Discuss the ways in which the extract constructs the
representation of ethnicity using the following:
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camera shots, angles, movement and
composition
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editing
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sound
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mise en scene
This essay will be examining the representation of different
ethnic groups that is created in the clip from ‘Spooks’. This clip contains stereotypical
constructions of ethnic groups and non-stereotypical constructions of ethnic
groups.
The
clip begins with an establishing shot of the room that the Iraqi people are
holding the English hostages in. The audience can tell that the room is part of
an expensive house or apartment because even though there isn’t that much
furniture or particularly extravagant luxuries, the room is large, grand and
well furnished. This immediately opposes the stereotype that all Iraqi people
are poor. Another factor that opposes an Iraqi stereotype is the way the man is
dressed. He is wearing a smart black suit
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