Regional Identity prezi

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Class and Status

Class

Class is divided into three categories these categories are formed by your social or econmic status. You can also be born into a class for example if you are born into a family that are all upper class then you will most likely continue there business or have a private education where you will move on to a upper class job.

Status

The postion of an individual in relation to others for example if there was a teacher and students in one room the teacher would have the high status and the students would be a low status. But if then the teacher had a meeting with there boss then the teacher would then change to low status.



The three categories of class are:

Upper class
Stereotypes of upper class are:

• posh people
• rich
• businessmen/ women
• high paid
• Afternoon Tea
• Theatre
• Hunting
• Polo
• Ballet
• Lawyers/ Baristers
• Suits/ hollywood dresses
• Mansions
• Swimming pools
• Land
• Doctors/ Surgeons

Middle class
Stereotypes of Middle class:

• Teachers
• White collar
• Police/Fireman
• Nurses
• Stable lifes
• Have a family
• Good Education
• Can afford more than essentials
• Dress smartly
• Average sized houses.

Working Class
Stereotypes of Working Class

• Blue collar jobs
• Employed
• Wages
• Include unempolyed/ poor
• Industrail/ manual labour
• Builders/ Electritions
• Lower tier
• Basic house/flat
• Sometimes can struggle with payments
• Earns money to survive

The two categories of status are:

High status
Sterotypes of High status

• Important
• Controlling
• Leader
• Higher level
• More advanced
• Demanding
• Higher postion
• Power
• Teachers

Low status
Sterotypes of Low status

• Controlled
• Lower postions
• Students
• Less experienced

Eastenders clip- Age

Initial thoughts
Patrick is represented to be talking and gesturing around the table to a group of adult friends. The other people on the table are listening this shows they have respect for him as he is older and this clip is representing adults as well- mannered and respectful people.

Patrick is telling his friends/ family a story they have crafted this as grandparents have lots of stories to tell there relatives therefore they have represented this character through this.

 The denotation is of empty bottles of wine and half drank wine on the table. The connation of this is that the adults have drank it.They have represented the characters being wealthy adults as they are drinking wine this is known to be a older and sophisticated drink.

Denise says "chelsea taking an interest in something how much you had to drink" this shows that this clip has represented the younger people as chelsea is as people who aren't interesting in other peoples history and pass story therefore they are portraying this is a rare thing that she is actually taking an interest. Also its showing that denise doesnt know her daughter as well as she should as she doesnt know that she is intrested in there histroy and culture.

They also represent chelsea as very stubborn as she is a younger generation then the others. As some of her comments have attitude and can come across disrespectful.

Libby says very intellectual comment about the riots but then refers back to Patrick who is older to check she is correct. This shows they have represented Patrick as a knowledgeable, wise older man as he has lived longer then the others therefore has more experience.

Shot types
At the beginning of the clip there is a medium shot (0.11) of Patrick telling his family a story about an occasion that is in there culture. This shot represents how grandparents are known to tell stories to there family therefore the producer as represented Patrick to be a older aged man. His clothing he is wearing ia wasit coast and smartly dressed shirt this shows that Patrick is an older man and they have represented him to appreciate his age and dress neatly. The colours that he is wearing match his culture of jamaican as well.

There is an over the shoulder shot of Patrick and Chelsea (0.56) this shows that Patrick has been represented as an older aged man as he is wearing a wasit coast and shirt which is an older way to dress, he has no hair and is represented to be a very jolly and happy older man as he is smiling. Whereas in contrast chelsea is represented as a younger aged girl through her bright colours and trendy clothing with hoop earings which are represented to be a young trend for teenagers.

Next there is a medium shot of denise (0.50) saying 'ah chelsea taking an intrest in something, how much you had to drink girl' this conveys that because chelsea is represented as a younger age/ generation she is thought of to not be taking an intrest in history and her culture but going out drinking and clubbing instead. This also indicates that her mum doesnt know her as well as she should.

There is also a extreme medium shot (2.45) of libby when she is saying to her family about the riots and how she learnt it at school this shows that she is represented as a young teenager as she is in education. Also she is refering back to Patrick as her face is angled to be facing him even though Patrick isnt in the shot this is because she is asking Patrick if she is right. This conveys that Patrick is represented as older genration as he knows more knowledge about the riot as he lived where it all happend. I know this because the young man sitting next to denise said that he heard he did and Patrick agreed that he did.

