Mr Nicolle Homework about ethnicity representation

Ethnicity Representation

Definition:

The definition of Ethnicity is relating to or characteristic of a human group having racial, religious, linguistic, and certain other traits in common

Stereotypes:

One stereo type which is associated with ethnicity is a simplified and often misleading representation of an ethnic group, composed of what are thought to be typical characteristics of members of a given ethnic group. These images of a particular group are used to communicate underlying messages about status, society and cultural norms.

TV Programs and presenting ethnicity:

There are many different kinds of shows on television today and these are able to present different kinds of images. Some shows present news and current affairs stories, trying to report on actual events in a realistic way. Other shows will create fictional drama or comedy situations that are designed to reflect real life. Commercials are made to sell products to specific groups or target audiences in society.

Essay for representation of the character Jack from Lost - Mr Nicolle

Representation of Jack (Lost)

The opening scene of Lost we see the character we are representing which is Jack; we see him lying in a bamboo forest, we later find out this is due to a plane crash he was on. Jack is wearing a smart dress code including: smart trousers, shirt and blazer. This represents that Jack must have a high, professional job; possibly a doctor or businessman. These clothes have got rips and holes; we assume this is likely to be due to the fall from the plane during the crash. He is represented in the first scene with injuries to his face and we also notice Jack touching and in pain due to an injury on his chest but we don’t see enough to know what he has done. Throughout this essay i will explain the scenes within the Lost clip which represent Jack as a heroic character; also using the representation through Camera Angles, Sound and Mise-En-Scene.

During the first scene in the bamboo forest Jack instantly wakes up and stands up, he hen checks his injuries but ignores them as he can hear the diogetic sounds of people screaming. Jack is also shown as disorientated as he acts more dramatic and quickly flashes through camera shots and angles. At this moment there is also a quiet non-diogetic tune of music in the background, this was building tension of the scene as it made the audience feel something big was going to happen. After hearing the diogetic sounds Jack urges himself to run/jog to his maximum speed towards the loudness of the shouting and screaming. Jack making his way through the forest towards the screaming is filmed using a tracking shot, this represents the heroism as it shows is urging to be rushing to the crash and investigating what was happening. The pace of the running and camera track shows that Jack is urgent to get to the crash scene and highlights some leadership as he is interested to locate the crash. The camera shows his wounds and what he looks like using a close up and gradually zooming out. The Mise-en-scene of this part of the clip represents a very lonely, lost feeling as it is very dark, you can only see bamboo and there’s nothing else in the scene. During this scene Jack also reveals a small liquid bottle out of his pocket this creates a suspicious question about him because we, the audience aren’t yet sure what it is and why Jack is in possession of it.

The first scene which outlines Jack as heroic is when he shouts to the other members of the plane crash, demanding they support him helping somebody from under some rubble. This represents heroism as he has power over other people to help him and they do as he says, it also is shown as he is the one who commits himself to help this injured person and make commandments to get this succeeded. A close up shot of Jack shouting shows a sign of control during the situation. The mid-shot allow the audience to see the location of the plane crash and how much damage has been done such as fire, smoke and broken parts of the plane. This outlines what disaster has occurred in the clip. The location is shown as an exotic holiday island but as the mid shot shows it allows us to notice the island is quite deserted. Jack is also shown as heroic as he is represented as always being alert; we see this as the volume of his commandments lower and the volume of diogetic sounds; screaming and shouting rises. Jacks shown this way as he is in a wide angle which allows the audience to see a women in pain and he notices this then tells the other members helping him with the man under rubble what to do, showing control and power, then makes his way to this which is his second heroic scene.

The second scene which outlines Jacks heroic character is when he dashes from supporting the man under rubble to the next scene where Jack is helping a woman who is pregnant; this automatically represents Jack as heroic as he is yet again helping someone. His heroic act includes him taking control of this situation by commanding a new character to stay with her; he tells him what he needs to do then carry on his heroic role looking for other things he can do to help. During this scene there is a mid shot used, this allows the whole location to be fitted into the picture and lets us, the audience see Jack supporting the new character which is the pregnant women. The camera angle also allows Jack to be seen doing his heroic act of holding her making sure she is ok. The sounds in this scene include diogetic noises only of the screaming and shouting still and the noises of fire and breaking of the plane in the background, these sounds allow the scene to feel more realistic and more like its actually all happening at the same time. When Jack speaks to the other new character who he commands to take care of the pregnant lady we have an over shoulder camera shot, this allows the audience to see the situation from jacks point of view and give us a feeling that we are part of the scene.

The third scene which outlines Jacks heroic character is when he notices a women laying, un-breathing but a young life guard attempting to give her CPR. This shot is an act of heroism as he is multiple caring, he has been supporting a pregnant lady but during this taken notice of another casualty and to help. In this scene Jack stops the life guard from giving the women CPR wrong and takes up the responsibility to give her it. But during this he supports the life guard by teaching him quickly how CPR is meant to be carried out. From the first meeting of the life guard we get an impression he isn’t the cleverest but Jack understands this and keeps him maintained by sending the life guard to do an important role of finding a pen to support Jack in the CPR. Jack shows power, dominance and heroism during this scene as he again takes control of the problem, organises the other character and gives him a role and then finally saves the women’s life using CPR. Many camera shots were used in this scene; the first shot was the over shoulder shot which allowed us, the audience to see Jack talking to the life guard but also seeing what the life guard looks like. A close up angle was used when Jack was participating in CPR; this allowed us to see the importance of doing this and how he was doing it. To start the scene a mid shot was used to outline where Jack had gone to and what he was dealing with. The life guard is dressed in a casual dress code; jeans and a navy shirt (undone buttons with white t-shirt underneath). This dress code would have been placed on this character to represent he didn’t have such a high role as he isn’t dressed smartly like Jacks character.

