Language unit students autistic Ashley and Charlie who has ADD, try to fit in with very different consequences.
Ashley and Charlie leave the language unit behind and try to fit in the other kids at school, will they be able to make the jump?
Ashley is in the Language Unit, where people with learning difficulties and similar disabilities are taught. He has ashpergers which enables him to have great intellect when it comes to maths and physics, so when he tries to fit in with 'the cool kids' they ask him to do their homework, and due to Ashley's disability, he does not realise he is being exploited. Charlie is Ashley's friend who is also in the Language unit and has ADD, so when Ashley leaves Charlie alone in the language unit playground, Charlie looks for new friends, and is jealous of Ashley. Charlie tries to make friends with the local 'druggies' and to try and fit in, he takes some pills to fit in which clashes with his ADD medication, and has a convulsion. The druggies leave him alone.
Monday, 14 May 2012
Disability
Mark Scheme
Explanation/analysis/argument (20 marks) AO1
Use of examples (20 marks) AO2
Level 1- Mise en scene
Level 2- Camera
Level 3- Sound
Level 4- Edit
Use of terminology (10 marks) AO1
Explanation/analysis/argument (20 marks) AO1
Use of examples (20 marks) AO2
Level 1- Mise en scene
Level 2- Camera
Level 3- Sound
Level 4- Edit
Use of terminology (10 marks) AO1
Disability: 4 Stereotypes
The HERO: Bravery Stereotype
The VILLAIN: freak Stereotype
TRAGIC FIGURE: Victim Stereotype
UGLY: Non-Physically Attractive/Non-Sexual
The VILLAIN: freak Stereotype
TRAGIC FIGURE: Victim Stereotype
UGLY: Non-Physically Attractive/Non-Sexual
Revision of Stereotypes
Ethnicity
- humorous
- sexualised
- unity
- pitied
- exotic
- dangerous
- conflict
Gender
- alpha male
- subordinate: housewife/mother
- dominant
- dumb blonde - male gaze
Social Class
- Working Class
- Underclass
- Upper class
- Middle class
how are they getting drama out of this stereotype?
- humorous
- sexualised
- unity
- pitied
- exotic
- dangerous
- conflict
Disability: 4 Stereotypes
The HERO: Bravery Stereotype
The VILLAIN: freak Stereotype
TRAGIC FIGURE: Victim Stereotype
UGLY: Non-Physically Attractive/Non-Sexual
The VILLAIN: freak Stereotype
TRAGIC FIGURE: Victim Stereotype
UGLY: Non-Physically Attractive/Non-Sexual
Gender
- alpha male
- subordinate: housewife/mother
- dominant
- dumb blonde - male gaze
Social Class
- Working Class
- Underclass
- Upper class
- Middle class
how are they getting drama out of this stereotype?
Friday, 27 April 2012
Monday, 23 April 2012
Dangermouse
Mashup Album: The grey video: Jay-Z and The Beatles
Danger Mouse released The Grey Album in limited quantities to a few internet outlets. Due to the amount of attention the mashup received, EMI, copyright holder of The Beatles, ordered Danger Mouse and retailers carrying the album to cease distribution.
Remixed: 'Sampling'
100,000 downloads in one day.
Grey Tuesday: Downhill Battle, an activist group seeking to restructure the music industry, got people to download the track for free in response to EMI
EMI dispute, but Paul McCartney and Jay-Z fine with it.
Mashup Album: The grey video: Jay-Z and The Beatles
Danger Mouse released The Grey Album in limited quantities to a few internet outlets. Due to the amount of attention the mashup received, EMI, copyright holder of The Beatles, ordered Danger Mouse and retailers carrying the album to cease distribution.
Remixed: 'Sampling'
100,000 downloads in one day.
Grey Tuesday: Downhill Battle, an activist group seeking to restructure the music industry, got people to download the track for free in response to EMI
EMI dispute, but Paul McCartney and Jay-Z fine with it.
Friday, 13 April 2012
Task 2
Independent Label: Ache Records
Distribution: Ache Records sell their music on there very own website: www.acherecords.com, you have the choice of downloading or purchasing a CD. Here is a screenshot of their website store.
I decided to do a long tail based on their MySpace page and here is the results:
Ache Records are marketed on their own website: www.acherecords.com, MySpace and Wikipedia. Ache is an independent record label based out of Vancouver, Canada, which was founded by a Canadian musician called Andrew Nixon in 1999.
