Mise-en-scene:
In the first
establishing shot we are given an introduction to an urban, working city life.
We are then situated with medium and long shots of the general public during
what looks to be rush hour (works traffic) at the train station. We are shown a
collection of shots where there are adults in smart clothing - presumably for
work-, reading newspapers and then are given the polar opposite of adolescents
in casual clothing, listening to music and conversing with friends, as well as
flirting between a group of teenagers. Once on the tram, we are introduced to
an elderly woman dressed yet again in a formal suit. The placement of the black
youth next to this white, elderly woman is to show the audience the full
comparison of two different worlds - old and young. The elderly woman's
discrimination towards the youth is not age related, but a racial attack. The
clothing differences highlights the difference in opinions that the separate
generations have. The elderly woman also has a problem with two Arabian boys situated
on the train (earlier flirted with two German girls). The fact that the
majority younger than the ranting woman are in casual, except for the working,
is the demonstration that they have accepting these immigrants into their
culture and in fact are incorporating some of their norms into theirs. The
smart, formalness of this elderly woman and another elderly man who is shown to
agree with the wicked rant demonstrates how in their ways they are, and refuse
to take on societal changes because it goes against their norms, values and
beliefs.
Sound:
Non-Diegetic:
The saxophone
and drums during the establishing shot and introductory scenes are used to
emphasis the busy work atmosphere. There is a deliberate use of non-diegetics
because they give the film a documentary feel (even though it is not one) which
alerts people to 'realness' of the situation
Diegetic:
The elderly
woman's dialogue is almost like a narrative, however she is still in shot. This
yet again emphasises on the documentary feel to make people aware of
seriousness and extent of racist behaviour and how it can be anyone.
Camera Angles:
The establishing
shot is a crane shot which introduces the audience to the environment of the
characters, which helps with the fill in of their schemas with stereotypes we
associate with areas of the same class. Low angles are often used to get view
of the black youths POV when he is being discriminated. Long shots are used to
get reactions from people on the tram. Extreme close up s are used to show the
tension building and to put emphasis on little actions e.g a smirk.
Get Off My Land
(click on title)
Mise-en-scene
with camera angles:
The first
introductory establishing shot we see is of a male and a females shoes. The
female is wearing walking shoes and the male is wearing some fashionable
trainers. From here we see a collection of two shots, which demonstrate that
this is a couple, however not so much happy. The woman is seen storming ahead
whilst the man is constantly complaining, either in his dialogue or with body
language such as the brushing off of mud on his jeans with a deep sigh of
annoyance. His 'difficulty' to climb a wooden fence is really his reluctance to
carry on with the muddy autumnal walk. The girl friend storming off suggests
that the boyfriend have done something wrong previously. We are then introduced
to a farmer, however we only know he is a farmer because of how he is
stereotypically dressed and material items- tweed hat, Land Rover, green
outdoor clothing and a later shotgun. The built up aggression that the
boyfriend has is then shown in a medium two shot when he demands to fight for
the piece of land that they believe to of trespassed on. The aggressiveness
that he shows when unzipping his jacket also stands for his ego to show his
patriarchal dominance. An over-the-shoulder shot of the boyfriend then putting
his jacket back on after the 'farmer' walks away gives the audience a fake
sense that the battle is over, however, the farmer then returns and shoots the
boyfriend, leaving the girlfriend shaking in fear and grief. We can see in a
close up that blood has splattered onto her face leaving her with more fear.
The farmer then saunters off only to swivel round and aim the gun at the woman.
We are then situated with a shot of the forest and a gun shot resulting in
birds flying out of the trees. A medium shot then shows the farmer continuing
ith his previous journey and the two bodies of the couple.
Sound:
The sound is all
diegetic. There is no music and sounds such as the wind and motor way noise are
natural and kept in the film to give situation context. Of course in reality
the gun shot noise is not real because it is acting so that is edited in,
however, the gun shot is a realistic one in the context, especially when the
gun is not in shot and the birds caw and fly away.
-HM
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