Extract 1
Camera work:
POV shots
Long shot portrays loneliness in her bedroom
Editing:
Sound:
Begins with echoey nostalgic music becomes louder as scene becomes more intense
Mise en scene:
props-contrasts between plain mona and exotic Tammy. On motorbike and white horse
Clothing- Tammy looks very glamorous and beautiful with her bright feminine clothing whilst mona looks very scruffy (messy hair, cheap clothes). Tammy has a posh accent and lives in a grand house whereas mona lives in a run down pub with a Northern accent. Horse and motor bike on different levels, showing different class'
Extract 2
Camera work:
POV shots in taxi, hand held to give of being there
Sound:
Blow torch, dangerous, indicating the brother could be dangerous.
Mise en scene:
Red dress indicates older and sexy
Pink hoodie- immature and childlike.
Monday 14 February 2011
"my summer of love" analysis
Clip 1 - The two girls meet and immediately you can tell there is a difference in class between them due to the way they talk and the way they are dressed, also the different means of travel between them, one on a big white horse and the other on a motorbike with no motor. Mona is smoking at the beginning of the clip which could indicate that she wants to be older than she is. There are close ups of Mona and the horses eyes, this could signify that she is the same level as the horse and not worthy of making eye contact with the girl on the horse.
Clip 3 - shows a lot about how strong the local religious group if for the place that they live. It shows a good sense of traditional community however it is not a contemporary way to meet. The youth are situated on the outskirts of the community. this shows they're sceptical about the believers.
Clip 4 - Mona having to give her top back shows that she was once on par with the other girl but has again been degraded to how they were when they first met. 1
Clip 3 - shows a lot about how strong the local religious group if for the place that they live. It shows a good sense of traditional community however it is not a contemporary way to meet. The youth are situated on the outskirts of the community. this shows they're sceptical about the believers.
Clip 4 - Mona having to give her top back shows that she was once on par with the other girl but has again been degraded to how they were when they first met. 1
My Summer of Love
Extract one
-When Mona and Tamsin first meet there is a shot reverse shot between the characters. There is no dialogue during this shot, which was drawn out with soothing music which set a romantic tone.
-As they leave together you can clearly see a difference in class, with Tamsin moving gracefully on a horse and Mona hunched with her legs up on her broken motorcycle.
-In regards to costume there is a strong contrast with Mona sporting a pink tracksuit with her hair placed highly atop her head and Tamsin looking relatively cleaner and fresh in appearance with her hair in waves and more casual attire.
Extract three
-The christians are dressed brightly and respectfully with the raising of the cross whereas Tamsin and Mona are dressed casually. Tamsin is dressed more so like Mona showing their growing relationship. These people are of a variety of ages and all show praise to Mona's brother. As they do this there is a reaction shot of Mona looking disgusted, whereas tamsin seems intrigued.
Extract four
-Tamsin's parents are shown in this extract for the first time, and we are immediately shown the effect that they have on her. In the extract her mother is shown packing her bags, dominating the scene as she is sat, neatly wearing her school uniform with her hair straighter and neater.
There needs to be continued regulation of both public and commercial providers in order to ensure a range of material is provided.
media causing the death of childhood by allowing active rights to participation - morality, commerce, citizenship.
-When Mona and Tamsin first meet there is a shot reverse shot between the characters. There is no dialogue during this shot, which was drawn out with soothing music which set a romantic tone.
-As they leave together you can clearly see a difference in class, with Tamsin moving gracefully on a horse and Mona hunched with her legs up on her broken motorcycle.
-In regards to costume there is a strong contrast with Mona sporting a pink tracksuit with her hair placed highly atop her head and Tamsin looking relatively cleaner and fresh in appearance with her hair in waves and more casual attire.
Extract three
-The christians are dressed brightly and respectfully with the raising of the cross whereas Tamsin and Mona are dressed casually. Tamsin is dressed more so like Mona showing their growing relationship. These people are of a variety of ages and all show praise to Mona's brother. As they do this there is a reaction shot of Mona looking disgusted, whereas tamsin seems intrigued.
Extract four
-Tamsin's parents are shown in this extract for the first time, and we are immediately shown the effect that they have on her. In the extract her mother is shown packing her bags, dominating the scene as she is sat, neatly wearing her school uniform with her hair straighter and neater.
There needs to be continued regulation of both public and commercial providers in order to ensure a range of material is provided.
media causing the death of childhood by allowing active rights to participation - morality, commerce, citizenship.
My Summer of Love
Representation of young British women
Clip 1 - The representaion of women is very contrasting within the first scene. We see two different women within the first scene and it is obvious that they are from very different social class. This is obvious firstly through the camera. When we meet Tamsin we are shown her through a low angle shot, and when we see Mona we see her through a high angle shot. This makes us look up to Tamsin and down on Mona. It is also obvious through mise-en-scene. Tamsin owns a horse and Mona has a old Honda motorbike, that does not have an engine. You can also see it through the costumes. Tasmin is wearing respectable clothes where as Mona is wearing quite childish clothes. There is one thing that links the two characters together and this comes through sound. As we watch the film through it becomes apparent that them feel alone, this is represented through the sound as it is diagetic sound of the countryside which is often used to represent being alone. When we first see Tamsin the camera is upside down, this connotes that she maybe in a "different reality" and that there is something fictional about her.
