Representation of Gender - The Bill

At the start of the extract, an establishing shot is used to show the area in which a crime has been committed. Ambient sounds of police sirens, radios and people talking add to the event and make it seem more realistic. The camera somewhat tracks a car straight away and long shots are used throughout on the women that gets out the car. Straight away we know this women is of some importance due to the amount of camera time on her. Furthermore, she doesn't wear the normal police uniform, offering the idea that she is higher up and of more importance to those around her.

The camera then tracks her and another man, out of uniform; a low angle is used on both the man and women, this suggests that they both have the same amount of power but are of more superior than the others on duty. This is also shown through the high angle on the girl on the floor, somewhat belittling her even more and making her seem even more smaller, vulnerable and inferior. We don't get to see this girls face and her name is non-existent; again making her seem irrelevant although the case is about her.

A sound bridge is then used to hear a man speaking about the events that has just occurred, this links in with the women hearing him and not believing what he is saying to the officers. Here we see her have complete control and power over the man as she belittles him by asking him about 'CCTV' etc. Which he denies they have. At this point, the 180 degree rule is not broken, which gives us a sense of how important it is to find information on the events.

Throughout the short extract, we see a strong, independent women being mostly in charge and being of a more superior than those who work with her. Yet with a complete contrast there is a girl who is vulnerable and is dependent on others that she doesn't know which gets her into trouble. This could be due to the generation difference of both women, one knowing that women have equal rights whereas the other allows men to treat her badly and in ways that could hurt her.

Hotel Babylon Analysis

Hotel Babylon – Ethnicity

In this extract, a soundtrack is used throughout to build the pace and tension. There is a contrast within the soundtrack, the pace is more frantic when on the people rushing to hide whereas it slows down and is more calm when the camera is on the police; this shows that they are in control and have the upper hand. Rule of thirds is also used at the beginning to show which officer is in more power.  A handheld camera is used at some points to build on the pace, it makes us as an audience feel uneasy and on edge and somewhat apart of the frantic rush.

To add to the tension, parallel editing is used to fasten the pace of the scene; it creates tension and makes the audience empathise the panic. By using parallel editing, it makes the transitions a lot smoother and makes the scenes a lot more realistic in the sense of the panic and pace. To add to the panic, ambient sound is used, the shouting of workmen and women and the heavy breathing of those in the room; this gives us a sense of how they are feeling; panicked and worried for their safety.

Mise-en-scene is used to give a complete contrast on how the different ethnicities are treated; the front desk is spacious, light and clean whereas the office in which the foreign women works in is cramped, dark and looks like where they store boxes. This shows who is more superior within the work place and conveys the idea that because the woman at the front desk is not foreign, she is treated a lot nicer. The use of colour is also used; the immigrants are wearing reds and dirty white uniforms whereas the non-immigrants are wearing pure whites or suits; therefore they are conveyed as more pure and powerful and that they belong there more than the others.

Overall, colour and setting is used to show how a different ethnicity affects others in a workplace. The sound used plays an important role as well as it shows the audience how in control and superior the policemen are in comparison to the panicked immigrants.