There is a high angle shot (2.06) this shows how Patrick has been postioned at the top of the table and all the others bunched up leaning forward to show how intrieged and intrested they are. This implies that Patrick who is represented as an older aged man has more power then the others and the others are weaker as they havnt lived as long as him. This clip also shows how the representation of younger age which is chelsea is slouching  chair this is to represent that younger people try to act cool and trendy to fit in.

Sound
In this clip there is a diegetic, asynchronouse sound of jamican music this shows there culture that they live. The music isnt upbeat pop music which indicates that this is Patricks music of choice as it is represented to be a more older type of music as its a lot slower and calming so that conversations can happen while it is playing. Libby makes a faint noise when she is moving her chair forwards this is an diegetic, synchronouse sound and represents how intrieged the younger generation are to listen and learn about there own history and culture. At the end of the clip there is the sound of a phone ringing this is a diegetic, synchronouse sound. The mobile phone is picked up by chelsea this represents she is a young teenager as teenagers are known to have mobile phones and always using them. By the phone being a mobile phone also suggests that she is very modern which younger people are represented to be very modern and contain up to date technology.

Mise-en-scene
Patrick is wearing very old fashioned smart clothing as he is wearing a shirt and wasit coat this is how the producer is showing older aged men. He also is wearing the colours of his culture this is to show that he has lived and experienced it. His accent is jamican which is evidence that he contains strong culture and is why he is informing all his family about it because he has the most knowledge out of all of them. Whereas the producers have decided to represent younger aged women and men as wearing bright colours, casuall trendy clothing that is more simple looking then Patrick and doesnt contain there culture as they didnt experience there culture. This is because there accents are very common London accent which means they were born in England. This is why they contain less knowledge then Patrick. The house walls and furntiure all contain the jamican culture and have warming jamican colours to show that this is where they live and that they chose to still keep with there culture even though they aren living in Jamica. The lighting is very enclosing and dark this is to show the closeness of all the different ages and that they all are a loving family.

Editing

There is an extreme medium shot of Chelsea saying ' alright i want bother then' and then another extreme medium shot of libbys reaction where she rolls her eyes acting smart (1.00) this shows that the producer has represented both these young girls as very challenging towards eachother and always making comments to eachother that could start an argument.

Media Notes Written up

The Producer is someone who makes the media.
The Consumer is someone who reads the media.
The media is a text that people read.

The system of encoding and decoding is:
The producer encodes the text then the text is transmitted and the consumer decodes the text.

The encoding and decoding has to be right to work. For example if the message was in a different language and the receiver doesnt know that language the receiver could miss interpret it. Therefore both messages have to match.

Key words in Media

Gate Keeper- Decides what they put through to the media/news or not e.g sensor who decides what age you have to be to watch certain films.

Prefer reading- Where the consumer takes away what the producer was intended.

Denotation- That there are empty bottles on the table and two people sitting on the sofa.

Connation- That they are drunk and have drank them.

Oppositional reading- When someone makes a conscious rejection or subversion of the preferred meaning.

Negotiated reading- When someone understands the meaning but doesn't relate to them so its of no interest to them to decode it.

Semiology- The study of signs and symbols.

Mode of Address- The way the media talks to there audience e.g the news is very formal, theres no negotiations, the reporter talks directly to the camera. This makes the audience trust them as they are being direct and authoritative. This media also makes the audience learn.

The effect that media has on the audience.

Hypodermic Needle Theory

This theory has a direct effect on its audience. The theory suggests that the media passes through to the conscience of the audience that are passive. Directly by injecting them with messages that trigger a desired response. This producer (media maker) manipulates the audience and changes there view, behaviour and thinking of the media text. The audience take this in and trust what the media are presenting to them.


The step flow Theory 
This theory shows that the audiences thinking and behaviour is proceeded through by opinion leaders.  The individuals called opinion leaders who pay close attention to the media and its messages receive the information. The opinion leaders then pass on there own interpretations to the media content.Opinion leaders are quite influential in getting people to change there attitudes and views on the media. The audience follow the opinion leaders views and then become passive. The audience take this is in not directly like the hypodermic needle modle theory but by a two step flow. For example if Jeremy Clarkson says that a certain car is bad then the audience would automatically not go out and buy the car.

