Disability is the idea of not being normal, physically or mentally.
Disability is seen as an impairment of the body or mind caused by the loss or long-term non-functioning of a physical, sensory or mental part or system.
Common representations:
· Struggling to over come the impairment
· Finding a cure
· Being an object of pity
· Being a passive victim
· Having a chip on his or her shoulder and becoming a evil, aggressive avenger.
The view of disability is known as the ‘medical model’ of thinking.
There is an alternative, ‘social model’, which considers disability to be the organisational, environmental, social and attitudinal barriers that prevent people with impairments being included in mainstream society.
The ‘social model’ view is rarely seen in moving image media, but disability charities are campaigning for change and ‘ground breaking’ representations of disability (within the social model) are on the increase.
Medical vs. Social (R Rieser 2000, Michelle Mason 1994)
Freud Psychoanalysis Evans (1998)
· Disable people are seen as childish, dependant and underdeveloped.
· Punished being excluded from ordinary life.
· People who are imperfect, helpless, disgusting, shitty, dribbling – a threat to rigid ego boundaries.
· Strict rules of decorum involving standards of privacy, decency and dignity effect representation.
· Images of disability, which causes unpleasure to the self, simply be representing that expelling as already complete.
· “We become literally alienated from (and cannot identify with) the object/person we observe.”
Stereotypes
There are ten main stereotypes of disabled people (Barnes, 1992)
1. Pitiable and pathetic; sweet and innocent; a miracle cure.
The Elephant man.
2. Victim or object of violence.
Robins – CSI.
3. Sinister or evil.
Dr No.
4. Atmosphere –curious or exotica in ‘freak shows’, and in comics, horror movies and science fiction.
Freaks.
5. ‘Super-Crip’ / triumph over tragedy / noble warrior.
Xavier – X Men
Disability is seen as an impairment of the body or mind caused by the loss or long-term non-functioning of a physical, sensory or mental part or system.
Common representations:
· Struggling to over come the impairment
· Finding a cure
· Being an object of pity
· Being a passive victim
· Having a chip on his or her shoulder and becoming a evil, aggressive avenger.
The view of disability is known as the ‘medical model’ of thinking.
There is an alternative, ‘social model’, which considers disability to be the organisational, environmental, social and attitudinal barriers that prevent people with impairments being included in mainstream society.
The ‘social model’ view is rarely seen in moving image media, but disability charities are campaigning for change and ‘ground breaking’ representations of disability (within the social model) are on the increase.
Medical vs. Social (R Rieser 2000, Michelle Mason 1994)
Freud Psychoanalysis Evans (1998)
· Disable people are seen as childish, dependant and underdeveloped.
· Punished being excluded from ordinary life.
· People who are imperfect, helpless, disgusting, shitty, dribbling – a threat to rigid ego boundaries.
· Strict rules of decorum involving standards of privacy, decency and dignity effect representation.
· Images of disability, which causes unpleasure to the self, simply be representing that expelling as already complete.
· “We become literally alienated from (and cannot identify with) the object/person we observe.”
Stereotypes
There are ten main stereotypes of disabled people (Barnes, 1992)
1. Pitiable and pathetic; sweet and innocent; a miracle cure.
The Elephant man.
2. Victim or object of violence.
Robins – CSI.
3. Sinister or evil.
Dr No.
4. Atmosphere –curious or exotica in ‘freak shows’, and in comics, horror movies and science fiction.
Freaks.
5. ‘Super-Crip’ / triumph over tragedy / noble warrior.
Xavier – X Men
6. Laughable or the butt of the jokes.
Dumb and Dumber
7. Having a chip on their shoulder / aggressive avenger.
Captain Hook
8. A burden / outcast.
Quasimodo
9. Non-sexual or incapable of a worthwhile relationship.
Marlo Brandos
10. Incapable of fully participating in everyday life.
The Lost Prince
How is disability portrayed in the extract you just watched?
The camera displays disability in the extract I just watched by focusing camera shots on the horrid part of the mans face. This allows the audience to clearly see the mans disability; the scar. They do this by continuously using extreme close ups of the mans face. This creates the audience an atmosphere of curiosity among the audience and can make him seem like a ‘freak’ (Barnes 1992). As the man with the scar on his face was incapable of getting his old job back or being able to talk to people without frightening them he is under the stereotype of that he is incapable of fully participating in everyday life.
In terms of mise-en-scene within the scene at the building site body language was used to set the tone. The two builder men looking at eachother with an akward descriptive look and shifting in their stance did this. They were both quite happy to talk to him but as soon as he asked for his job back the whole atmosphere and body language changed between the three men talking as it is clear they don’t want to give him his job because of the injury/scar to his face.
6. Laughable or the butt of the jokes.
Dumb and Dumber
7. Having a chip on their shoulder / aggressive avenger.
Captain Hook
8. A burden / outcast.
Quasimodo
9. Non-sexual or incapable of a worthwhile relationship.
Marlo Brandos
10. Incapable of fully participating in everyday life.
The Lost Prince
How is disability portrayed in the extract you just watched?
The camera displays disability in the extract I just watched by focusing camera shots on the horrid part of the mans face. This allows the audience to clearly see the mans disability; the scar. They do this by continuously using extreme close ups of the mans face. This creates the audience an atmosphere of curiosity among the audience and can make him seem like a ‘freak’ (Barnes 1992). As the man with the scar on his face was incapable of getting his old job back or being able to talk to people without frightening them he is under the stereotype of that he is incapable of fully participating in everyday life.
In terms of mise-en-scene within the scene at the building site body language was used to set the tone. The two builder men looking at eachother with an akward descriptive look and shifting in their stance did this. They were both quite happy to talk to him but as soon as he asked for his job back the whole atmosphere and body language changed between the three men talking as it is clear they don’t want to give him his job because of the injury/scar to his face.
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