Ethnicity

There was a wide range of camera shots use within this short clip for example: close-up shots were used to display the immigrant’s faces when they were worried and scared. Over the shoulder shots were used to display the characters from the audiences point of view o make them feel more involved. Each important character that was displayed had the camera on them for a long duration of time for example five seconds, for the audience to take in their ethnicity e.g. white. Having camera movement such a as pan whilst everyone was in the cupboard displayed all the different ethnicities. When using mid-shots of the actors the rule-of-thirds was applied to create a better picture.

The transition from camera shots displays the intensity of the situation as it goes from one different ethnicity to another. The non-diegetic sound playing over the scene fades quitter but not completed when the officer shows his badge. The sound doesn’t stop until all the immigrants are within the staff cupboard where the sound of people breathing loudly and praying starts to begin. The music starts again when the trouble commences where one immigrant wasn’t within the cupboard and the music quickly stops where we hear silence e and see the immigrant within the cupboard where there are a few close y shots to display different ethnicities. The use no background noise emphasises the situation. It is a continuity system as it is always about the theme of ethnicity.

The music within this clip hotel Babylon is mostly non-diegetic sound which is fast, up-beat music which is used to emphasis the tense situations. There are a few actors speaking over different scenes to display what they are talking about. There accents are pronounced clearly so we can tell the different ethnicity and cultures within the clip.

The scene is set within a hotel and most of the immigrants are cleaners and cooks which is stereotypically where they work, this makes it easier for the audience to tell. They are wearing a uniform e.g. the leaners outfit contrasts again the higher class workers portraying the difference in social status within the ethnicity of immigrants.

Overall ethnicity was represented through all these categories stereotypically.