Gratification Theory
This theory tends to give an audience a bit more respect as active decisions are made. The members of the audience aren't passive but take an active role of taking in and interpreting media in there own life's. This theory is less controlling as the audience are making there own decision of how there going to interpret the media.
Diversion- Escape or emotional release from daily pressure.
Personal Relationship- Virtual companionship and socialilrity of discussing T.V with others.
Surveillance- Finding out whats going on in the world- Voyeurism.
De-sensatised- If you see something a lot of times you will sensitise yourself to it e.g phobias.

Shameless clip- class

Class is used in this clip by using shot types, sound, mise-en-scene and editting. Class is cateogories that are seperated  by the types of quality that people contain. There are three main types of class the first is upper class this is the social group that has the highest staus most people who are upper class own businesses which are jobs like a lawyers, Doctors and Baristers. This class are the wealtiest class. The second class is working class this class is the people that are employed and earn there money through there wages. The work they mainly do is industrail and manual work for example on building sights, electritions and plumbers. The last class is the lower class this the class that has the lowest status this is because they have lack of work, low education or skills.

Intial Thoughts
My intial thoughts of this clip is that as soon as the dad comes down the stairs i can assume that he is of a low class because he has worn out, messy clothing with greasy long hair and i can tell he has no respect for the way he looks. His family are all down stairs sitting round the table and the dad strolls down this conveys that he doesnt care about spending time with them if they were an upper class family they would all be sitting round the table together talking politely. The language they use as they swear at eachother also is a low class feature I noticed straight away.



Shot Types
In this clip shot types are used to portray class. The first shot type is a medium long shot (0.03) this is of the dad walking down the stairs and it shows from his knees and upwards. In the shot you can see the stairs and the front door this conveys a typical council house which shows there not of an upper class. He is wearing scruffy clothing which is untucked and dirty looking. His hair looks very greasy and he has a rough looking beard that doesnt look clean or tidy. His voice is very emotionless. He comes down the stairs on his own as he had just woken up this suggests he is very lazy and has no job to motivate himself to get up for. All these points show that he is of a low class.

The next shot is a master shot (0.05) this is where the camrea is on the place where all the action is occuring. In this case it is the table, kitchen area. There is two older boys, a older girl with a young baby and a young boy. They look very family orientated. In the master shot there is a lot rubbish all over the table and window seal. There is also beer cans and alchol on the table that hasnt been cleared away. This shows they dont have any respect for there house and are very unhygneic.This also shows they are of a low class.

Then this shot leads to a extreme medium shot of there dad (0.14). They all look up to there dad as they are sitting down and the dad is standing up. There dad is shown to be there role modle but by there dialgue in the shot they are disgusted by him. The dad is supposed to be caring for them but instead he is acting very immature for his age this suggest low class as he hasnt lived in the real world where you have to work hard to earn a living. By the shot being a extreme medium shot it gets the dads actions and reactions much more detailed and empahsises his immature nature.

This leads to a close up shot (0.17) of one of the son's replying to his nonsense talk. This is to show that the children talk back to there dad and argue using swearing language. This conveys they are a low class and upper class people wouldnt speak to that strong extent to eachother. The close up shot shows the reaction of the son very clearly as well.

Another shot of the daughter replying to there dad is a medium shot (0.30) saying that he had taken 6 E's last night which are drugs and her reaction is a very sarcastic laugh. This shows class as taking drugs is a very low status thing to do. As well as the children all knowing and not being completely ashamed about it shows that they have given up on trying to arrange his life in order. This also emphasises that the dad has a very low class as he isnt being a good role model to all the children.

Once the son who mostly is speaking to the dad gets up it flows through to an over the shoulder shot (0.47) this is where things get more intense and it shows how the dad has lied to his own children. This shows the son risiing to his dad's level which shows that his son has just has enough class as his dad. The phrase respect your elders isnt shown through this clip as the son doesnt care that he is argueing and disrespecting his dad even though his dad diserves it this shows low class.

There is another close up in the clip (2.00) where the dad is replyig to his daughter that his job is talk a lot of crap.This shows that he isnt employed and that he doesnt even care that he cant provide the standard essentials for his own children's upbringing this illustrates low class. As he doesnt have a job and his actions in life arent the correct ones.