A conclusion to this representation of Jack would be to say he was a caring person as he is looking after all these people, with an autocratic mind as he takes up responsibly upon himself then makes personal decisions to delegate to other people. The director uses all of these scenes to make us, the audience feel this way towards Jack and like him as a first impression. 

Mr Ford Representation of Skins

Mr Ford - Representation of Skins (Season 1, Episode 1)

Tony:
Tony isn't the average teenage boy (16/17), the average teenage lad you expect to be very messy and not organised at all. Tony is the opposite in his bedroom everything was tidy: his clothing drawers were very neat and tidy this could have been a link to him possibly having OCD or his mum tidies them. Tony looks out for his sister, we notice this when Tony see's her out of the window then turns up his music to allow her to get into her bedroom without being heard by her dad. I think this is the opposite to real life, because most teenage lads wind up their sister and would most likely get them in trouble at this point.Tony has a bit of an attitude that follows with cheekiness. I've noticed his attitude in his voice when his dad runs into his bedroom and the cheekiness/naughty when he purposely locks the door and climbs out of the window to annoy his dad. The conflict between Tony and his father gives me the impression he defiantly enjoys irritating his father. Tony could have an interest in a mix of sexuality, this is because he sleeps directly in between the male and female figures on his bed covers. Tony has two posters on his walls of films including: 8 & a half and Blow Up. These posters are films from the 60's and Italian this tells us his interest which is older films. Tony also has a reasonable sized bedroom and a very new looking stereo, this gives us the impression his parents are wealthy.

Tony's Dad: 
Tony s Dad character is played by Harry Enfield. Tonys dad is made out to be a bit of a mug/stupid in the program, this is due to the amount of things the teenagers are getting away with, such as: Tony s sister arriving home from a night out and Tony climbing out of bathroom window. This will interest the audience because they will find the parents being made a fool of quite entertaining. We get to know his dad as quite short tempered in the first five minutes because we see him shouting and getting angry about the music being to loud quickly and him getting angry when he notices Tony downstairs later in the scene. Tony's dad mostly swears which the teenage audience would enjoy and find entertaining, he also uses acts of slang wording such as 'James Blunt'. The stereo type of Tony's dad is that he is a bit of a pub drinker, he looks like the typical man you see drinking down a pub, watching the football.

Camera Shots and Angles:
During the first clip in Tony's bedroom the camera in on an extreme close up of Tony's eyes, which then zooms out to reveal a wide shot/high angle of him in his bed. A mid shot plus close up is then used to show him working out, this then stops and changes angle/clip to a high angle watching over him while he is carrying out his press ups in bedroom. A panning shot is then used to record Tony's Sister walking up the road, this shot also includes an overall picture of what the environment they live in is like. A high angle is then used to show Tony's sister from where he is standing (bedroom window). The camera then switched to a low angle to see Tony standing in his bedroom looking from sisters view point (outside on ground level). A close up is then used to show what Tony's sister looks like after a night out partying while she's sitting down in her room. An extreme close up is then used to show the anger in Tonys Dad when he is shouting. A wide angle is then used to show what Tony's sisters room is like (messy, what you expect a typical boys room to be like). A close up is used to show Tony's sister doing up the tie (getting ready for school). A tracking shot and wide angle is used to follow Tony climbing down the wall of his house and see the scenery of his house. An over shoulder shot is also used to look at the women across the road from his point of view (making us the audience feel like we're his eyes).

Sounds: 
Non digetic music is played at the start of the first scene (looking down at Tony plus him working out) because there isn't any other sounds to be heard and the music which is playing is hip-hop/rap which will interest the audience. This music then stops playing when his sister comes to the window sight because Tony then plays his own music which is then digetic because if you were in the scene you would be able to hear it. Digetic sounds are then used by Tony's Dad which is his voice shouting at Tony in the background of the digetic music.

Mr Nicolle - Homework - 24th September - Clip Editing

Media Studies - Mr Nicolle - Clip Editing

In this clip of Eastenders there are two scenes including a hospital scene and a home, dining room and kitchen scene.

It has the regular program introduction which includes the Eastenders tone and the camera bird’s eye view filming of East London where the setting of the program is.

Hospital Scene:

The camera starts with filming a window which looks out into the corridor, using a mid -shot and panning shot the camera then moves to the left and zooms out to a wide angle which then focuses on the character laying on the bed. Moving out to a wide angle also allows the second actor (nurse) to be seen as she enters the room. Sounds used during this scene are the phones ringing and people walking/moving around in the background. A pan shot then moves from the left corner of the scene which allows the hospital room/scene to be fully seen. When the nurse enters the room the volume of background noises reduces as her voice over powers them when she speaks to the other actor. A close up camera shot is then used to skip between actor faces as they speak to one and other. The nurse then acts to take the bed lining of the actor (Phil) who is laying in the hospital bed, a mid shot and close up is used to show the removing of the bedding and Phil’s legs. The sounds of pain coming from the actor Phil then over powers the background noises while the nurse is interrupting saying ‘its ok, take your time’, at this point the camera is taking a tracking shot and over shoulder clip from the nurse as she helps Phil attempt to remove himself from the bed.

Home, dining room and kitchen Scene:

A flick to another scene on the cameras allows a family of three in a wide angle shows what they're all doing such as drinking a coffee, walking around the kitchen and eating toast all in one shot. The sounds which are in this scene is the TV in the background which is then over powered when the actors begin to speak. An over shoulder shot is used during the older man speaking to the younger man, the camera is on the mans shoulder watching the other man speak. When the person who is talking changes the positioning of the camera changes to the opposite person watching them speak. A tracking shot is also used to film the women speaking while she is doing actions such as walking around in the kitchen. 

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