Music on Ache: The Winks, Winning, Rauhan Orkestri, Greg Davis, Of, Jason Forrest, Aelters, Jab Mica Och El, Sun Ok Papi K.O., DJ Elephant Power, TU M', Romanhead, Uské Niko, Wobbly, Konono No1, Flossin, Death From Above 1979, Piers Whyte, 2up, Secret Mommy, Matmos, Die Monitr Batss, Four Tet, Hella, Kid 606, Kid Commando, Sightings, Hrvatski, Femme Fatale.
Sexuality Essay
From the first moment, it is apparent that the two women do not fit the homosexual stereotype and yet, from the eye contact in which the lady being dressed is continuously on her dresser, plus the diegetic sound of her breathing heavily denotes that her heart rate is high signifying an attraction. Therefore when the dresser reciprocates by seductively stroking her dressee’s shoulders and exclaiming “You look beautiful”, the audience starts to believe that they are more than just associates or friends, that they are attracted to one another. However, due to their Victorian era, appearance and upper class location, they are challenging the homosexual stereotype. The accompaniment of a mid-shot reinforces their already questionable relationship by demonstrating the proxemics between the two, as they are standing within inches of each other. Furthermore, the mid-shot being followed by a close up emphasises the dressee’s breathing, so in effect, the audience’s idea is reinforced. The transition into the next scene is a slow smooth fade, representing the dresser’s forbidden love for her friend, it is motivated by the dresser who is also the narrator, signifying her attraction for the other. The narrator’s voice over is soft but how she talks to the other lady is very passionately. The camera zooms slowly to show the composition of the two women in the same bed, where the depth of field or focus is on the main character’s hand slowly moving over her friend’s body, in order not to touch it but to gain the closeness she so desires, hence why the camera moving so slowly makes the scene so much more intense and passionate. The scene’s atmosphere is heightened by the lighting in the room being very dark with only a few lights signifying a romantic atmosphere, but in this case the secrecy of her love is prominent. The next scene shows the lady painting her friend, and as she looks the camera pan with her eyeline, until her eyes fall on her friend’s breasts, this is shown in a shot reverse shot, from her eyes to her friend, the object of her eye, this could be likened to Laura Mulvey’s male gaze, as the way she is looking at her friend is in a way a man would look at a woman. The dripping of red paint denotes that her attraction must stop; this is accompanied by the man saying “She must think we are in love”. The non-diegetic music is very quiet and slow while she paints, but when a man enters the scene it gets faster and louder, to denote a threat or dominance he has over her. The man also exerts his power over her by he is leaning over her, this is followed by a mid-shot of where the man grabs her, enforcing on her that he is in charge, he has a hold over her. The camera pans with the man’s actions as he caresses the lady’s hand, and the look of disgust on her face as he does so, he has all the control and power and dominates this woman over her sexuality. The very last scene is introduced by her friend undressing; this is slowed down to emphasise her eyes scanning every detail on her friend’s body. The clip as a whole is challenging the lesbian stereotype due to being set in Victorian times, where homosexuality was uncommon and frowned upon. Homosexuality in this clip is shown as a negative stereotype as it was forbidden and therefore the heterosexual man, even though he is the villain, is a positive sexual stereotype in the era.
Monday, 20 February 2012
Ethnicity Mock Essay
Notes:
Location: English hotel.
Ben: Suit - challenging black stereotype: difference.
Tel: Tattoos, corn rows.
Two European women - maids, one okay to escort men, other not. challenges and reinforces.
Italian man: stereotypical chef, English man put on front. Then confrontation: black and white- binary opposites. Knife: Italian mafia stereotype reinforced.
Englishmen: alcoholic.
English woman knock on door: suspicious - European top
Sound
Ben: Dialogue - very well spoken - challenges
Tel: Slang i.e. 'bro' and 'booty tang'
Dialogue: English woman and man: well spoken -
Music: European: stops with knock.
Music: faster confrontation
Dialogue: Giavani: 'piggy little eyes' 'you pig ugly English cretin' 'prat'
Editing
shot reverse shot - juxtaposition - challenging and reinforcing the stereotypes
jump cut to English woman.
shot reverse shot, woman and man conversation: stereotypical worried, challenged laid back.
Camera
Ben: Pans with his movement until Tel, camera moves to mid shot to show his shock.
Woman and man: mid shot to introduce, long shot, mid shot to focus on dialogue.
Smooth cut to kitchen, cuts to Giavani and then to Englishman. juxtaposition.
