Hustle Gender Analysis
In this moving image Hustle, we are shown a representation of men being greedy, defensive and patronizing, whilst the women are manipulative, smart and aware. However the wider representation of the clip shown is the stereotyping of women by males in society, which results in him to be hustled for his money.
The establishing shot reveals a pan of a white high ceilinged shop, white connoting purity and power which signifies the shop is for upper-class people. We see a medium shot of an attractive lady in a sophisticated suit which then pans to the male in a black suit, again representing the higher class environment. We then see a close-up of the woman’s face where her hand is in the frame, we see a diamond ring and automatically we are introduced to the first stereotype of women being addicted to fashion, clothes and jewellery. This is clarified as there is a shot reverse shot of a older lady in a red coat asking for a cocktail dress, this looks at the contrast between status and class as the man tells her the dress is £700 in a patronising manner. The camera then zooms into his face where we see his expressions of mockery as the old lady replies she wanted something “nice”. This represents men as ignorant and self-absorbed, emphasised by his femininity, and he is only interested in making money, clarified when he again patronised the lady as she leaves.
The shot then pans and we see the upper class lady in the longshot, we see she has unusually stylised hair and heavy makeup signifying her vanity which is another representation of women. Her careful movements give a sense of mystery as she is being helped by the man. In contrast to the old lady he is very helpful towards the upper class and stereotypes the lady to be rich and self-absorbed, this shows how the stereotypical view of the woman can be manipulative and misleading. The male is frantic as his dialogue quickens, this signifies his eagerness to help an attractive rich lady. This represents the vulnerability of men over beautiful women however due to the perception that the male is actually gay as he is very feminine, the audience start to question why.
The stereotyping is then emphasised when the cinematographer tracks up from her shoes upwards revealing a beautiful diamond encrusted backless evening dress, which connotes beauty and power. She is exclaiming, ‘oh yes, this is fabulous’, this is over exaggerated and seems unnatural as her emotions shown through her voice replicates the sounds of sexual intercourse indicating that women are high excitable when it comes to clothes, another stereotype. Also there is sex appeal promoted in her body language as she has décolleage and is flirtatious towards the sales assistant signifying her confidence and vanity.
There is then a cut to a new location of a room with dark luxurious furnishing and green walls. It heavily resembles a casino and could represent the foreshadowing of the clip ending with a risk being taken or gamble. Also the men in a medium two shot are drinking whisky and smoking cigars with a non-diegetic soundtrack of jazz. This connotes they are upper-class, which suggests that they are important but also greedy as they help themselves for more whisky for enjoyment, a representation of men being self-absorbent in this scene.
The next frame is very frantic, there are repeated fast crosscuts of the woman searching through her bag and panicking over her long ring. Representing women as being prone to loosing things and over reacting frequently. However due to her exaggeration and non-diegetic music being fast pace and happy this signifies that the situation is planned. This is clarified as the woman looks directly into the camera, giving direct address to the audience as she says, ‘ I know you will’ as the male offers help. This shows women as manipulative as she has conned the male due to her stereotypical acting.
There is another crosscut back to the shop where a gentleman with blonde hair and blue eyes, which is seemed as angelic, has entered the shop. His composition resembles someone whom is innocent and genuine; however as an audience we are aware that he is not, as he has a common dialect and is not formal. He is also very impolite and arrogant towards the sales assistant asserting his authority. This is also shown in the extreme longshot of the two where the sales assistant is on his knees and the man is upright and gracefully looking through the clothes. Again this represents men as patronising as the male belittles the assistant, towering over him.
When we see a zoom to his face, as he speaks to the sales assistant, his hair as highlighted as the same blonde as the woman which could suggest the unison or hustling the man. The cinematographer then cuts to a zoom on the man’s hand behind his back and the previous diamond ring slipping out. A ‘ting’ sound is heard emphasising the scam. The audience now knows that the sales assistant is being conned and the man was working with the woman. This represents both the male and female to be deceiving, manipulative and play the stereotyping to their advantage. Also the sales assistant is a prime example of men can be very trusting towards woman due to their sex drive.
The sales assistant is trying to negotiate with the man. Being smart he patronises the assistant by making him feel like the thief for being greedy and claim the prize. This represents the males to be arrogant and selfish.
