January 2013 Exam

January 2013 exam questionn from harryhazell4

Doc Martin Essay

Merlin Essay

Merlin
Class and status can be represented a few ways in the merlin clip. Throughout the clip the costumes of each individual character is hardly thought out. In the first scene Merlin is dressed in old drags that look dirty and baggy. Also the colours are dull. When the woman walks in she is dressed in a bright purple dress which is clean and shaped perfectly. Covered in jewellery that show her class is high as she is able to afford all these luxuries. This shows that the woman has authority  in the building as she looks like she belongs there and merlin is not dressed for the stature of the building. this shows the status of merlin is lower than the woman. Furthermore the knight is dressed in heavy armour that shows his power and is status is high. All the poorer people in the background with low status have drags on like merlin. Also the knight has a weapon to give merlin showing that he has enough money to own weapons and he is confident in his fighting skills because he would of been trained to fight if he has a higher status in those days. This shows the class of the merlin compared to the knight as he is clumsy with the weapon and doesn't know how to use it properly. The knight has two men behind him that are following him round to show his status that he can afford to have two men behind him for protection and support. Lower class people are walking around in the background on there own looking shady. Finally there are expensive looking objects on the table merlin places the object in his hand on. This shows that it is a nice building suggesting he doesn't belong there as merlin doesn't fit with the setting on the room. Merlin is intrigued by the objects which may suggest that he's never seen them before as they are expensive and he's never seen these types of objects before. Showing a lower class. 
The editing to fasten up the pace of the chopping between camera angles during the fighting scene to show that merlin doesn't have a lot experience and when you don't know what you're doing you get confused and try and do everything quickly. Merlin is moving about the screen during the fight showing he's all of the place. the knight is slowing strolling about the road teasing merlin due to his knowledge in fighting. When the pace changes it shows that his status is low cause of the poor attributes merlin shows while fighting. This makes you feel sorry for him as merlin has a huge disadvantage. Furthermore the pace changes in the first scene while merlin is in the room and it shows the woman is the purple dress getting closer to the room he is in. The pace change makes it tense and shows that merlin shouldn't be in the room. The build up helps us grab that the woman is in charge and has the higher status in this scene. Merlin is tense in the scene and knows he shouldn't be in there. He then quickly runs out after this. 
The camera moving about in the fighting scenes gives us a really good few of other peoples objects and belonging. It shows the knight has no regard for other peoples things showing a higher class and showing a higher status and no one says anything because they know he wouldn't do anything about it or they are scared of him. The camera flows in the fight showing its not a normal fight due to him not knowing whats happening. Also the long shot of the knight shows that he's got men behind him. The camera is deliberately this far away to show his status and class. The camera angle shows his belongings perfectly with other in the background with nothing. This shows the dramatic gap in different classes. Finally the close up of merlins eyes shows he has to use magic during the fight to give him the edge as he can't win it properly. The class is shown her as the fight was easily going to be lost but now he has to advantage. on the other hand the camera stays the same level for each character in the fight as the knight has the advantage of being trained but merlin has his magic. This evens out the playing field in status. 
When the knight says "you can't address me like that". This shows the he has a higher class because he picks up on the way merlin speaks. He is disgusted at the way merlin speaks to him showing his higher class as he's not use to hearing this type of terminology. 


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Hotel Babylon- Notes

Sound

What?	Where?	Why?
Sound of struggle increased	In the final lobby scene	make the audience feel bad for the actor and the struggle.
‘I wasn’t always a cleaner’	In the closet scene	To counter the stereotype and to show that Africans aren’t stereotype of the uneducated and undeveloped Africans.
‘Just here to stop anyone from getting out’	In the first scene	makes the officer seem evil and they are stopping freedom
Many different languages and ethnicities.	Throughout the clip.	To show the different cultures to present although they interact with one another in fear but do not talk the same language.
Rattling of key in the door	When entering closet scene.	To show the panic of the people and also that she wants to protect.
Music is fast paced	When the white male walks in	The tension increase and shows his power.
Silence as the staff enter the cupboard	In the cupboard scene.	This is to show the lack of power and that they are alone in the cupboard with danger walking around, the men.

Camera

What?	Where?	Why?
Focus of ‘John’ the white male who walks in with a suit and a badge.	In the hotel lobby	His face is centralised in the shot and it is focused on his face whilst he is walking towards the female dressed all in white. The man has the power over everyone else. The serious face shows how he is the villain in this clip.
Focus on hand opening door	In the staff room	she doesn't know about the danger on the other side.
Tracking shot showing each ethnicity	In the canteen	This tracking shots shows that even though before they were all scared together in the staff room and all ethnicities were scared and with one another. As soon as all of that is over they all in their own ethnicities and each in own group showing that they were all together at one point then alone showing how fear brings them together.
Close up shots of the immigrants hiding	In the staff room cupboard	Shows fear and vulnerability but also in a small space and when women passes out and they all surround her and are scared.
Low mid shot angle in kitchen	In the kitchen with all of the illegal immigrants	The camera shakes and this shows that people are scared and shows that the tension between all of the immigrants.

Mise en scene

What?	Where?	Why?
White male power	When entering the hotel.	This shows that they have the power as they have badges and they are wearing suits to show they have power in the hotel.
Women dressed in all white	At the counter of the hotel	it shows innocent for the immigrants she has.
Dark cupboard and all crammed in	In the cupboard scene	This shows that they have no power once they are in there because they are isolated whilst the males are walking around.
Locker had pictures	After the man is taken	This shows that he is now a memory and he has lost his freedom to make the audience feel the way the characters do.

Editing

What?	Where?	Why?
Fast paced when rushing to get immigrants to safety	Once white male enters	all the people are in danger.
Quick zoom to oriental woman	When door is knocked	this is showing her protectiveness over them.
Shot reverse shot	Between who is in charge	This shows the equality between the white male and female because they have the same screen time and therefore they are as important as each other.
Depth of field shot	When the man was leaving	This shows the power difference between the oriental woman and the white male and therefore he has more power as the camera focuses on him.