Clip 3 - Within this scene the two girls seem to be represented fairly equaly.
Clip 1 - The representaion of women is very contrasting within the first scene. We see two different women within the first scene and it is obvious that they are from very different social class. This is obvious firstly through the camera. When we meet Tamsin we are shown her through a low angle shot, and when we see Mona we see her through a high angle shot. This makes us look up to Tamsin and down on Mona. It is also obvious through mise-en-scene. Tamsin owns a horse and Mona has a old Honda motorbike, that does not have an engine. You can also see it through the costumes. Tasmin is wearing respectable clothes where as Mona is wearing quite childish clothes. There is one thing that links the two characters together and this comes through sound. As we watch the film through it becomes apparent that them feel alone, this is represented through the sound as it is diagetic sound of the countryside which is often used to represent being alone. When we first see Tamsin the camera is upside down, this connotes that she maybe in a "different reality" and that there is something fictional about her.
Clip 3 - Within this scene the two girls seem to be represented fairly equaly.
My Summer Of Love
Extract 1
Red pencil and border show her love for the person in the portrait.
Tamsin is wearing a red dress and headband. Horse is powerful but the bike is weak and rusty.
Red is also the colour of warnings showing that Tamsin is a danger to Mona.
Red is associated with sin, guilt, pain, passion, blood, and anger.
Extract 3
Cleansing the valley of evil, like Tamsin and Mona fighting her demons. around a 1/4 people are wearing red, and when Tamsin meets Phil she is wearing
Extract 4
Red pencil and border show her love for the person in the portrait.
Tamsin is wearing a red dress and headband. Horse is powerful but the bike is weak and rusty.
Red is also the colour of warnings showing that Tamsin is a danger to Mona.
Red is associated with sin, guilt, pain, passion, blood, and anger.
Extract 3
Cleansing the valley of evil, like Tamsin and Mona fighting her demons. around a 1/4 people are wearing red, and when Tamsin meets Phil she is wearing
Extract 4
My summer of love
Clip 1: The lighting in the scene is natural as they are outside for all of the clip.
the horse which tamsin is riding demonstrates her wealth in contrast to mona's bike without an engine. showing the difference in their background and the way that they were brought up and luxuries which children that are brought up in a wealthy family have compared to a less affluent family. The is a distinct difference in the clothing that the two girls are wearing, Tamsin's clothes are well fitted and appear to be well made and it seems that she takes more interest in her appearance than Mona. The location of Tamsin's house shows that the family is wealthy as they have a lot of land and a large house further showing Tamsins wealth over Mona.
the horse which tamsin is riding demonstrates her wealth in contrast to mona's bike without an engine. showing the difference in their background and the way that they were brought up and luxuries which children that are brought up in a wealthy family have compared to a less affluent family. The is a distinct difference in the clothing that the two girls are wearing, Tamsin's clothes are well fitted and appear to be well made and it seems that she takes more interest in her appearance than Mona. The location of Tamsin's house shows that the family is wealthy as they have a lot of land and a large house further showing Tamsins wealth over Mona.
Thursday 10 February 2011
Planning an essay
How does contemporary representation compare to different time periods?
brainstorming...
brainstorming...
- stereotyping young people as rebellious and try to go against what higher authority think is right.
- At that point in their lives they are trying to find out who they are as individuals and they don't like it when people tell them who to be or how to behave? < genetics
- Representation from an older time period (St. Trinians) less aggressive to elder people that are trying to help them but will break rules to people who are clearly in the wrong e.g. the arabs. when compared to a more contemporary example (my summer of love) the girls smash the window of their fathers car and someone whom hasn't done anything wrong.
- St. Trinians the elder teens wear more seductive clothing which contrasts with their childish, rebellious behavior. Same as in my summer of love, the girl wears a small red dress which connotes passion and romance, this also contrasts with their childish behavior when smashing the window.
- An Education - The perfume bottle has a big significance to the scene because it sparks the argument. The tennis ball kind of editing with the shot-reverse-shot when arguing shows the teenage girls rebellion and confidence to stand up to someone with such higher authority than herself (teacher).
- The cigarettes in Summer are quite iconic
How does contemporary representation compare to different time periods ? (planning the esaay)
To answer this question we had to look at modern films and films that were made in the past. We looked at contemporary material : 'An Education' (2009) and 'My Summer of love' (2004) and for the film from another time period was 'St. Trinnians' (1950's)
The Introduction :
In this introduction we decided to write about
The Introduction :
In this introduction we decided to write about
Essay Plan
How does contemporary representation compare to different time periods?
PLAN-->
INTRODUCTION
PARAGRAPH 1
St. Trinians- Representation of females (rebellion) Scene example including micro elements to back up point.
Example- Shot of women dressed the same to show a united front as they attack men.
PARAGRAPH 2
My summer of love- Representation of girls nowadays - still rebellion. Scene example with micro elements to back up and how they differ or match the way women are represented. Include point about Judith Butler and her theory on performability.
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INTRODUCTION
PARAGRAPH 1
St. Trinians- Representation of females (rebellion) Scene example including micro elements to back up point.
Example- Shot of women dressed the same to show a united front as they attack men.