By the end, the jazzy non diegetic music fades in which signifies success. As the male walks into a café, to meet the original lady, who now has brown hair, which signifies her identity change, this emphasises on the scandal.
Throughout the clip it heavily focuses on the stereotypes of the two genders and how people’s perception changes based on assumptions and looks.
Monarch Of the Glen Analysis
The clip represents the youth as immature and incompetent. In the clip it shows a young girl who we assume is living at a farm country house and gets into trouble as she has been skipping school and crashes a car which results in her running away.
The establishing shot by a naturalistic environment with trees, hills and a lake side. It is accompanied by a relaxing soothing non diegetic track. This signifies the adults can work cooperatively and peacefully in contrast the next cross cut to a shot of Amy. The music cuts and changes into a banjo backing track which represents the difference between ages and creates a tense atmosphere. Also it can signify that Amy is bad news and foreshadows bad events. It is a longshot of Amy which reveals her childish clothes of jeans and a yellow jumper, yellow signifying Amy’s childishness. Also the ways her sleeves are too long suggest that she is vulnerable. It is a binary opposite to what everyone else wears. Others are wearing dark, natural colours which signify sophistication.
A cut follows with Amy being asked to drive, there are cross cuts between Amy and Paul, this lets the audience acknowledge the age difference and that Paul is an authoritive figure and it also establishes the status. Giving her trust to drive the van Amy seems uncertain as the cinematographer zooms to her face, looking at the keys in thought, despite her confident reply. This shows that the younger generation can be misleading and will say things to gain trust. This makes the audience suspicious of Amy.
There is a pan to reveal Amy in the van which is signified by the diegetic sounds of the van being revved up. Amy then recites on how to drive which signifies she is uncertain on how to drive. Immediately the audience feels nervous because they are aware Amy cannot drive. This is symbolic because it refers to how children learn by repetition and reacting. This also represented the youth as rebellious and takes dangerous risks. Emphasising the risk, the other boy watches Amy with caution and the close up shows that he is anxious and suspicious. An extreme longshot of Amy driving away which then cuts to a medium shot as he turns back to work. Again we are shown the youth is ignorant to dangers.
There is only diegetic sounds of labour, this then emphasises the crash as they all sharply turn their heads up to look. The clip is then edited with a cut to show the different location with a high angle shot. This exploits the extent of the accident with the smoke rising towards the camera. The van being blue again signifies a primary colour representing childishness. This collides with the black sophisticated car. Then a cross cut occurs between the family and the headmaster. In the medium shots of the family, they are all caressing Amy like a child which signifies innocence. Also the shots consists of the family on one side and the headmaster on the other, this is symbolic as it shows the rivalry of the two sides. This represents the youth as always needing support. As the audience feels sympathetic for Amy a new location n is established with another high angled shot. The office is full of books, dark warm browns and beautiful furnishings. This represents maturity and sophistication of the adults. Adding to the location the adults are well poised and spoke with diligence and calmly about the situation signifying that Amy did not belong in the environment.
Contrasting the serene atmosphere Amy argues with Paul outside. The crosscuts consist of a low angle shot of Paul and a high angle shot of Amy. This symbolises the status and authority. Amy looks up to Paul and Paul looks down to Amy, showing that Paul overpowers her. He belittles Amy and can be patronising, he spoke in a firm and slow pace whilst Amy was using an irritable voice that was past pace and high pitch. This signifies the immaturity of Amy as she is not listening to Paul. Furthermore she uses the stereotypical teen line of ‘I hate you’ and ran off in a tantrum, symbolising childish behaviour.
The atmosphere then changes with the upbeat non diegetic soundtrack; we see a pan across the field and see the adults working in harmony. This signifies that the working environments no place for Amy and the atmosphere is better without her. This is reinforced when it cuts to a rainbow over the sky.
The director then cuts to Amy’s bedroom which contrasts the locations before, she has white panels, pink bedding and light colours. This signifies that she is not mature and has not developed her own personality, as white is connoted as pure and innocence. There is a medium shot of a tattered teddy which the shot is kept for a while. This directly symbolises Amy’s childhood and needs comforting; this makes the audience feel sympathetic for Amy as it signifies that she is isolated.
