Hotel Babylon is a good example when analysing Ethnicity. The Asian guest shows many stereotypical views. The first one that i noticed is that he cannot speak English this is shown when the two maids walk into his room and he doesn't speak he just points with his head to show were the money is. This leads on two another stereotype that they are perverted, evidence for this stereotype from the clip we saw is that he was paying the two maids to strip for him, this shows that they will spend there earned money for personal pleasure. A third Stereotype used was portrayed by him wearing his glasses which makes the audience think he is clever which makes you understand why he can afford to pay for two strippers!
Camera angles I noticed form the clip were mainly close ups on different things, mainly his face, these close ups of his face showed different emotions, one of these was more of an instruction as he was prompting the maids to tell them what to do, another one was excitement as he anticipated what the maids were going to to do!
Other shots used were the mid shots a particular example of this was when the Asian man was shown sitting on the bed with his legs spread which shows sexual references, maybe shown towards the maids as and before they stripped.
Ian, you need to work on the structure of your responses. Look back at the activity we did in class where we ranked and improved exemplar responses from the exam board.
ReplyDeleteTry to always respond chronologically e.g. the scene begins with a mid shot of a japanese sat on his bed. He is dressed in dressing gown and formal slippers. His room is very tidy and neat, this is a stereotype of the Japanese, they are often represented as a formal and organised race who place great emphasis on manners and social order...
There is some very good analysis in your response but by keeping the elements separate you miss out on the majority of marks because your points don't seem connected.