Hotel B - Ethnicity

Binary opposites are portrayed through the use of camera, editing, sound and mise-en-scene. I will be picking and choosing two different scenes to illustrate the binary opposites of ethnicity. Claud Levi invented the theory, he believed that there are direct opposites in every character in every movie/show e.g. good vs evil.

There is a clip in "Hotel B" were the immigration team went looking round the hotel they instantly found a suspect. Once we aware of the situation the cameras begins it's magic with a close-up we begin to feel as it we as an audience are in his position and to reinforce this idea  shot- reverse-shot is used once the black male notices the immigration team. Also a fast zoom is used to reinforce the shock of the suspect and yet again we are able to see his facial expression at an even closer and more discomforting look. With these shots we are able to acquire information about the immigrate, he works as a cleaner, who appears to b e 20-25 and is a working social class. With the shallow focus I am able to pick out certain parts as my eyes only focus on him as he is the only thing that is in focus. Also in this scene the shots are put together with straight and fast speed (action match). This gives us a real feel of the scene and we begin to get excited and instantly become more engaged and interested in the show. A major part of analysing which is usually missed out is sound, it starts the mood board. There is both diagetic and non-diegetic sounds, for example when the man notices the team he gasps in terror and shock, this is a diegetic sound and because of this we are able to tell how worried and shocked he is in that moment in time. However there is also non diegetic sound as music is also playing in the background. It has a serious melody to it, once the action and the fast motion editing begins the sound gradually gets louder. The soundtrack was picked deliberately to fit the theme of the scene. This also informs vs about the type of hotel it really is, serious and tone. Lastly the mise-en-scene is vital for example the clothes he is wearing illustrates that he is working class,  the colour of the clothes maroon jump suit. The overall lighting in this shot is very well lit and there are no shadows, this can link in with the positioning of the black male, for example he is in the corridor which is unsafe and is easily seen thus why they used the high key lighting.

Comparing this I will be talking about the scene which is at the start of the "Hotel B" clip, this is where the police come from the back of the hotel to barricade people from leaving....


Did not finish in time, need to write faster.
GRADE - C