A close up of her reflection is a mirror which symbolises Amy’s internal thoughts of loneliness and misunderstanding. It then zooms to the family image stuck on the mirror as a blurred figure of Amy is leaving her family behind. Representing the youth as incompetent as Amy did not try and resolve things with her family and jumped into conclusions and left which is very immature.
The next few shots are from the outside window looking in. As the woman looks for Amy there are several close ups to her face to show her fear and panic. This engages the audience as they are curious to find out what her reaction would be. Diegetic sounds of footsteps are then heard as she rushes out.
There is non-diegetic sounds of a lamb which closely resembled a sound of a baby, this is symbolism as it represents a lost lamb, linking with Amy. As the woman tells Paul that Amy is missing the close-up on his face tells the audience how serious the matter is.
In this clip Amy is represented as very childish and incompetent but also looks at the issue of isolation. The clip portrays this by relying on creating tension, climax and emotional responses from the audience to show the representation.
Justifications for Ronan in the deep
In recreating the scenes we decided to keep as close to the original clip as possible, this is because we felt that the storyline and the way the cinematographer was effective in engaging the audience and creating feelings for the characters.
Camera:
- We used lots of POV shots to engage the audience to be apart of Vicky and Ronan’s conversations and expose them of their troubled relationships. We also used them to create tension by speeding up the cross cuts to build climax.
- We also did a few medium shots and long sots to establish the setting and expose the audience to the immature school environment.
- We also did one close-up when Vicky tried to hug Ronan where he pulls away. This creates the audience to feel empathetic for Vicky as she has apologized and he is basically rejecting her.
- We used a few pans and tracks to follow the actors face and expose their reactions to the events. Especially after when Vicky smacks her head on the fridge.
- Lastly during the fight scene we did a shaking had held shot which meant that the audience felt involved and created an exciting atmosphere.
Edits
- We used a couple of fades to emphasise the events and also engage the audience to make them feel eager to find out the next part.
Music/SFX:
- We had one non digetic sound where the instrumental of ‘rolling in the deep’ by Adele is played during the fight; this makes the fight scene humorous and emphasises the childishness of the situation and also works with the name of the scene.
- We used the naturalist digetic sounds of the footsteps, fridges, doors to make it more realistic.
- As Vicky hits her head the bang was made by Pamela smacking the fridge with her hands
Mise En Scene:
- The costumes we wore were not typical school uniform because we felt that we had to make our characters slightly more mature and realistic.
- Katy wears black in one of the scene which connotes negativity and darkness this foreshadows the fight.
- Ronan wears blue to show his calmness of the situation and his open collared top showed he is open and laid back.
- Vicky was wearing stripes which could suggest her switch personality of one minuet being angry and feisty to being soft and vulnerable.
- The location suggested the danger sof relationships, for example it could be very productive but also very dangerous if things were misused or misconduct.
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Script for Media Short Clip
Analysis of Waterloo Road Clip
The establishing shot of the scene is of the main girl character in the scene Vicky. She is standing alone leaning against a doorway starting on at two other characters that are deep in conversation with each other. Vicky is wearing a green jacket over a school uniform; the colour green has many negative connotations including jealousy and envy. The way in which Vicky is leaning against the door frame suggests that she is not stable and feels that she needs some support. Vicks has her arms folded across her body, signifying that she is an insecure person. The shot enables the audience to see Vicky in the background and the girl and boy conversing in the foreground. Although Vicky appears to be the selected focus of the shot her body language and distance from the other two characters speaking, suggest to the audience that she feels left out of the conversation and she feels jealousy towards the blonde girl (Maddy) who is speaking to Vicky’s boyfriend (Ronan).
From the establishing shot, the director cuts to an over shoulder shot from Vicky’s point of view, focusing on the characters: Maddy and Ronan in the background. During this shot, the setting is further established as a school food tech room as a wider shot of the set is visible. In the shot, the lighting on Vicky is low key, and very dark and shadowy, this could signify her emotional state, and the dark unhappy place she feels that she is in emotionally. In contrast the lighting on the character of Ronan in the shot is high key natural lighting which indicates a happier brighter mood. Maddy is wearing all black in the shot, the negative connotations of black suggest that: Maddy may be causing problem is in Ronan and Vicky’s relationship and the way in which she is bringing negative and bad energy to their relationship.