Once the scene changes to outside there house there is a quick pan shot (2.07) that starts from the main subject they are talking about to the dad and kids. There is also a long shot (2.24) this is of a tourtise crawling towards the road. This is key to show low class as not every day do you see a tourtise crawling around the streets. The dad and children dont react to this untill he gets run over. This shows that are used to there lifestyle being low class/ status.

Lastly there is an establishing shot (3.18) from above which establishes where the scene had taken place. outside there house there are rotten table and arm chairs with rubbish all over them. There is a washing machine outside as well which appears to be broken this shows that they are low class as upper class people wouldnt leave there front in a complete mess and wouldnt have a broken washing machine dumped outside they would have there front well presented.

Sound Types
In this clip there is also sound to illustrate the use of class in this clip the first sound being a non diegetic tune (0.01) that is very slow and calming. This tune starts the same time as the clip when the dad is walking down the stairs. The tune indicates that the dad doesnt care about the way he lives and he represents a hippy like person as he has a lazy nature and acts like a syco. The sound represents this and his low class/status.

The second sound is a diegetic and asynchrnouse noise of the dad chucking his shoes on the floor. This shows he doesnt have respect for himself or his belongings which shows low class and that he doesnt have respect for his house either.

In the background of the children and dad's conversations there are faint noises of people in the streets this is a diegetic, asynchrnouse sound (0.19) this shows that they live in a common area not a private which indicates they are not of an upper class.

The next sound that shows class is a non-diegetic tune (1.24) that starts after his daughter says "we want you" this shows that even though there class is low and they are always disgusted of there dad's behavouir and how he treats them they still love him and care about them as they are very family orientated and share the same feelings and emotions that the working and upper class both feel.

There is another non-diegetic sound tune (2.05) that is more upbeat this starts before the scene starts which is a very seamless effect. The music is used to change the scene. This tune stays in the background of the scene while the dad and children are talking.
This tune stops when the tourtise gets run over this shows that even though they are of a low class they still are very concerning people.

The last sound is a diegtic, synchronouse sound (3.14) this is of the children all laughing. They are laughing at how there caravan was sold for a little amount of money and that here dad had been ripped off. This shows that even though there class is low and they dont have alot of money they still think postiative and dont take situation to seriously.

Mise-en-scene
The Dad in this clip is wearing dirty and old clothing that is worn very scruffed. He has long greasy hair to his shoulders and his voice and manner shows he is a low class. The older boys in this clip are wearing track suits and the young baby is wearing a stero typical pink for a girl tracksuit this shows that they dress like chavs and that they have a low class as they dont care what there appearence looks like to others.

 The language they say to eachother is mainly swearing and this is because the dad uses this language when speaking to them which sets a bad example for the children who repeat what the dad is saying. This is also very bad as there is a young boy and baby and they dont give any consideration they are young and shouldnt be listening to this swearing language.

 The daughter is in the kitchen this shows the sterotype that females are always working in the kitchen doing the cooking and cleaning. This is very bad on the dad as he wakes up late and doesnt care that he isnt cooking for his children being the responsible adult. The house is very basic and compact for the amount of people living there this shows they cant afford a bigger house with more space for them to live in. They do alot of hand gestures and pointing to eachother this shows rudeness and no respect for eachother as they are always argueing with eachother.

 When the scene changes to outside the girl is still wearing her dressing gown this shows that she doesnt care if any of the public see her. Lastly the buisness man is wearing a suit and tie and has paper work this shows he is upper class. His voice is posh and he uses words such as 'expenses' and 'deducted'.

Editing
 There is a lot of eye matches where all the children are looking up at there dad and there dad is looking down at them at the begining of the clip when they are all sitting around the table and the dad is standing infront of them. This shows that the dad has more power and authority but in this case he doesnt as the children swear and point at him which shows that they are just as bad as the dad with there bad manners and having no respect for anything. There is individual extreme shots of the dad saying 'me' repetivly this is editing as the shots all flow and are all relavant to eachother. Also the daughter in the kitchen is a medium shot and is staring at the dad talking to him. The dad isnt in the shot but by the direction she is staring we know that she is talking to her dad. The shot flows to another medium shot of the dad responding which is evidence that the daughter was talking to him. There is also a zoom in of the dad when the daughter says 'we want a family, we want you' this zoom in is used on the dad to get a close up then an extreme close up to emphasis and see his reaction. The last editing part i noticed was an action match shot of the tourtouise when there is a shot of the tourtouise crawling to the road and then one of him getting run over by the caravan this is a match shot as they are the same subject shot that flow to show a journey.

