Regional identity refers to the act of identifying with a specific geographic region of a nation. This term can also be defined as something that is limited to a particular region.
Me and my family are from Narborough which is on the outskirts of Leicester's city center. The village i am from holds many ethnic groups as well as accents and the accent which is used the most is a common english accent where words are pronounced correctly with only a few words being cut short for example instead of people saying Leicester they would say 'Lesta'. I think you can tell where people come from the ethnic background or their skin colour and accent because each sector of the world has its own accent which people are recognised to. I think many people have different opinions on others whether they come from a rural area or not, people who are based in rural areas are seen to be more equipped with better features such as manners and having a better upbringing. Whereas Urban areas like the city centre and other areas like Saint matthews are seen to be more rougher areas with violence surrounding the kids and adults.
In the TV
drama series of Hotel Babylon there are many ethnicities presented to the
audience at home. For example there are a wide range of ethnicities and
languages in the specific episode and extract I have watched and the example
would be English, Polish, African and Asian. There is a really clear contrast
between the ethnic groups in this TV drama and in this essay o will point out
the key features of how the Ethnic groups are treated and how they respond to
this. I will also include a conclusion and an overall thought about the TV
drama Hotel Babylon at the end of this essay.
At the
start of the extract we see a posh well groomed Englishman wearing a suit and
tie in a store room looking for something. The camera gives us mid shots and
close up shots of this character to give us an insight of his facial
expressions and what he might be looking for. There is slow paced music being
played in the background suggesting that something is going to build up soon.
Next two police man walk through the door both of the English with English
accents showing that a policeman is seen to be an English job in the UK and no
other ethnic group can have this job.
Editing
then switches the scene over to another one quickly adding alertness to the
audience. Also the music has picked up showing even more alertness. This scene
is shown at the front of the Hotel with everyone there dressed posh wearing
suits and blazers. Most people in this scene are English showing at the minute
not a wide range of ethnic groups. At this stage in the extract we see our
first African American man wearing a suit and tie but he also has an English
accent showing he is still British overall. All the English ethnic people we
have seen so far are all dressed and looking smart to me this gives the English
ethnic group the upper hand and that they are seen to be more powerful and
dominant.
The
editing then switches the clip over to Jackie who is part of the Asian ethnic
group and works in her own office at the back of the hotel but her office is in
a store cupboard instead of a professional one this to me shows the clear
divide between the ethnic groups of the English and other groups. The lighting shown
upon the head policeman is very dark and shadowy giving the audience a feeling
that the head policeman is a sly and cunning man. The head policeman asks the
woman in white if they can look around because they are from the immigration service
and she reply’s politely saying yes you may and offers them guides. This to me
shows that the English ethnic group is portrayed as well mannered.
The
editing of the clip suggests urgency now as clips start to speed up with many
more little shots added between. Urgency is also added by the camera because
the angels are constantly zooming in and out and swishing to show people rushing
around. The music tempo has also picked up drawing in the attention of the audience
even more. The next scene shows us behind the scenes in the Hotel in the cafeteria
and where the ‘immigrants’ work, with Jackie running in shouting at them in a
mix of languages obviously getting across the message that the immigration
service is here. The urgency is even more intense and high now because there’s
that many camera shots and angles going on you don’t know where to look giving
the effect that your there watching them in real life and your one of them. The
ethnicity part of this clip is that all of the people are from different countries
and are illegal immigrants meaning they shouldn't be there and the fact Jackie speaks
to them this way in s a loud voice whilst she is speaking we can hear other
sound of food sizzling and pan clapping together drowning out what she is
saying so the audience cant exactly hear her at this stage shows that the
British born ethnic group have more power and control over the non-British
ethnic groups.
Further on
in the extract we come to a scene where all the immigrants are locked in a
cupboard hiding from the immigration service. This shows that the non-British
ethnic groups are less powered and scared on the common British person. The
mise-en-scene of this clip is that you can hear gasps of breath and whispering showing
that they are trying to be as quite as possible so the immigration service does
not find them and take them. One of the immigrants falls Ill and faints in the
store room showing that some of them are weak and are treated badly, but one of
the immigrants called Adam says he used to be a doctor and helps the ill woman,
this to me supports the stereotypical thoughts of what people think immigrants
can do. By this I mean that you would expect someone like Adam to be a cleaner
like he is now and not a Doctor. There is no music in this part of the extract
because then it helps the audience listen to the immigrants and how they are
scared in this store room.
Ebrahim
is a cleaner who works at Hotel Babylon and is not collected by Jackie to be
taken to hide with the other immigrants so he is the only one left. As he is
cleaning we see some parallel editing between the immigrants in the store room
and Ebrahim who is cleaning. The immigration service comes through the elevator
to find Ebrahim cleaning then the camera zooms right into Ebrahim’s face
showing us his facial expression and that his ethnic origin is again petite
against the mighty English. He tries to run and as he runs the camera follows
him showing us the point of view of the immigration service and how they hunt
him down like an animal. He is caught and then taken away to be deported out of
the country.
The final
scene is that we see the immigration service dragging Ebrahim out of the Hotel
with Jackie screaming at them telling them that he can’t go back to where he
lives because he will be killed. This to me shows that some people such as Jackie
treat everyone the same no matter what ethnic group they are.
Chocolate box: half or full-smile, lips together or slightly parted,
teeth barely visible, full or three-quarter face to camera. Projected mood: blandly pleasing, warm bath warmth, where uniformity
of features in their smooth perfection is devoid of uniqueness or of
individuality.
Invitational: emphasis on the eyes, mouth shut or with only
a hint of a smile, head to one side or looking back to camera. Projected mood: suggestive of mischief or mystery, the hint of contact
potential rather than sexual promise, the cover equivalent of advertising’s
soft sell.
Super Smiler: full face, wide open toothy smith, head thrust forward or chin thrown back, hair often wind-blown. Projected mood: aggressive, 'look at me' demanding, the hard shell, 'big come-on' approach.
Romantic or Sexual: a fourth and more general classification devised to include male and female 'two-some'; or the dreamy, heavy-lidded, unsmiling big-heads, or the overtly sensual or sexual. Projected moods: possible 'available' and defiantly 'available'
Marjorie Ferguson
this advert which was created by Dolce & Gabbana shows the male gaze of a different kind. It shows the romantic and sexual part of it because in the advert there is more than one body causing it to be a two-some which comes under the definition of the romantic and sexual section.
The woman displayed in Dolce & Gabbana advert is seen as part of the male gaze because she is clearly there to attract the attention of the male audience watching adverts on the TV. The fact she is a clearly in shape woman and model shows that men aspire to be with her and to do this the advert suggests buying the male side of the Dolce and Gabbana perfume.
As well as this there is a well kept in shape male in the advert as well this to me also shows part of the male gaze but woman looking at men. Its basically the same theory as the male looking at the woman in the advert as in this time the woman aspires to be the woman in the advert and to do that they need to buy the female perfume produce by Dolce and Gabbana.
Another way that the male gaze is shown in this advert would be by the fact there both dripping with water because they have just come back on the boat from having a swim. With a golden tan as both models have in this advert mixed with the dripping water effect it gives a sense of sexiness towards the models seen by the audience at home.
There is finally an invitational expression shown by the male and the female in this advert showing there seriousness and willingness to be with the other attracted person. This projects the mood of mischief between the two models on the boat also a sense of contact and no sexual promise between them.