The director then cuts the camera to a mid-shot of Maddy and Ronan standing beside each other, portraying to the audience their closeness in the scene. The diegetic sound of dialogue between Maddy and Ronan is heard allowing the audience to hear Maddy’s strong northern/ Yorkshire accent letting the audience recognise where the program Waterloo Road may be set. As the conversation between Maddy and Ronan builds they share eye contact with each other, which once again leaves Vicky feeling secluded and left out and possibly suggesting to the audience that the pair may have something to hide between the two of them. As Ronan turns towards the doorway and sees Vicky for the first time standing there in the doorway, his facial expressions become subdued suggesting that he feels guilty for talking to Maddy, and being ‘caught’ by Maddy, this therefore suggests that in Ronan and Vicky’s relationship Vicky holds more power, which subverts the usual gender stereotypes that the male in the relationship is the strong powerful individual, and the female as the weaker submissive individual who follows her partners wishes.
The rector the cuts back showing a mid-shot of Vicky still leaning against the doorframe in the doorway of the food technology room, which allows the audience to then witness her reaction to what she has just seen between Maddy and Ronan. Vicky’s arms are still folded across her body suggesting the anger that she may feel at Ronan and Maddy and the fact that she is not impressed by it but this could also connote that she feels uncomfortable and insecure around Maddy, because she feels threatened by her friendship with Ronan, and the increasing closeness of it. The diegetic sound of Vicky’s dialogue is heard by the audience: “You having a nice time?” is delivered in a cold sarcastic tone suggesting anger, and emphasising on the jealousy that Vicky is feeling. The director then cuts to an over shoulder shot of Ronan over Vicky’s shoulder, Maddy is cut out of the frame by Vicky’s head suggesting that Vicky is trying to assert her place in the relationship, and that she feels the need to involve herself in the conversation.
The director keeps the camera in a still position as the scene develops further, Vicky begins to move slowly about the frame she stands in front of Ronan blocking him from the shot so that the audience can view an over shoulder shot of Maddy over Vicky’s shoulder, emphasising again the dominant role that Vicky holds in their relationship, and that she wants Ronan to keep all to herself. Maddy again returns to view in the shot which could imply that she is trying to get in the middle of Ronan and Vicky’s relationship, by: ‘worming her way’ in to Ronan's affections. From this point, shot reverse shot is used by the director, cutting between close ups of their conversation as they begin to speak to each other. The director then cuts back to a close-up shot of Vicky’s face as she begins to speak with Maddy. The diegetic dialogue from Vicky is heard, as she angrily shouts at Maddy to: “Get out!” the dialogue from Vicky again suggests a strongness that continues to subvert usual gender stereotypes, an as Maddy leaves and obeys Vicky’s command it is obvious to the audience that Vicky holds more power over Ronan that Maddy does within the scene. A close up of roans reaction to this and his facial expressions let the audience realise that he is shocked and bewildered by Vicky’s hostile actions towards Maddy.
Life on Mars Episode 3 Season 2 Gender Representation
The episode starts with the main character Sam, the audience sees a track down from the camera which shows a dim lighted household. The mirrors are dusty which signifies that the location is of a social class. We then see a close-up reflection of Sam washing his face quickly and briefly. Already the audience are introduced to Sam as a typical male who does not care too much about his appearance. There is non digetic radio music in the background that occasionally shuffles; this indexical shows the audience that they are in the past, not of the current future. Shortly after the shot zooms out to a medium shot and reveals it is an olden day radio. The audience now sees the room as the shot pans and the audience are placed behind Sam, we are shown a relatively run down room with olden patterns and simple furnishings. The atmosphere is also very dark but the light from the windows slightly glow, this signifies that it is early morning and Sam is getting ready work presumably as he is wearing a shirt.
