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Hotel Babylon- How is Ethnicity Portrayed?

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Camera Angle:This is a long shot camera angle which helps s nderstandthe di!!erence between the two people" !or e#ample we can see that theelderly man is lying down on a sn bed whilst the yonger one is standinghelping him$ The man that is lying down is white and the yonger man isblac%" this can show slight ethnic con!lict becase the blac% man is wor%ingand helping the white man rela#" bt this cold also &st be becase o! agedi!!erences$'ighting:They are both nder a light so we can see what is going on( the

yonger man passing a boo%)lea!let to the elderly man" becase this action

is nder a light is tells s that nothing secreti*e is going on and it is innocentwor%$+ise en Scene:The +ise en Scene helps s nderstand where they are and

what they are doing there$ ,n this case we can see that they are at some sorto! spa or gym becase the elderly man is in a white robe" and we can seesomeones legs to the right" ob*iosly lying down rela#ing$ The yonger manloo%s *ery smart in his sit o it is ob*ios that he wor%s there$ This is alsohelped by the camera angle$


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Camera Angle: This is also a long shot camera angle and gi*es s more o! apictre o! where they are" at the swimming pool$ There is a *ast amont o!space) water in the !ore and mid grond which implies that not many peopleare arond" and that its a big e#pensi*e place$'ighting: The man has wal%ed !rom a lighted area into a dar%er area"portraying that something bad is going to happen$ A !ew seconds later heactally meets one o! his old !riends" which is the stereotype o! a blac% man$He has lots o! tattoos and tal%s abot partying a lot$ Bt this screen shot showsthat the yonger man has mo*ed on as he is wearing a sit with polished

shoes at his &ob$+ise en Scene :This shot really shows the setting" and how pper-class it is"de to clear ble water" dimmed lights and lots o! glass which re!lects images$,t gi*es the o*er*iew o! a *ast space" and it wold be *ery srprising i!something were to &mp ot or appear$


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Camera Angle:This is a long shot camera angle which is loo%ing p at thisman and the bed$ This is to show his power o*er the women and that he hasthe money$ ,t is slightly srprising to see an Asian ethnicity to be doing this%ind o! trade" bt China is the worlds growing economy and this cold be

why they sed him" becase o! his wealth$'ighting:The lighting is entering !rom the bac% window and is shining onthe bed$ This is becase this is what the scene is centred arond$ There isalso a lamp light in the bac% grond$ 0o normally pt the lamp on the lamp

when its dar% bt since its not he cold ha*e it on so he %nows whats goingon at all times" !or e#ample where his money is$

+ise en Scene:The man is wearing a dressing gown and slippers when it islight otside" so straight away the *iewer %nows that what is happening isnot the norm$ e can also see this becase the bed is neat with only thespread plled bac%$


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Camera Angle: This is a mid shot" so we can see and hear her tal%ing$ ,t alsoallows s to see her emotion and what she is doing" in this case holding toiletroll$'ighting:,t is dar% in the shot to show tension and a problem" she is smilinginto the light" so she is hoping there is no problem when we %now that thereis$+ise en Scene:She is wearing a low ct top$ This may be becase this is only

way she !eels li%e she is going to get noticed and ta%en seriosly( to gainpower$ Her ethnicity is Thai" and they are o!ten smaller than other

ethnicities and this may why she !eels li%e she needs she needs to benoticed$


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Camera Angle:This is a long shot o! a women and man tal%ing$ The womanon the right is not ta%en seriosly" becase she is the stereo typical" whiteblonde$ e can see this becase it is a long shot" we can her there bodylangage" they are !acing away !rom each other" and what they are wearing$'ighting: 4rom wear they are wal%ing it is going !rom dar% to light" this is sothe *iewer is not show what is going on bt slowly nderstands as more isre*ealed$+ise en Scene: The women is wearing a !itting long dress and high heels" so

to be ta%en seriosly and not pshed to one side becase o! her stereotype$The man ne#t to her is in a sit to show !ormality$


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Camera Angle:This is a 167 degree shot and a mid camera angle to show thetwo men tal%ing and there reaction$ ,t is close enogh so we can see emotionsbt also !ar enogh away that we can see what they are holding$ ,n this casethe Arabic man is holding a %ni!e becase he is meant to be shown asaggressi*e and angry to ma%e p !or his si8e$ 9n the other hand theEnglishman is !at and grmpy" and seems to be moaning most o! the time$'ighting:The lighting is *ery bright as yo wold !ind in a %itchen" bt it hasalso been sed so we can see all that is going on !or e#ample" the light shiningo! the %ni!e$+ise en Scene:e can see to the le!t" they sed a crac%ed egg as a prop toportray what is going to happen( a !ight and potential in&ries$

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