PARAGRAPH 2
My summer of love- Representation of girls nowadays - still rebellion. Scene example with micro elements to back up and how they differ or match the way women are represented. Include point about Judith Butler and her theory on performability.
Plan for contemporary representation question.
How does contemporary representation compare to different time periods?
Intro: List common representations of youth, for both time periods.
Para 1: My summer of love, contemporary, list micro elements, and how they relate to the representations of youth. Use 1 ideaolgy.
Para 2: An education, Contemporary representation of an previous representation. list micro elements, and how they relate to the representations of youth. Use 1 different or the same idealogy.
Para 3: St. Trinians, older generation, list micro elements, and how they relate to the representations of youth. use 1 different or the same idealogy.
Para 4: Comparing and contrasting the above representations, ideology's and summarise.
Intro: List common representations of youth, for both time periods.
Para 1: My summer of love, contemporary, list micro elements, and how they relate to the representations of youth. Use 1 ideaolgy.
Para 2: An education, Contemporary representation of an previous representation. list micro elements, and how they relate to the representations of youth. Use 1 different or the same idealogy.
Para 3: St. Trinians, older generation, list micro elements, and how they relate to the representations of youth. use 1 different or the same idealogy.
Para 4: Comparing and contrasting the above representations, ideology's and summarise.
Wednesday 9 February 2011
Britain in the 1970s and 2009.
The political situation:
1970 - Political and Social unrest which lead to the 'decade of strikes.' These involved, unions such as the postal and miners, who took the biggest action in these strikes and protests.
Conservatives were in power in from 1970 - 1974 then Labour took over from 1940 - 1979.
In Margaret Thatcher in 1979, became the first female UK Priminister.
2009 - Labour were in power
Immigration policy and situation:
1970s - There was restricted immigration in Britain, however 83000 immigrants came through the boarders and obtained living and working visa's.
In 1972, the biggest influx of African Asains came through and settled in Britain. 80000 of them were sent here by their leader Idi Amin. This resulted in a peak of 28000 in two months.
2009 - 160,980 British citizen applications were processed and accepted.
Unemployment:
1970s -Unemployment was relative and range from 1.3 to 1.5 million over the decade. It peaked in 1979 when it was at its highest, however compared to other figures this was still relatively low.
Crime:
1970s - Crime dropped by 41% in 1979.
2009 - Offensives dropped to 10.1 million and gun crime was down to only 6%. 1/3 of all crimes recorded were theft or handling stolen goods.
Misfits:
All the young characters are wearing orange boiler suits, which shows their unity. This also identifies them as criminals. All of the characters put their own style to the boiler suit, this shows diversity within a collective. There are close ups of all the characters, this allows the audience to identify with each of them. The editing is fast paced, with quick cuts in between short duration shots. This could show that the group is disorganised.
The political situation:
1970 - Political and Social unrest which lead to the 'decade of strikes.' These involved, unions such as the postal and miners, who took the biggest action in these strikes and protests.
Conservatives were in power in from 1970 - 1974 then Labour took over from 1940 - 1979.
In Margaret Thatcher in 1979, became the first female UK Priminister.
2009 - Labour were in power
Immigration policy and situation:
1970s - There was restricted immigration in Britain, however 83000 immigrants came through the boarders and obtained living and working visa's.
In 1972, the biggest influx of African Asains came through and settled in Britain. 80000 of them were sent here by their leader Idi Amin. This resulted in a peak of 28000 in two months.
2009 - 160,980 British citizen applications were processed and accepted.
Unemployment:
1970s -Unemployment was relative and range from 1.3 to 1.5 million over the decade. It peaked in 1979 when it was at its highest, however compared to other figures this was still relatively low.
Crime:
1970s - Crime dropped by 41% in 1979.
2009 - Offensives dropped to 10.1 million and gun crime was down to only 6%. 1/3 of all crimes recorded were theft or handling stolen goods.
Misfits:
All the young characters are wearing orange boiler suits, which shows their unity. This also identifies them as criminals. All of the characters put their own style to the boiler suit, this shows diversity within a collective. There are close ups of all the characters, this allows the audience to identify with each of them. The editing is fast paced, with quick cuts in between short duration shots. This could show that the group is disorganised.
Analysis of Misfits and Minder.
Minder
The different ethnicitys are represented differently in this clip. The Black people are seen to be villans and the white people are seen to be vunerable.
The black people are using their culture to represent them as their focus. The use of the gun implements violence which reflects what the white people have been in the past towards these minorties because of their differences.
Misfits
In misfits they all wear the same costume which represents how they are a collective identity of a convict. However, there is also diversity in the way they dress: the girl promotes her sexuality; and the athlete 'shows off' his physique. The hat that the boy wears makes him look like a 'bad boy'
Misfits is the 2009 representation of modern day Britain, due to the rising crime rates of the year, most involving youth as in increased knife crime, and 20,000 young people being electronically tagged this year. Due to the increase in unemployment there is usually an increase in crime that follows, Misfits main focus is young people and crime and most of the youths in the show are unemployed. The diversity in the group shows how none of them get along and all feel very different to each other.
Mise en scene
The costume of the community service costume is simmilar to the prison outfits people wear when in prison, this is stereotypical prison outfits and shows the current situation with crime rates.
Sound
At the very end of the clip Gary while being held back by the probation worker makes a shooting motion to imtimidate Nathan, when this happens 2 gunshot noises this has a reference to the growing crime in the country at this time.