Digetic sound is followed by a close-up of a television, indexical that the episode is based in the past. The audience now sees a low angle shot of Sam as he turns the television on louder and we watch his expressions as he listens to the television. Sam is quite arrogant as he tells the male on the television that he will be replaced. This shows he is also quite stereotypical as he is being arrogant and proud that he knows of the future which males are often seen to be. However as the shot is zoomed into the television into the male’s eyes and cuts to Sam showing his confused and unsure face this is a polysemic as it could connote that Sam is mentally confused or he is unbelieving. It is then confirmed that Sam has a mental problem as there is another crosscut to the television and the dialogue does not match what he was talking about before (maths and angles) instead the man talks about being in a coma. This shows that Sam is mental and causes the audience to be drawn to the story; why he is like this and what has happened. As the camera cross cuts several times the shot is blurred and focused, this is symbolic as it tells the audience that something had happened to Sam and tampered with his brain and memory. There is a long shot of Sam from profile and he is on his knees and constantly changing his head direction listening to two things at once, creating tension and confusion. San then shouts at the television again showing his arrogance and pride, symbolising the male stereotype.
A non digetic sound of knocking is then heard and Sam snaps out of his daze, a woman’s voice is then herd calling him. Sam turns his head again and the television is back to how it was before, this signifies that Sam was in a trance and the audience was shown what was happening. Sam gets up; low angle long shot is still being used and centres Sam as he opens the door. The woman is now telling Sam about the bomb and he is now frantically trying to get ready and tucking his shirt in. Polysemic is again used as his rush could signify that he wants to look good for the woman or that he has excitement to be ready for the bomb. Both meanings represent the only male being Sam as being influenced by women and dangerous activities.
Uplifting soundtrack is now used to lift the atmosphere to a happier one and the lighting is now brighter and signifies positivity, this is a binary opposite compared to the bomb notification. High angle shot is used to show the cars driving past on the side, the cars are olden cars however is it indexical as they drive fast to show the hurry and effort. The medium shot of the male being in the drivers seat represents males as fast and eager drivers. There are also 4 males in the car with one woman in the middle this represents males as dominant and have control on the situation compared to the woman who is sitting in the middle cross legged and looking timid. Close- up crosscuts between Sam and his Boss is used to create tension as they argue about the bomb. Frustration and anger seem to be building as they argue whist the sound of the engine is in the background. This represents the different confrontations between males and the tensions as they argue. It shows that males don’t like to be wrong and the stereotype of wanting to be the alpha male is shown. A low angle close-up is used of the tyres swerving, this could be a foreshadow of something bad happening with relevance to the car. There is now a close-up of a schoolboy packing his things and moving as the camera slowly pans and swerves around the other people, this creates panic and signifies to the audience that there is a matter or urgency. Areal shot is used to show the audience the location; outside a school, it also shows the amount of people around. Police are behind the 4 characters we were introduced to, this signifies that they are of importance if the police are standing behind them whilst they usher off the common public. A long shot is then used to show the carefree and relaxed body language of the four leaning on the orange car.
As they are so carefree is represents the males as being confident and not worried about the situation. The orange car connotates energy and power. It then slowly zooms in on the as it crosscuts to the blue car which the bomb is suspected to be. It crosscuts back to the main characters and again slowly zooms in. This signifies to the audience that the situation is down to them and they have authority and are the ones who will have to sort it out. Climax is then being built by the constant non digetic ticking sound and the low tone soundtrack, signifying that they are up against time and it is slowly decreasing. The shot is now a medium close up shot of the four and yet again Sam is arguing with the boss, the others do not question him or the boss this is symbolic as it shows that Sam and his boss have authority.
The first few minuets of the episode give a strong stereotypical view on males. Throughout Sam and his boss are always arguing competing to be the alpha male, there is also tension between the two. Both are always arrogant and proud of themselves and confident which males are stereotypically seen as. Furthermore the only female that is seen in the few minuets does not have much of a role than to be a messenger and has no say in the situation and is always surrounded by then men.
