Representation of Ethnicity – Treme
The first shot is an establishing shot of two black men walking through a poor community outside a caravan, obviously hit by hard times, which conforms to the stereotype that black people are of a low wealth and are worse off than other ethnicities. A sound bridge of a trumpet has been used to link the community together and highlight the idea of working together and looking out for each other. The scene then cuts to inside the caravan where the music continues to play as you see the man playing the instrument. The two men are very tightly framed and there’s very little space in the shot, a two-shot was used to put emphasis on this. The black man is stereotypically represented as friendly and welcoming, …show more content…
The shots used are of a slow pace which suggests that these people are just getting by and having to live a slow life because of their restrictions from the flood, however, this portrays them as determined and not letting the circumstances ruin them.
This then cuts to a scene of a living room containing four new characters all of a white ethnicity. Straight away you can see the difference between the cultures and that they are from a wealthier background. This conform to the stereotypes that white people are affluent and have a more desirable way or living. There’s high key lighting in this scene which shows the better life of the same town in contrast to the low key lighting in the previous scene. The long shot of the living room emphasises the riches they have through the spacious setting, whereas the other characters live in a crowded, cramped environment. There is an obvious divide between the four white characters in the Livingroom and this is shown through Mise en scene. The clothes worn by the parents are brightly coloured (greens, purples), however they are dressed smart and have a
The first shot is an establishing shot of two black men walking through a poor community outside a caravan, obviously hit by hard times, which conforms to the stereotype that black people are of a low wealth and are worse off than other ethnicities. A sound bridge of a trumpet has been used to link the community together and highlight the idea of working together and looking out for each other. The scene then cuts to inside the caravan where the music continues to play as you see the man playing the instrument. The two men are very tightly framed and there’s very little space in the shot, a two-shot was used to put emphasis on this. The black man is stereotypically represented as friendly and welcoming, …show more content…
The shots used are of a slow pace which suggests that these people are just getting by and having to live a slow life because of their restrictions from the flood, however, this portrays them as determined and not letting the circumstances ruin them.
This then cuts to a scene of a living room containing four new characters all of a white ethnicity. Straight away you can see the difference between the cultures and that they are from a wealthier background. This conform to the stereotypes that white people are affluent and have a more desirable way or living. There’s high key lighting in this scene which shows the better life of the same town in contrast to the low key lighting in the previous scene. The long shot of the living room emphasises the riches they have through the spacious setting, whereas the other characters live in a crowded, cramped environment. There is an obvious divide between the four white characters in the Livingroom and this is shown through Mise en scene. The clothes worn by the parents are brightly coloured (greens, purples), however they are dressed smart and have a