Cinematography
There is a wide shot showing the whole group this shows the social diversity in Britatin of the time, as there seems to be one person from each group. And each has a different personality and style which represents their group. There is also a lot of voyerism on the female characters, for example the first shot is of Alisha in just her bra. This uses the same style as in Fish Tank where the girls are wearing skimpy outfits and are treated more like sexual objects.
Mise en scene
The costume of the community service costume is simmilar to the prison outfits people wear when in prison, this is stereotypical prison outfits and shows the current situation with crime rates.
Sound
At the very end of the clip Gary while being held back by the probation worker makes a shooting motion to imtimidate Nathan, when this happens 2 gunshot noises this has a reference to the growing crime in the country at this time.
Cinematography
There is a wide shot showing the whole group this shows the social diversity in Britatin of the time, as there seems to be one person from each group. And each has a different personality and style which represents their group. There is also a lot of voyerism on the female characters, for example the first shot is of Alisha in just her bra. This uses the same style as in Fish Tank where the girls are wearing skimpy outfits and are treated more like sexual objects.
1970's and 2009 analysis.
Political situation in 1970's
Margaret Thatcher and the Conservative party rise to power in the United Kingdom in 1979, initiating a neoliberal economic policy of reducing government spending, weakening the power of trade unions, and promoting economic and trade liberalization.
Unemployment figures figures in 1970's
There were angry demonstrations in the House of Commons when the jobless total was confirmed as 1,023,583.
Crime rates in 1970's
In 1991, 5.3 million crimes (excluding criminal damage under pounds 20) were recorded by the police. This compares with 4.4 million crimes in 1990 and 1.6 million in 1970. There has been an upward trend in recorded crime rates since the 1950s.
Immigration situation in 1970's
The government had greatly restricted immigration by the 1970s, but had not stopped it altogether. Some 83,000 immigrants from the Commonwealth settled in the UK between 1968 and 1975, largely through gaining work permits or obtaining permission to join relatives.
The most significant immigration of the decade came in 1972 when the Ugandan dictator General Idi Amin expelled 80,000 African Asians from the country, families who had been encouraged to settle there during the days of Empire. Many held British passports and, amid a major crisis, the UK admitted 28,000 in two months.
Political situation in 2009
in 2008 this was predicated for 2009;
"The UK economy is currently in an official recession. In 2009, the UK economy is predicted to stay in recession, hopefully recovering in the last 2 quarters"
Immigration situations in 2009:
Write up a few paragraphs on the social and political context for Minder (1970's) and Misfits (2009).
In Minder there are two social groups presented; One middle class group, who are being held hostage by the another social group, who are involved in criminal activity. The clip shows a middle class male being politically incorrect, as he calls the black criminals 'Spades', then black criminals then respond by calling the man a 'whitey', both intended to be derogatory terms.
The criminals in question are performing an act of robbery, which in the 1970's was a crime which had raised to more than a million and was a serious problem within society. This also highlights the unemployment level of the era, with people turning to crime at the lack of jobs available.
In Misfits, the young offenders attending their community service all represent the different social groups of this era. Although together they have collective identity of a bad reputation because of their criminal nature. There are black, white, promiscuous, working class and people with a higher social standing. All are seen to be united, as a contrast to Minder where there seems to be a segregation between the white and black races.
Analyse the two clips (minder and misfits) and discuss how diversity within a collective is represented.
In Minder, diversity is represented through the elements of camera work, and mise en scene. For instance, the white people (victims) were in the background on the floor, whilst the criminals were in the foreground standing, dominating the scene. When conversing, the black man is looking down at the white victim, who talks back up at him, placing him in a position of power. this is shown through a shot reverse shot. The black men are dressed casually, with one stereotypically wearing a rastafarian hat. the white people however, are wearing shirts, highlighting the fact that they are in a position of employment, where as the black people have had to turn to crime due to the unemployment situation in the 70's.
In misfits, the representation of the collective is shown differently to that of Minder, this is because all are of different races, but are represented as criminals in their own ways where as in minder the criminals were all of one race. the difference of social groups is highlighted through the use of mise en scene as although all of them are wearing the same jumpsuit, all have made it their own. For example the promiscuous girl has her cleavage on show, previously famous role model sportsman has his half down, as if he is better than the other boys. The working class girl is seen through a close up scraping her hair back with loads of chains on showing that her social group outside of community service is that of a "chavy" nature. All are different, yet all are criminals, highlighting the united front of the youth within the current criminal situation.
Margaret Thatcher and the Conservative party rise to power in the United Kingdom in 1979, initiating a neoliberal economic policy of reducing government spending, weakening the power of trade unions, and promoting economic and trade liberalization.
Unemployment figures figures in 1970's
There were angry demonstrations in the House of Commons when the jobless total was confirmed as 1,023,583.
Crime rates in 1970's
In 1991, 5.3 million crimes (excluding criminal damage under pounds 20) were recorded by the police. This compares with 4.4 million crimes in 1990 and 1.6 million in 1970. There has been an upward trend in recorded crime rates since the 1950s.
Immigration situation in 1970's
The government had greatly restricted immigration by the 1970s, but had not stopped it altogether. Some 83,000 immigrants from the Commonwealth settled in the UK between 1968 and 1975, largely through gaining work permits or obtaining permission to join relatives.
