Discuss the ways in which the extract constructs representation of ethnicity using the following:
· Camera shots/ angels/ movement
· Lighting
· Sound
· Mise-En-Scene
· Editing
In class, we watch an extract from the TV Drama Hotel Babylon. It is aimed at 15+ and is shown on TV at 9pm on a weekday.
The scene begins with a hotel manager walking in to the swimming pool area. It shows a tracking shot. We can tell that he has a very high up position in the hotel as he is wearing his black suit and positioned very straight and tall, showing superiority, however when this man is greeted by what seems an ex-friend, he acts very awkward, with obvious example of him trying to get away. The friend that he is greeted by is of a Carribean race, he uses slang words that are found in that language. To the audience he is looked down on, as the character (the manager) is liked by the audience, and it seems as though the other guy is making the manager feel awkward, and not wanting to be there.
Another race shown in the clip is in the kitchen, it shows an italian man, and a british. Using the italian guy is very stereotypical as they are known for their italian food. He insults the english chef by calling him a 'British pig'. We can see that they obviously have a past together due to the realtionship we see, however we can also tell that they discrimminate against each other due to their different nationalities, as we can see due to the insults. As the argument progresses, as does the music, it becomes a lot louder and helps build the tension. The italian chef is wearing black, which connotes evil and this makes the audience know that they should not be liking this chef.
Next we hear music, it is coming from a room in the hotel. Two polish women walk in, one being very outgoing and one being the opposite. They are portrayed as poor to the audience as they are stripping and dancing to a sexual french song, when they don't want to do it. One of the maids is wearing white underneath (connotating purity and goodness) and the other black, along with the white underwear she has a cross neclace on, it is obvious she doesn't want to be doing this.
The Japanese is seen to be rich and a tourist (stereotypical) as he is staying in a hotel there and the maids make a comment about him being a top customer. Japanese are known to be the tourists around the UK.
Later the immigration officers come in, and all the immigrants are hidden away, this is a major part of the scene which the camera's are seen to be looking down at them, as they are against the law. A hotel manager also helps them to hide, this shows she has something to do with this.
All of the managers are easily seen due to their black smart suits. The more laid back memebers of staff seem to be the white british ones, wheras the others seem up tight and rushing around the hotel trying really hard.
This clip shows a wide variety of different races and carries out their strereotypes very well.
Another race shown in the clip is in the kitchen, it shows an italian man, and a british. Using the italian guy is very stereotypical as they are known for their italian food. He insults the english chef by calling him a 'British pig'. We can see that they obviously have a past together due to the realtionship we see, however we can also tell that they discrimminate against each other due to their different nationalities, as we can see due to the insults. As the argument progresses, as does the music, it becomes a lot louder and helps build the tension. The italian chef is wearing black, which connotes evil and this makes the audience know that they should not be liking this chef.
Next we hear music, it is coming from a room in the hotel. Two polish women walk in, one being very outgoing and one being the opposite. They are portrayed as poor to the audience as they are stripping and dancing to a sexual french song, when they don't want to do it. One of the maids is wearing white underneath (connotating purity and goodness) and the other black, along with the white underwear she has a cross neclace on, it is obvious she doesn't want to be doing this.
The Japanese is seen to be rich and a tourist (stereotypical) as he is staying in a hotel there and the maids make a comment about him being a top customer. Japanese are known to be the tourists around the UK.
Later the immigration officers come in, and all the immigrants are hidden away, this is a major part of the scene which the camera's are seen to be looking down at them, as they are against the law. A hotel manager also helps them to hide, this shows she has something to do with this.
All of the managers are easily seen due to their black smart suits. The more laid back memebers of staff seem to be the white british ones, wheras the others seem up tight and rushing around the hotel trying really hard.
This clip shows a wide variety of different races and carries out their strereotypes very well.
Please complete.
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