Ethnicity Mock Essay
Time: 42 minutes
Chloe Oaten
From the very beginning it is apparent that there will be a comparison between English people and other ethnicities due to the hotel being set in London. The majority of English people are white. The extract begins by panning black man named Ben, walking down the side of a swimming pool, who is wearing a tailored suit, challenging the stereotype of a black male, in two ways; one being that they stereotypically wear track suits or casual clothing, and the other being that black males in particular are either in gangs or unemployed, this denotes difference. Furthermore, we stereotypically assume that he will speak in slang rather than an extended vocabulary, however when we hear him speak, the stereotype is challenged again as he is well spoken. Therefore, when the camera changes to a midshot, the stereotype being challenged means that when we are introduced to his old friend 'Tel' who is also a black male, the stereotype is put into juxtaposition with the way Tel is. For instance, Tel has tattoos on his body, big earrings, cornrows in his hair and stereotypically uses slang such as 'bro' and 'booty tang', the difference and juxtaposition is clear. When Tel suggests a party, Ben is reluctant, and gives in to the pressure when Tel wont give up and replies with 'yeah, sounds good bro', as he feels as if he has to conform to his friend and his ideology. This shows conflict in their views even though they are of same ethnicity. The conversation in which takes place between these two characters is presented in a shot reverse shot, once again demonstrating the juxtaposition between them.
The next scene we see is revolved around two European women, who are both dressed in maid's uniform, maid being on of many stereotypes of European women, therefore the stereotype is reinforced. Furthermore, when the women enter the hotel room, you assume they will be tidying the room as they should be, however when they begin to undress, it is apparent they are not only maids but escorts, another stereotype of European women. And yet, the unity of these women is challenged when one of the women decides against prostitution, and leaves, in effect creating a conflict and challenging the stereotype. Also, one of the women is wearing black underwear which denotes darkness or sin, whereas the woman who left is wearing white, which denotes purity or virginity.This creates a juxtaposition between the two women. The man in question who is hiring them to sleep with him, is challenging a stereotype also, as stereotypically Chinese men are wholesome and monogamist, whereas this man is not.
The introduction to a English, white female and male, is presented by a mid shot which changes to a long shot, giving the audience a thorough establishing shot to these two characters, in order to show the difference in them to the other ethnicities we have already seen. The mid shot, is used in this scene to focus on the characters mannerisms and more importantly, dialogue, as they are speaking fluently. Following this, a shot reverse shot is used in order to demonstrate the difference in the two people, as the woman is stereotypically laid back and the man is worried, therefore challenging the stereotype. As the two characters progress into the kitchen with a smooth cut edit, the camera jumps from a white male who is wearing white to an Italian male called Giavanni who is wearing black, demonstrating bi-nary oppositions and a juxtapostion between the two. Italian people are allocated two main stereotypes; chef or mafia, therefore the stereotype is reinforced as he is a chef and when the two characters leave, there is conflict between the white chef and him, where he pulls out a knife, yet again reinforcing an italian stereotype of being part of a mafia. Also, Giavanni's dialogue fits the stereotype as his speaks with an accent, and when he says to the white male 'you piggish English cretin', there is conflict between the two men, where the white male replies with 'prat'.
Location: English hotel.
Ben: Suit - challenging black stereotype: difference.
Tel: Tattoos, corn rows.
Two European women - maids, one okay to escort men, other not. challenges and reinforces.
Italian man: stereotypical chef, English man put on front. Then confrontation: black and white- binary opposites. Knife: Italian mafia stereotype reinforced.
Englishmen: alcoholic.
English woman knock on door: suspicious - European top
Sound
Ben: Dialogue - very well spoken - challenges
Tel: Slang i.e. 'bro' and 'booty tang'
Dialogue: English woman and man: well spoken -
Music: European: stops with knock.
Music: faster confrontation
Dialogue: Giavani: 'piggy little eyes' 'you pig ugly English cretin' 'prat'
Editing
shot reverse shot - juxtaposition - challenging and reinforcing the stereotypes
jump cut to English woman.
shot reverse shot, woman and man conversation: stereotypical worried, challenged laid back.
Camera
Ben: Pans with his movement until Tel, camera moves to mid shot to show his shock.
Woman and man: mid shot to introduce, long shot, mid shot to focus on dialogue.
Smooth cut to kitchen, cuts to Giavani and then to Englishman. juxtaposition.