The most significant immigration of the decade came in 1972 when the Ugandan dictator General Idi Amin expelled 80,000 African Asians from the country, families who had been encouraged to settle there during the days of Empire. Many held British passports and, amid a major crisis, the UK admitted 28,000 in two months.
Political situation in 2009
in 2008 this was predicated for 2009;
"The UK economy is currently in an official recession. In 2009, the UK economy is predicted to stay in recession, hopefully recovering in the last 2 quarters"
Immigration situations in 2009:
Write up a few paragraphs on the social and political context for Minder (1970's) and Misfits (2009).
In Minder there are two social groups presented; One middle class group, who are being held hostage by the another social group, who are involved in criminal activity. The clip shows a middle class male being politically incorrect, as he calls the black criminals 'Spades', then black criminals then respond by calling the man a 'whitey', both intended to be derogatory terms.
The criminals in question are performing an act of robbery, which in the 1970's was a crime which had raised to more than a million and was a serious problem within society. This also highlights the unemployment level of the era, with people turning to crime at the lack of jobs available.
In Misfits, the young offenders attending their community service all represent the different social groups of this era. Although together they have collective identity of a bad reputation because of their criminal nature. There are black, white, promiscuous, working class and people with a higher social standing. All are seen to be united, as a contrast to Minder where there seems to be a segregation between the white and black races.
Analyse the two clips (minder and misfits) and discuss how diversity within a collective is represented.
In Minder, diversity is represented through the elements of camera work, and mise en scene. For instance, the white people (victims) were in the background on the floor, whilst the criminals were in the foreground standing, dominating the scene. When conversing, the black man is looking down at the white victim, who talks back up at him, placing him in a position of power. this is shown through a shot reverse shot. The black men are dressed casually, with one stereotypically wearing a rastafarian hat. the white people however, are wearing shirts, highlighting the fact that they are in a position of employment, where as the black people have had to turn to crime due to the unemployment situation in the 70's.
In misfits, the representation of the collective is shown differently to that of Minder, this is because all are of different races, but are represented as criminals in their own ways where as in minder the criminals were all of one race. the difference of social groups is highlighted through the use of mise en scene as although all of them are wearing the same jumpsuit, all have made it their own. For example the promiscuous girl has her cleavage on show, previously famous role model sportsman has his half down, as if he is better than the other boys. The working class girl is seen through a close up scraping her hair back with loads of chains on showing that her social group outside of community service is that of a "chavy" nature. All are different, yet all are criminals, highlighting the united front of the youth within the current criminal situation.
Reasearch: 1970s and 2009
In 1970s Britain, political awareness increased resulting in the economic liberation of women and the beginning of environmental movement with the hippie culture in full flow from the latter half of the 1960s. In the late 1970s Thatcherism began with the Conservative Party coming into power, Margaret Thatcher being the first ever female Priminister in Britain.
Immigration was greatly restricted by the government in the 1970s, but had not stopped all together. Over 80,000 immigrants settled in the UK; mainly through gaining work permits or obtaining persmission to join relatives.
Rising oil prices caused stagflation and unemployment began to rise but was still relatively low. In 1972 The number of people unemployed and out of work and claiming benefit had risen above one million for the first time since the 1930s. To be exact, the figure was 1,023,583.
In the 1960s and 70s, crime rates began to rise dramatically with offenses such as burglary and car thefts peaking in the early 1990s.
In 2009 the total number of people that arrived to live in the UK was 567,000. Meaning the popuation increased by 196,000 after 371,000 people had left the country.
In 2009, unemployment dropped to the lowest it has ever been for 14 years; making the total number of unemployed 2.47 million.
The clip from Minder portrays an exaggerated view of the crime situation in Britain at that time. The fact that they have chosen black people to play the criminals reveals the racial inequality present in the 1970s. They have depicted Black people as a very agressive section of society. Opptunities for black people at the time were rather unequal hence the reason they were forced to act so irrationally and desperately. However the way in which they put this across in the program displays prejudice.
The way in which the characters act in Misfits corresponds with the huge surge of crime at the time it was made. especially in the area it was filmed.
Unemployment rates:
1970 - Total jobless = 1,023,583
2009 - Total jobless =2.5 million
Crime rates:
1970 -
2009 - 4.4 million
Political Situation:
1970 - Conservatives were in power.
"The Tory Party consists of an upper class leadership seeking to implement capitalist policies with a middle class voting base reinforced by large numbers of backward workers."
2009 - Labour were in power.
Misfits, gives us the idea that crime rates are higher in modern day life. especially in rural areas, such as the location for the series. we get this impression because all of the characters are taking part in community service. The diversity between the characters gender and race implies that the group are part of a collective identity. The mix in characters from nationality, race, gender and ethnicity shows the diversity (I'm pretty smart but not as smart as usual)
Minder on the other hand gives us a negative perception on race and gender. This is because of the political climate at the time, which had a poor impression on black people. This clip represents black people in the 1970's. It shows that black people were dangerous and troublesome.
The diversity within the collective in Minder represents the clean contrast between the white hostages and the black terrorists.
