expression insinuates that he doesnt really know what is going on around him as he is fouccussed on what is on his hands.

another editiing technique used is eyeline match, this is used to show what the disable character is looking at which was a sausage, once he sees is he takes it this conforms the stereotype that they dont really know whats going on in the world as he took food of someone elses plate.

another aspect that shows the representation of disability is the mise en scene. The mise en scene show the mother kissing the disabled sons head connoting she needs to show effectionate to him in order for him to feel normal and part of the familly.

when the mother leaves the father is holding a prop which is the knife this weapon makes him look dominant and powerful as a knife has various meaning behind which makes him look intimdating and superior.

the costume and makeup of most people are casual, t shirts, shirts, hoodys and blouse even for the disable boy connoting equality helping the lessabled boy to fit in and feel like he isnt diferant. the costume of the strangers on the streets were also casual however most of them were wearing black connoting they are the antagonist in the disabled boys eyes as they as differant to him and will need to be protected from them inorder for him to feel safe and lead a normal life.

futhermore whne they are sitting at the bus the disabled boy always has a prop with him some kind of and it changes every day connoting he is a child and is pretty much innocent doesent know what he is doing and just wants to have fun.

also when the cinematography showed the disabled boy to be week and vulnerable when ben was up on the tree the diabled boy had an icecream on his hand this signifies and reinforces the idea that he is jsut like a child as he is taking great pleasure in licking the icecream as he looke really happy.

lastly rules of third have been used to show the positioning of the characters the disabled guy is loacted at the centre of the shot signifying he is the main attention with is able brother on oside and the antagonist which is just a stranger on the other connoting his vulnerability when he is with strangers and that he will always need someone with him th balance out the weekness so no harm will be in his way.

The last aspect of the macro element is sound which also helps in conveying the representation of disablity. the first sound we hear is the diagetic voice over of Ben at the Begining of the clip connoting that he could be the disabled character in the clip "if i was thinking straight i would have had to kill him in a sensible way" this makes him seem as he is mentally disabled subverting the stereotype of a an able person.

futhermor the diagetic dialect between the brothers connote that they have a normal brotherly realtionship as all brother have moments of stupidity like this one, over the weetabix "but i like weetabix" this connotes that disabled people only think for them selves as thats all they actualy can do they cant really take into consideration of other people as others have to take iconsideration of the situation he is in.

also when the disabled brother talks he has a slight speach impairment making it harder to understand this conforms the stereotype of disabled people not being able to express them selves as able much as able people can. while the brothers fight over the weetabix the perants take ove the disabled brothers side "ben that was abit selfish" even though it was clearly understandable as disabled boy did take 8 pieces the perants took his side this was only becaue it would have hurt the disabled brother feeling and he wouldnt have really uderstoond what he done wrong so the only way to solve it was to put the blame on the able brother.

and last but not least the diagetic dialouge "i need a poo" connotes that the disabled boy needs to let everyone know what he is doing so they know his where about and also to support him if he needed any which in many cases he would. this also confrom the stereotype as most disabled people do not know how to handle themsleves in situations like this.

REGIONAL IDENTITY- revision

Representation Of Regional Identity

regional identity

the notion that part of a persons identity is rooted not only in the county but also in the region they live in. the sense of belonging. something similar to national identity but on a smaller scale.

sterotypable regions

city slicker

liverpool scouses

machester mancurians

peckham

scotsman

irish man

england london

SEXUAL IDENTITY - revision

Representation Of Sexual Identity

types of sexulity

1. hetrosexuality
2. bi sexual
3. transgender identity

• homophobic
• hetrosexism

gay man

Soft skin - takes care of apeareance

high pitched voice

fashioanble

tight clothes- bright colours - yellow, pink, green,

lots of hand gestures - feminine

baby face

smells nice - hygienic

skinny built - conform

butch built - subvert

lesbien women

butch

low pitched voice

wears men clothing, jeans and trainers

plays sporty games such as rugby, hockey

straight man

casual wear

beard- facial hair

deep voice

confident

direct body language

bread winners

snobby

bachelor/ family man

womaniser

sporty

straight women

tight clothing - provocative

makeup

soft voice

submissive

flirtatious

housewife/ mother

long hair

damsel in distress

independent/ working women