Discuss the ways in which representation of ethnicity are constructed.
Camera Shots, Editing, Sound, Mise-en-scene.
Immigration Officers. Immigrants. Staff at the hotel.
The man concerned. The IMOF entering in a formation of three reinforces him being important in the middle. The steady camera work is quite static. The tracking to the woman looks suspicious. The reverse shot which positions the audience to see everything from her perspective. The composition of the shot. The IMOF knows the code.
The camera tracking following him. The camera goes from steady to rushed and quick. Causes the audience to feel sympathetic to the immigrants. The fact the hotel staff want to protect them highlights a lot. A lot of camera movement. Focus on the handle highlighting them being caged trapped. Straight cuts to give a sample of the crowd and the staffs. Ibrahim is defined by his job him cleaning. A strong black male character defined by the camera tilted showing him in his cleaner outfit. The hoover defines him. The camera tracks backwards but will not go any further because it is highlighting the feeling of being trapped. The locks and keys. Close ups and medium shots emphasise how trapped they are. (MISE EN SCENE) feeling of claustrophobia is highlighted. The eyeline matches connect the relationship between the immigrant who helped the diabetic lady and the main staff worker. She has typical assumption of a western person to assume that the cleaner was putting jam in the womans mouth. This heightens our sympathy for them as he says 'I was not only a cleaner'. Clearly this person is medically trained - this is a reminded that pride is thrown away and they are okay with settling with any job. The non digetic sounds highlight the tension. The IMOF saying 'the rules of the game' highlight how cold hearted he is.
The mood pace and soundtrack completely changed - orchestral is very sad increases sympathy. Mise en scene of the uniform of the worker who was caught. Highlights that behind every immigrant there is a story. a long side tracking presenting scenes of different ethnic groups who gather together. The audience is reminded that he is dominant when telling the girl to wait before eating. The hotel staff are binary opposites of the IMOF which reinforces that the female staff is very heroic as she is trying to protect the immigrants - because she is so sympathetic to them this could suggest that she could of been a immigrant once. Lots of emotion close ups to show this.
In this sequence the audience is presented with different ethnicities. The Immigration Officers whom are of a white ethnicity and the Immigrants whom are of a variety of ethnicites. The audience also see the multicultural staff.
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