Marinas Textual Analysis
Spooks Gender Analysis
It is raining in the clip, which represents the desperation and sadness of the situation the characters find themselves in. In addition, the barren trees connote the season and the despair of the situation. In addition to this, all of the men are wearing standard business looking dress while the woman is wearing jeans and a regular top. This objectifies women because they are ‘supposed’ to be looking attractive when they are around men. Another point is that there is only one woman in the entire scene, out of about ten characters. She only gets a total screen time of 15 seconds which signifies how women are oppressed and not valued in the media. The fact that men occupy almost all of the screen time represents the hegemonic norm of men being the most important part of the police force. It is important to note that all of the men are looking very serious and seem to be armed, while the woman is not. This clip also gives us some insight in to the hierarchy of the police force, and how superiority works within what the director of Spooks thinks the police force is like. It is quite obvious that the man in the middle of the police trio is the man in charge, and lets his two inferiors do the talking for him until it comes time to decommission the rogue operative. Lower still than the two officers helping the boss, are the guards. This is immediately obvious when the boss shouts a command at one of the guards, ‘take him back’ and the guard immediately responds to this.
This clip also has some ideas of relationships between men. It signifies the heated moments that can happen when two men have a disagreement, and ultimately ends with one police officer losing his job. The connotation of relationships between men is most apparent when the rogue operative yells “I’ve woken up to this job!” directly at his boss.
The director has used digetic noises of sirens at the beginning of the clip, in order to signify that this is a situation of panic and urgency. This instantly makes the audience feel more on edge, as they hear the loud sirens, recognise it is a warning of danger, and they are curious as to what is happening in the scene. The music is then slow paced, tension building, digetic music is used at the end of this clip, as the innocent are being revealed and the guilty have been discovered. This is in order to create a sense of sadness, however also for a sense of relief, as the audience feel all has been resolved. It also creates sympathy for the person that is being kicked off the service, as he has done wrong. But the slow paced music makes the reader confused about who they should side withThe camera is usually directed on the men as women are not a key feature in the clip. The camera is moving fast, changing shots with the pace of the music. There are a lot of cross cuts, this makes the clip seem more action packed. Also there is shaking headshots making the audience feel like they are part of the action. Moreover there is an extra long shot of the area allowing the audience to see where the actors are. Close ups warm the audience to wanting to watch the programme
and feel like there is a personal connection.
The whole scene is presented in a dark blue tone; this represents the darkness, coldness and bad events. At the beginning the car swerves and a helicopter chasing them and already the audience are introduced to a chase being perused and the audience are engaged to what’s going on and why. Also all the cars that are seen are black this signifies that the people in the car may be bad people and could be involved in gangs or mafias. When the men walk out the car we see that they are both in dark colours again suggesting the darkness and negativity and we see that one man is behind the other this shows status of the man in front. Also when they are confronting each other there seems to be multiple people against one, this is unfair, of course the one man loses the argument and walks alone, we then see the helicopter fly above and over showing that he has lost and they have risen. Furthermore his cold breath shows his failure and disappointment.
This clip also has some ideas of relationships between men. It signifies the heated moments that can happen when two men have a disagreement, and ultimately ends with one police officer losing his job. The connotation of relationships between men is most apparent when the rogue operative yells “I’ve woken up to this job!” directly at his boss.
and feel like there is a personal connection.
Mt attempt of first video blog, its not very good but i tried.
My Essay Version Of Analysis
In this image they are in a dark grey, blue area. The darkness suggests they are in a bad place. The only light seems to be coming from a creak in the ceiling or broken flashing light. This signifies that they are in a rundown area and it is unsafe and potentially dangerous.
Harmonizing with the dark atmosphere all three characters, (Kelly, Simon and Nathans brother) are all wearing black and blue. This tells the audience that they all have their own issues with loneliness. Which in the actual series, Kelly is insecure, Simon is quiet and timid and Nathans brother was ignored by his father.
The proximity between the characters suggests they are in the same ‘group’ of friends and they have each other’s back. This is also signified by the eye contact between the three, Simon suspects something is wrong, Nathans brother is cautious and seems to be worried and Kelly is looking at Simon through her drink. But again we can tell they are not completely trusting with each other as Simon is slightly forward compared to the other two.
Simon is in the shadow, this foretells the audience that something bad is going to happen and he is the underdog, as he is in the shadows but his expression tells the audience that he is smart and has good initiative.
Nathan on the other hand is more in the slight this shows that he is at a higher status as he is very good-looking and seems to be the ‘cool’ new guy in the group. However he is looking slightly downward this tells the audience that there is a potential that his status is going to change and he is worried. He is also wearing a denim shirt to signify he is not of a higher class as denim is seen to be common and cheap to make.