Ethnicity Mock Essay
Time: 42 minutes
Chloe Oaten
From the very beginning it is apparent that there will be a comparison between English people and other ethnicities due to the hotel being set in London. The majority of English people are white. The extract begins by panning black man named Ben, walking down the side of a swimming pool, who is wearing a tailored suit, challenging the stereotype of a black male, in two ways; one being that they stereotypically wear track suits or casual clothing, and the other being that black males in particular are either in gangs or unemployed, this denotes difference. Furthermore, we stereotypically assume that he will speak in slang rather than an extended vocabulary, however when we hear him speak, the stereotype is challenged again as he is well spoken. Therefore, when the camera changes to a midshot, the stereotype being challenged means that when we are introduced to his old friend 'Tel' who is also a black male, the stereotype is put into juxtaposition with the way Tel is. For instance, Tel has tattoos on his body, big earrings, cornrows in his hair and stereotypically uses slang such as 'bro' and 'booty tang', the difference and juxtaposition is clear. When Tel suggests a party, Ben is reluctant, and gives in to the pressure when Tel wont give up and replies with 'yeah, sounds good bro', as he feels as if he has to conform to his friend and his ideology. This shows conflict in their views even though they are of same ethnicity. The conversation in which takes place between these two characters is presented in a shot reverse shot, once again demonstrating the juxtaposition between them.
The next scene we see is revolved around two European women, who are both dressed in maid's uniform, maid being on of many stereotypes of European women, therefore the stereotype is reinforced. Furthermore, when the women enter the hotel room, you assume they will be tidying the room as they should be, however when they begin to undress, it is apparent they are not only maids but escorts, another stereotype of European women. And yet, the unity of these women is challenged when one of the women decides against prostitution, and leaves, in effect creating a conflict and challenging the stereotype. Also, one of the women is wearing black underwear which denotes darkness or sin, whereas the woman who left is wearing white, which denotes purity or virginity.This creates a juxtaposition between the two women. The man in question who is hiring them to sleep with him, is challenging a stereotype also, as stereotypically Chinese men are wholesome and monogamist, whereas this man is not.
The introduction to a English, white female and male, is presented by a mid shot which changes to a long shot, giving the audience a thorough establishing shot to these two characters, in order to show the difference in them to the other ethnicities we have already seen. The mid shot, is used in this scene to focus on the characters mannerisms and more importantly, dialogue, as they are speaking fluently. Following this, a shot reverse shot is used in order to demonstrate the difference in the two people, as the woman is stereotypically laid back and the man is worried, therefore challenging the stereotype. As the two characters progress into the kitchen with a smooth cut edit, the camera jumps from a white male who is wearing white to an Italian male called Giavanni who is wearing black, demonstrating bi-nary oppositions and a juxtapostion between the two. Italian people are allocated two main stereotypes; chef or mafia, therefore the stereotype is reinforced as he is a chef and when the two characters leave, there is conflict between the white chef and him, where he pulls out a knife, yet again reinforcing an italian stereotype of being part of a mafia. Also, Giavanni's dialogue fits the stereotype as his speaks with an accent, and when he says to the white male 'you piggish English cretin', there is conflict between the two men, where the white male replies with 'prat'.
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Ethnicity
Eastern European
Celebrations
Unity, difference, conflict, power.
White is the majority,others are minority.
Occupation
- Low paid jobs i.e fast food restaurants
- Portrayed as gangsters
- Trade jobs
Values and Attitudes
- Hard working
Celebrations: Alcoholics
Asian
Occupation
- Corner shops
- Indian takeaways
- Doctors
- Herbal stores
Values and Attitudes
- Work ethic
- Respect for older generation
- Traditional
- One child family - China
- Arranged marriage
- Religion
Celebrations
- Diwali
- Indian weddings
Black
- Indian weddings
Black
Occupation
- Drug dealers
- Mothers
- Sprinters
- Basketballs
- Rappers
Values and Attitudes
- Church
- Religion
- Equality
- Family
- Absent fathers
Celebrations
- Drug use (weed)
- Gospel Singing
White
Occupation
- Footballers
- Offices
- Models
Values and Attitudes
- Royal family
Celebrations
- Christmas
- Easter
- Queen's Jubilee
Travellers
Occupation
- Cash in hand jobs
- Farming
- Scrap metal collecting
- Illegal labour
- Criminality
Values and Attitudes
- Community
- Family
- Non - conformist
- Freedom
- Abstinent
- Unity
- Unity
Celebrations:
- Bare knuckle fights
- Big weddings
- Big funerals
Unity, difference, conflict, power.
White is the majority,others are minority.
Now we've looked at the stereotypes revolving around different stereotypes, we can now look for them in Tv dramas to see whether they are reinforced or challenged.
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