Minder
during the 1970's immigration, unemployment and crime rates were all fairly key issues. Idi Amin expelled 80,000 African Asians from their contries and were encouraged to settle in the uk. this would explain the fact that during the clip, the men are keen to return to ethiopia. as well as this the fact that they're actually robbing the store is backed up by the fact that there was unemplyoment and the great depression was taking place. it could be seen that this is mainly responsible for the rise in crime figures. the clip backs this up by showing the need to rob a shop due to lack of money and harder times.
Margret Thatcher coming into power promoted economic and trade liberalization aswell as weakening the power of the trade unions. this fact also explains more of the clips background and allows us to understand more about why the clip shows what it does. aswell as this, the episode is dealing with something that was obviously of at least some importance at the time and this would not be brought to the attention of the creator if it had not been going on. it also reinforces the background of the episode.
the camera angles during the clip shows the robber on the left with the gun in a much more powerful light than any others. firstly, he's on the left which is the most powerful position. as well as this all angles on the man are low angled shots which make him seem much more powerful. on top of this all the other characters are show in high angled shots which shows the dominance over all of them, even the people helping him. the colour and style of the mans hat shows his loyalty to what the audience assumes is his own country. racial tention is shown when the man on the phone refers to the black men as "three spades". this shows the racial tention of the time. diversity within the three is shown mostly by the power differencial and shown most in the willingness to go to ethiopia. throughout the whole scene the man with the gun is constantly shown as the leader of the three. this is shown in many ways for example his voice, the way he stands, his physical appearance and the fact that he's holding a gun. the other two speak softer and with higher pitched voices and show their weaknesses much more.
from looking at both this clip and the one of Misfits, we can see that representations have definately changed and the way that people are represented on screen has definately changed dramatically. i do belive that this is partically to do with events and the way that people are viewed in modern times and how they differ from the seventies.
during the 1970's immigration, unemployment and crime rates were all fairly key issues. Idi Amin expelled 80,000 African Asians from their contries and were encouraged to settle in the uk. this would explain the fact that during the clip, the men are keen to return to ethiopia. as well as this the fact that they're actually robbing the store is backed up by the fact that there was unemplyoment and the great depression was taking place. it could be seen that this is mainly responsible for the rise in crime figures. the clip backs this up by showing the need to rob a shop due to lack of money and harder times.
Margret Thatcher coming into power promoted economic and trade liberalization aswell as weakening the power of the trade unions. this fact also explains more of the clips background and allows us to understand more about why the clip shows what it does. aswell as this, the episode is dealing with something that was obviously of at least some importance at the time and this would not be brought to the attention of the creator if it had not been going on. it also reinforces the background of the episode.
the camera angles during the clip shows the robber on the left with the gun in a much more powerful light than any others. firstly, he's on the left which is the most powerful position. as well as this all angles on the man are low angled shots which make him seem much more powerful. on top of this all the other characters are show in high angled shots which shows the dominance over all of them, even the people helping him. the colour and style of the mans hat shows his loyalty to what the audience assumes is his own country. racial tention is shown when the man on the phone refers to the black men as "three spades". this shows the racial tention of the time. diversity within the three is shown mostly by the power differencial and shown most in the willingness to go to ethiopia. throughout the whole scene the man with the gun is constantly shown as the leader of the three. this is shown in many ways for example his voice, the way he stands, his physical appearance and the fact that he's holding a gun. the other two speak softer and with higher pitched voices and show their weaknesses much more.
from looking at both this clip and the one of Misfits, we can see that representations have definately changed and the way that people are represented on screen has definately changed dramatically. i do belive that this is partically to do with events and the way that people are viewed in modern times and how they differ from the seventies.
1970s vs 2009
1970s
Employment - in the 1970s there was mass unemployment reaching one of the highest rates on record.
Political situation - There was a conservative government lead by Margaret Thatcher it was named the decade of strikes.
Immigration policy and Situation - 1972 people could only settle with a work permit, which only allowed white nationals in foreign countries to live in the UK whereas other nationalities were not allowed. The country faced the problem of a split society.
Crime rates - was at its highest
2009
Unemployment - was at its highest from 2008 to 2010
Political situation - The welfare state has grown dramatically which has allowed more people to live of benefits and to not work at all. The new liberal conservative coalition have to tackle the countries deficit which means higher taxes and lower public spending which has increased unemployment
Immigration - More controlled and fair now with people being able to come into to country from the EU to seek a better life
Crime - youths and ASBOs etc
Minder and Misfits -
in Minder diversity within a collective group becomes apparent with the three black men who are referred to as "spades". One, who is clearly the leader, wants to escape and go to ethiopia whilst the other two want to stay in britain. There is clearly racism around at this time as Arthur Daly expresses on the telephone "how could you let yourself" be captured by these three "spades". This shows a social divide between white and black. The white people at the end are sitting on the floor all in pain or overheating. This shows an almost role reversal between white and black as if the black people are fighting back. In minder they are all middle aged men and the crime had come from black people. Crime in the 19702 was more associated with older and black people which contrasts largely with Misfits as all the criminals about to start their community service are what we'd call "youths". In Misfits there is a clear difference between all the people in the group. This shows all diversity within the collective group of being British. There is no racism in Misfits even though there are ethnic members in the group which shows how far society has come. 2
Employment - in the 1970s there was mass unemployment reaching one of the highest rates on record.