Kelly however seems to be in a carefree state. She is taking a swig of her can of beer. This tells the audience that she is fearless and confident. However she is looking downward, this could signify that she is actually vulnerable and is putting on a brave face. Also her drinking is giving a bad image on teens to be dependant of alcohol to have fun. On the other hand it could be a representative that women are on the same level as men as she is drinking beer. It is a stereotype that only men drink beer and because Kelly is a woman it shows her being the same status of the men in this shot.
Overall this image is a foreshadow of what it going to happen, from this image we can tell that something bad will happen to Nathans brother, Simon will take a rise as a underdog one day and Kelly is equal to the men. The dark atmosphere that is created gives a bad representation of teenagers of partying in illegal places and causing trouble and drinking alcohol for fun.
Hotel Babylon Essay
Essay on the representation of Ethnicity in a clip of Hotel Babylon.
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Ethnicity is a largely opinionated subject in today’s society especially in employment and immigration. Hotel Babylon explores the subject; they portray a view of ethnicity which they make the audience feel sorry for the workers and are actually victims of prejudice. They also show them as caring, compassionate and hard working characters.
Camera edits within the piece show a lot of panic and fast montages are used to show the chase between the immigration services and employees. At the beginning of the clip, it is already established to the audience who is good and who is bad. There is a long shot of the receptionist which then zooms in on her in the centre. There is non digetic music playing the background which is at a low tempo and low pitch, this suggests that something bad is going to happen. The lady herself is wearing all white this signifies that she is the good. White means purity, innocence and angelic. She is also very attractive which may make the audience feel as if she is an angel. It then cuts to an unattractive man who is wearing black walking into the hotel in an extreme long shot. He is surrounded by other police and they seem threatening, ruthless and intimidating. As he announces that he is immigration services the music then drops, this tells the audience that this is the bad news that was coming. So already from the very first part of the clip the audience have been told who in good and bad
We are then followed by lots of panning and long shots to show the panic and rush to get all the illegal immigrants to safety. The panning makes the chase look chaotic and creates a sense of panic among the audience. There is also a point where the camera is put behind a screen which could be interpreted as prison gates and we see all the employees running away. This shows the audience the potential that they could get caught and be locked away in jail. The music is the same but now we have lots of different voices and sounds to create a sound scape to again create the urgency and panic among the people. There are lots of different ethnicities being shown as we see the rush highlighting that different ethnicities are all around us. This can make the audience think about the prejudice towards ethnicity today. The chase however could be argued that ethnicity’s rights have not been fought for because if they had been they would not be running away. This links to everyday life that even though there are laws, things are still not fair.
When they are in the closet the non digetic music stops, this creates tension as they hide away. The camera constantly cuts and pans into zooms into people’s faces, this is to shows the different ethnicities but more importantly the worry and desperation in their faces. This makes the audience feel sorry for them and maybe even anxious for them. It also makes them all look very innocent and fearful which shows that everyone is human and all have feelings, it is promoting equality in ethnicities.
Then one of the ladies faint, this is where the camera follows the action and shoots diagonally downwards and shows a medium shot. The non digetic sounds are gone and replaced with different gasps and worry. Everyone then seems to have a hand trying to support her. This represents the care and compassion even under the circumstances; they care for their employee more than themselves. They all surround her, this could represent an angelic view everyone looking down on her and caring. Where one man whom puts jelly into her mouth practically saving her. This shows that he is very educated and he even quotes, ‘I wasn’t always a cleaner’. This tells us that although they may have what is seen to be a better job in their own countries they had very bad pay which lead them to coming to the UK to earn some money. This creates sympathy from the audience and understanding.
Right by the end of the clip when Ibrahim gets arrested, there are medium shots of the conversation between the leading officer and Jackie. It crosscuts between their faces but you can also see the people in the background showing their concern and curiosity of the hotel people. There is no non digetic sound and all you hear is the worry and desperation in Jackie’s voice and the sternness and almost rude quality of voice in the officer. This tells the audience that the officer was spiteful and an innocent man was taken away for no real cause. Lastly this shows that prejudice against ethnicity still exists but in more minor forms and should not happen as we are all humans and should be caring like the way they cared for each other in the clip.
