1. The only way is up
The extract creates a negative
representation of people from the North of the U.K, for example a wide angle-
long shot of a man scrubbing the libelous graffiti of a building; this is used
at the start of the clip. The use of the long angle wide shot could connote on
how large the problem was and that people from this region are quite willing to
air there dirty laundry in public, which is why the shot is used to expand the
problem.
The use of graffiti connotes the working
class society, to have graffiti on a building might suggest on how there is
little money, resulting on people living on a council estate that could be full
of riotous teenagers who are board and want to cause a disturbance.
The background soundtrack is up beat, jazzy,
but an outdated pop song that could connote the age of the community, which in
this case is an old generation that are stuck in there ways that don’t seem
willing to pay for new music where they can listen to the local radio for free.
This creates a negative representation that people are stingy and careful with
the little money they have left.
This maintains the negative stereotype of
northern people who aren’t willing to cover up their problems, possibly doesn’t
have a job and they are not ready to spend money on their area to make it
better.
2. God loves you
The extract of the disabled man going into
the pub that has small banners of “Church” and balloons to show people that
they are interested in religion and promote the church, but the disabled man
wants them down. This has a negative representation of the older generation who
seems stubborn, controlling and only care for there own opinions and their
values. The usage of a mid shot allows us to only focus on the two people that
are semi- arguing about the situations, but we can also see the pub at the back
that seems like a clean, and well kept. This suggests that a few people in the
community take care of there own and want to express different views on the
world.
The use of the banner that says, “CH_ _CH
what’s missing? U R” shows on how people are trying to get others to notice
there is something different to interest you, but it’s a small banner and not
in your face, so it shows that they only have little interest in the subject,
but they’re still showing effort.
This clip has a use of dialogue when one
lady is trying to convince the man, Brian to allow the banners and then in
helium voice to try and cheer him up she says, “God loves you”, but then Brain
negatively replies, “Does he? Funny way of showing it”, this extends the idea
of the older generation being closed ad stubborn minded.
This maintains the negative stereotype of
the older generation who aren’t willing to move on and expand there minds to
let something else take over, instead they want to stick to what they know and
there own traditions.
3. Thirsty as a flower
The extract of Brian helping himself to a
drink, but changes the glass for a flower vase so he can reach shows us a
negative impression that some people from the North are carefree, don’t care
about the consequences (not washing to vase before drinking out of it) and will
do anything to get a simple drink. To have the man drinking in the day makes
the negative representation stronger of Northern people being carefree and riotous.
The usage of a mid shot to show Brain un hygienically helping himself and to
show the lady organizing her flowers whilst talking, this shot connotes
indication for the audience to draw there attention directly to Brain who is
trying to get a drink and to create an effect of blurring the lady at the front
out of the shot.
This clip again has dialogue, this time the
lady is telling Brain everything that is happening (their schedule), but Brain
replies in short sentences, therefore showing how he couldn’t care less just as
long as he gets the drink.
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