Political situation - There was a conservative government lead by Margaret Thatcher it was named the decade of strikes.
Immigration policy and Situation - 1972 people could only settle with a work permit, which only allowed white nationals in foreign countries to live in the UK whereas other nationalities were not allowed. The country faced the problem of a split society.
Crime rates - was at its highest
2009
Unemployment - was at its highest from 2008 to 2010
Political situation - The welfare state has grown dramatically which has allowed more people to live of benefits and to not work at all. The new liberal conservative coalition have to tackle the countries deficit which means higher taxes and lower public spending which has increased unemployment
Immigration - More controlled and fair now with people being able to come into to country from the EU to seek a better life
Crime - youths and ASBOs etc
Minder and Misfits -
in Minder diversity within a collective group becomes apparent with the three black men who are referred to as "spades". One, who is clearly the leader, wants to escape and go to ethiopia whilst the other two want to stay in britain. There is clearly racism around at this time as Arthur Daly expresses on the telephone "how could you let yourself" be captured by these three "spades". This shows a social divide between white and black. The white people at the end are sitting on the floor all in pain or overheating. This shows an almost role reversal between white and black as if the black people are fighting back. In minder they are all middle aged men and the crime had come from black people. Crime in the 19702 was more associated with older and black people which contrasts largely with Misfits as all the criminals about to start their community service are what we'd call "youths". In Misfits there is a clear difference between all the people in the group. This shows all diversity within the collective group of being British. There is no racism in Misfits even though there are ethnic members in the group which shows how far society has come. 2
Analysis of Minder and Misfits clip
Minder and Misfits social and political context
Analyse the two clips from (Minder and Misfits) and discuss how diversity within a collective is represented..
In minder the two different ethnic backgrounds are on the opposite side of the law in this clip. The minority of the black people are represented as criminals, they are represented as a lower class as they have tattier clothes in comparison to those of the white people. The white characters are all considered as being on the right side of the law and are hostages in the hold up of a launderette. In misfits however the group consists of many different ethnic minorities and are all portrayed as criminals, although the are different backgrounds there are still small things which unite these characters in the fact they are all young and are all portrayed in the same costume. This also differs from the minder clip as it shows the innocent person as a black person who in the minder clip would have been portrayed as an ethnic minority.
Analyse the two clips from (Minder and Misfits) and discuss how diversity within a collective is represented..
In minder the two different ethnic backgrounds are on the opposite side of the law in this clip. The minority of the black people are represented as criminals, they are represented as a lower class as they have tattier clothes in comparison to those of the white people. The white characters are all considered as being on the right side of the law and are hostages in the hold up of a launderette. In misfits however the group consists of many different ethnic minorities and are all portrayed as criminals, although the are different backgrounds there are still small things which unite these characters in the fact they are all young and are all portrayed in the same costume. This also differs from the minder clip as it shows the innocent person as a black person who in the minder clip would have been portrayed as an ethnic minority.
The social and political contexts of Minder (1970) and Misfits (2009)
Minder 1970's - The UK was under a conservative government from 1970. This had come as a shock to the Labour Party, however people were more interested in the world cup. Heath was the prime minister. In the 1970's immigration was highly restricted, but it had not stopped. In 1972 the UK admitted 28,000 immigrants from Uganda. Unemployment rate were at 1.02 million in 1972, and crime rates were at 1.6 million, dispite the increase of the police since the 1950's.
Misfits 2009 - The Labour party was now in power, with the prime minister Gordon Brown. There were 196,000 immigrants. 2.03 million people were unemployed which was almost double the amount in the 1970's. There was about 1,445,000 crimes in 2009.
Scene Analysis
Within minder there are two different views on diversity. One is that there is a significant difference between the two groups of people in the room. The white people within the room are all on the floor and take up half of the frame, where as there are 3 black people two of them are standing up and they take up most of the frame. This shows us that they have the power within the siutation. There is one black person on the floor and when we are show his face it is from a high angle shot. This could show us that there is a certain element of diversity about the situation. Through sound we are shown a certain racist element. The words "Spades" and "Whitey's" are used. This tells us that there is not diversity.
Within misfits all of the characters are equal. There is no "Good" or "bad", we believe this could cause tension within the group. To help show that there is equality between them, they are all given equal camera time. The majority of the shots within the sequence are close ups of each of the characters. All of the characters do not get along and that is due to different things. You can see this through the dialogue. One of the characters never speaks, one of them claims that he should not be there, and another makes fun of another due too the way she speaks. The teenagers are all stood next to each other at one point in their orange jumpsuits which unifies them by their appearance but then the close ups of each characters face shows they are unique and choose to appear in different ways.
We believe that representations have changed over time. It is less obvious who has the power in situations. Within Minder, it is obvious, whereas in misfits it is not. Within the two shows there is a difference within the opinion who commits the crime. Within Minder there is no select age group, where as in Misfits, they all appear too be teenagers, and within Minder there seems to be a racial comment on who commits crime but in misfits, there is not. Therefore the divide in the groups has changed from ethnic to age.
Misfits 2009 - The Labour party was now in power, with the prime minister Gordon Brown. There were 196,000 immigrants. 2.03 million people were unemployed which was almost double the amount in the 1970's. There was about 1,445,000 crimes in 2009.
