As Jordanova stated in 1989; “the treatment of others as more like an object, something to be managed and possessed, and as dangerous, wild, threatening.” The media language in this clip I just watched supports and Contradicts this as Everyone is scared of him, however when he scares his friend she comes running up to him apologising and treating him like a person saying 'she would of screamed even if it was George Clooney.'
This extract starts with a shot of barbed wire with a blurry background so you can't see in, which makes you think of a cage. This links back with Jordanovas theory of disabled peopled being treated like they're dangerous, wild and threatening, just like an animal. Also the camera kept on doing extreme close up shots of the burnt bit on the mans face, this lets the audience see the man disability and creates atmosphere and tension as the audience are left wondering how he got it. In terms of mise-en-scene in the clip at the building site the two workers showed very tense awkward body language towards the man with the scar and quite clearly want him to go away this creates tension and also makes the viewers feel sorry for the man with the scar.
This extract starts with a shot of barbed wire with a blurry background so you can't see in, which makes you think of a cage. This links back with Jordanovas theory of disabled peopled being treated like they're dangerous, wild and threatening, just like an animal. Also the camera kept on doing extreme close up shots of the burnt bit on the mans face, this lets the audience see the man disability and creates atmosphere and tension as the audience are left wondering how he got it. In terms of mise-en-scene in the clip at the building site the two workers showed very tense awkward body language towards the man with the scar and quite clearly want him to go away this creates tension and also makes the viewers feel sorry for the man with the scar.
The editing was at a face pace and they used lots of reverse shots between which people are speaking to get a better view so you could see there body language which suddenly changed as soon as the man with the scar asked for his job back which the other men clearly didnt want him to have probably because he might scare away customers, which links with Barnes (1998) theory stating 'disabled people are seen as 'freaks''
Non-diegetic sound is then used to create a dramatic effect when he is marching through the street this creates tension as the man is looking angry and the viewers are on the edge of there seat as you dont know what hes going to do next.
The next clip then shows him talking to a sargent, and the disabled man has the scarred bit on his face in the shadows so you cant see it that well which was done on purpose as it makes him look dark and fearful which causes suspence.
Non-diegetic sound is then used to create a dramatic effect when he is marching through the street this creates tension as the man is looking angry and the viewers are on the edge of there seat as you dont know what hes going to do next.
The next clip then shows him talking to a sargent, and the disabled man has the scarred bit on his face in the shadows so you cant see it that well which was done on purpose as it makes him look dark and fearful which causes suspence.
How is disability portrayed in the extract you just watched?
As Barnes (1998) theory says disabled people are seen as "freaks" which links to the extract I just watched with the camera focusing on extreme close up shots on the horrid part of the mans face. This allows the audience to see the mans disability of a scar and creates curiosity to how he got this scar. In terms of miss-en-scene within the scene at the building site body language was used to set the tone. The two builder men looking at each other with an awkward descriptive look and shifting in their stance did this. The editing of the filming was at a fast pace and a reverse shot was used to switch between the speakers in the scene. They were 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 because they clearly didn't want to give him his job back due to his injury/scar. In this dialogue part of the scene they only offer his job back at minimum wage. This links with Evans (1998) theory of disabled people being "Punished and excluded from ordinary life" just because of his injury he is being treated unfairly. In terms of editing, a cut away shot is used of barbed wire; the same shot used as the establishing shot. It then blurs and flows onto the next shot of a long shot of a woman and two children who one of them knocks the mother and she drops her shopping. The woman looks up and by the expression on her face with a close up shot used shows she was scared and screams when she sees the man. This links to Evans theory (1998) "We become literally alienated (and cannot identify with ) the object/person we observe" because we then find out through dialogue the woman does actually know him but because of his disability, she didn't recognise him and saw him as something scary. There's a cut away shot to the next scene of the man walking away with a mid shot used with the camera zooming in and out and blurring then focusing once again on the disabled man to emphasis he is the first person you will see because of his scar. Non-digetic sound is used for dramatic effect with fast paced drums used matching the speed the disabled man is walking. In the next scene he is talking to his boss and this is easel recognised due to the miss-en-scene used of a desk placed in front of him to make him look more powerful with a mid shot used. There is dialogue used between the two of them and in terms of muse-en-scene, the disabled man has the shadows of the blinds over his face so you can't see him and it's done to hide his face as if he shouldn't be allowed to show it.
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