Representation of ability and disability Homework

How different camera shots helps to represent ability and disability:
The shot is a areal view (crane shot) of a bedroom shared by two brothers. The room has a distinct separation shown my the mise-en-scene, which shows a contrast of colours, size and the amount of toys. This first shot shows the differences in ways the two brothers parents treat them. Following this shot a close up, circular movement shot shows one of the brothers miserable face and then the next shot, close up, shows the other brother who has downs syndrome. These two close up shots shows the reader that the disabled brother had the colourful and bigger side of the room and the other brother has the smaller side. This represents the disabled brother to be treated differently compared to his able body brother. The facial expression, shown by the close up, of the the able body brother represents this to and shows that he isn't happy about it.

The close up of the disabled boy sleeping starts to zoom in and this correlated with the narration which is happening diegectically. This zoom in helps to represent the boy to be to centre of attention and that the other brother was thinking of killing him.

A medium shot shows the boy talking to his friends about going to a party and this shows his brother waiting for him behind. This shot shows that the brother is relying on him to take him home and that he trast him but the boy dosn't want the responsiblity. This represents people with a disability having to rely on people and some people feel this to be a burden.

How editing helps to represent ability and disability:
Following a close up of the disabled boy (zoom) the transition to the next shot is a fading to black but also a black and white image of an explosion.

The use of a shot reavers shot shows the boys brother and then him and then back to his brother. This is accompanied by his narration where he says his disabled brother "is a big potato with eye tentacles". This represents the brother to be not represented as being "normal" and represents him to not like his brother because of his disability, this also shows that he doesn't think is brother is equal to him, whereas his parents disagree to the point where he thinks they like his brother more.

When the two brothers are at the table eating breakfast the mum moves to leave and on her way out she kisses and hugs the disabled brother and the other brother looks disappointed or like he disapproves. This sequence is shown by a shoot reverse shot of the brother then the mum kissing the other brother then back to the boy. The use of close ups show his facial expression.  This represents the brother to be jealous of his brother and like he is being picked on because his brother is disabled.

How the sound helps to represent ability and disability:
Thought out the first section of the clip there is asynchronous sound used in the form of narration. The narration is from a teenage boy and his voice is very calm and this contrast with the words he says, "last summer I decided to kill my brother". These words are meant to be shocking but the way he says it makes it seem ok and the non-diegetic sound (music) is very relaxed and jolly also makes what he is saying seem normal. This represents the thought that the boy has is a normal thing to think about when you have a disabled brother, where actually it isn't.

As the boy continues with his narration it correlates with the ........ shot because it looks with he is thinking about it.

At the breakfast table the boy tries to scare his brother by telling him how they kill pigs. The tone in his voice shows that he is trying to scare him and this represents him as not caring about his brothers feelings.

More narration is used as the two brothers are walking to the bus stop and waiting for a bus and this helps to represents that the boy feels like his brother is a burden and that he is alway stuck looking after him. This represents disabled people in a bad way because represented as being a burden and this also represents the boy as not being very understanding of his brother.