Scene Analysis
Within minder there are two different views on diversity. One is that there is a significant difference between the two groups of people in the room. The white people within the room are all on the floor and take up half of the frame, where as there are 3 black people two of them are standing up and they take up most of the frame. This shows us that they have the power within the siutation. There is one black person on the floor and when we are show his face it is from a high angle shot. This could show us that there is a certain element of diversity about the situation. Through sound we are shown a certain racist element. The words "Spades" and "Whitey's" are used. This tells us that there is not diversity.
Within misfits all of the characters are equal. There is no "Good" or "bad", we believe this could cause tension within the group. To help show that there is equality between them, they are all given equal camera time. The majority of the shots within the sequence are close ups of each of the characters. All of the characters do not get along and that is due to different things. You can see this through the dialogue. One of the characters never speaks, one of them claims that he should not be there, and another makes fun of another due too the way she speaks. The teenagers are all stood next to each other at one point in their orange jumpsuits which unifies them by their appearance but then the close ups of each characters face shows they are unique and choose to appear in different ways.
We believe that representations have changed over time. It is less obvious who has the power in situations. Within Minder, it is obvious, whereas in misfits it is not. Within the two shows there is a difference within the opinion who commits the crime. Within Minder there is no select age group, where as in Misfits, they all appear too be teenagers, and within Minder there seems to be a racial comment on who commits crime but in misfits, there is not. Therefore the divide in the groups has changed from ethnic to age.
Research into the social and politcal ares in the uk for 1970 and 2009
1970's
In the 1970's the conservative party were in power. Their immigration policy was to allow people with work permits and relatives already in the UK, to move into the country. At this point in time there was a high unemployment in the public, in 1972 the figure of unemployment was 1,023,583. This suggests that people looked for an easy way to get money which inevitability resulted in the increase in crime.
2009
In 2009 the labour party was in government and their immigration policy allowed free roaming for people in countries that were part of the European union. The population did increase greatly and this allowed more people to work in the UK, however the unemployment figure in the UK did increase to 2,350,000. Also the crime rate fell by 7% from the following year
In the 1970's the conservative party were in power. Their immigration policy was to allow people with work permits and relatives already in the UK, to move into the country. At this point in time there was a high unemployment in the public, in 1972 the figure of unemployment was 1,023,583. This suggests that people looked for an easy way to get money which inevitability resulted in the increase in crime.
2009
In 2009 the labour party was in government and their immigration policy allowed free roaming for people in countries that were part of the European union. The population did increase greatly and this allowed more people to work in the UK, however the unemployment figure in the UK did increase to 2,350,000. Also the crime rate fell by 7% from the following year
1970's - 2009
1970's
Crime rates : 65% of homicides in london were as a result of gangs, organised crime was high in built up areas such as london and manchester during the 70's.
Immigration: In April 1978 the Tory party announced its intention to introduce a new nationality law, as well as new restrictions on the entry of dependants, husbands and fiancés. They also promised to create a 'register' of dependants specifically from the Indian sub-continent. In the months immediately preceding the election Thatcher repeated her earlier claim that 'British people's fears' about 'being swamped' were legitimate.54 Nearly all of the Tory party's manifesto pledges to further tighten up Britain's system of immigration controls, which by now already ensured that New Commonwealth migration consisted only of the dependants of men who had entered Britain as migrant workers more than a decade earlier, were implemented with great speed.
Unemployment figures: during the 1970's unemployment was at 2.4% of the whole population.
Political situation: In the 1970's the party that was in power were the tories under Margaret Thatcher .
2009
Crime rates: The number of domestic burglaries recorded by police rose by 4%, the number of robberies involving knives leapt by 18%, drug offences were up by 9% and the level of fraud and forgery shot up by 16%.
Immigration: The Government believes that immigration has enriched our culture and strengthened our economy, but that it must be controlled so that people have confidence in the system. We also recognise that to ensure cohesion and protect our public services, we need to introduce a cap on immigration and reduce the number of nonEU immigrants.
We will introduce an annual limit on the number of non-EU economic migrants admitted into the UK to live and work.
We will end the detention of children for immigration purposes.
We will create a dedicated Border Police Force, as part of a refocused Serious Organised Crime Agency, to enhance national security, improve immigration controls and crack down on the trafficking of people, weapons and drugs.
We support E-borders and will reintroduce exit checks.
We will apply transitional controls as a matter of course in the future for all new EU Member States.
We will introduce new measures to minimise abuse of the immigration system, for example via student routes, and will tackle human trafficking as a priority.
We will explore new ways to improve the current asylum system to speed up the processing of applications.
We will introduce an annual limit on the number of non-EU economic migrants admitted into the UK to live and work.
We will end the detention of children for immigration purposes.
We will create a dedicated Border Police Force, as part of a refocused Serious Organised Crime Agency, to enhance national security, improve immigration controls and crack down on the trafficking of people, weapons and drugs.
We support E-borders and will reintroduce exit checks.
We will apply transitional controls as a matter of course in the future for all new EU Member States.
We will introduce new measures to minimise abuse of the immigration system, for example via student routes, and will tackle human trafficking as a priority.
We will explore new ways to improve the current asylum system to speed up the processing of applications.
Unemployment: 7.8% of the uUK's population was unemployed in 2009
Political situation: in 2009 labour were in power under Gordon Brown.
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