Sterotypes
In this clip there is use of the sterotype of class. The class that i have noticed in this clip is working class. The stereotypes that have been shown in this clip for working class are the  family live in a average small cramped house. The Dad is wearing very messy clothing and has greasy long hair if he was upper class then he would be very neat and wearing a suit. They are swearing and there accents are very common this is a stereotype for working class even though upper class could communicate like this. They are family orientated and the Dad is unemployed as the daughter says 'you are full of crap dad' and the dad replys 'thats my job' this indicates that he is jobless. Thefore even if you are unemployed you are still classed as working class.



In conclusion i feel that this clip called 'shameless' was very good at expressing class through the 4 main terms shot types, sound, mise-en-scene and editing. The way the charcters dressed there actions and there levels of power also contributed to the subject of gender.

Health Check- Gender clip

Gender is classed in two categories male and female. In society Males are steriotyped as mascualine the connations of this is strong, smartly dressed buissnessmen who have high authority and have a relaxed fashion about them. Whereas females are steriotyped as feminen and connations of this is very girly, dressed in skirts and dresses and are very affectionet and are known to have sensative feelings.
In this clip gender is shown and also shown through shot types,sound, mise-en-scene and regional identity. In the clip the first impressions of the females were the first lady was wearing a skirt suit with medium lentgh hair and high heels this shows the steriotype of a femine women and also shows she has high class by the way she walks in a girly way. The other female in the shop was wearing casual clothing and was of a lower class however even though she couldnt afford the dress she was still very keen to impress her daughter and was let down when she found out she couldnt afford the dress. This is a clear example that females have a pressure to look good and impress people in there whole lifes wheither its to impress there daughter or even there husband. Also the female who was trying on the dress chose a very sexy back less dress this is more evidence that she wants to impress in her case her husband. The price was £3000 this is very expensive but she happily would buy the dress for that amount to impress her husband. Also gender is shown throught the male worker, being a sterotype of a man and working in the shop and the women being the customers as there is sterotype is to not work but be a house wife and look after children if they have any.

Whereas the male's in this clip are portrayed in a different way. This is because the male manager of the shop was in a smart suit and was the owner of the shop which shows authority and power other women. The masculine men in the club were wearing also smart suits they were drinking whisky and smoking cigars in a very relaxed fashion. They were having very manly conversations and laughing as if they had no stress in life at all. However when the female in the shop lost her ring she went insane and hugly paniked as if she didnt find the ring she wouldnt be able to face her husband this shows the husband has power other her and there relationship. As she was running around insanly she stopped to shout she is going to be late for her hair appointment this shows a girly and feminen side to her. But the male shop owner also began to stress a bit this shows that men can have a feminen side to them without realising in society.

In this clip there is use of shot types to show gender these are when the over the shoulder shot is used to show power and authority as the male manager of the shop is towering over the female who cant afford the dress. This conveys pressure on the female as she is hinted to leave as she isnt as wealthy and high class to be purchasing garments in that store. But also it makes her feel intimated to emphasis the power the male has on the female.

 However when the female leaves the male shop manager walks over to the other female and the other the shoulder shot is used again but instead it is angled more to the side this shows that this female has more power then the other women as she can afford items in the store and has a higher class. But the male shop manager still looks down on her which illustrates that he still has power over her as she is a female.

 After this the female trys on a dress in the fitting rooms. When she turnes around to see the dress in the mirrior there is a medium shot where the male shop owner is sorting out her straps on her dress. This shows that beceause she is wearing a sexy backless dress the male automatically has a weakness and acts very helpful towards her as they have a attraction.

There is also another medium shot of the two men sitting at the table this shows they are seated and very relaxed drinking there whisky and smoking there ciagrs.

This is a obviouse shot of the male steriotype and how they behave around other males. As the clip flows back to the store scene the female suddenly loses her ring the camrea follows her using the shot type of pan to put impact on her sudden insane panic and how she turns chaotic as she cant tell her husband that she has lost the expensive ring this identifies that men have power in a relationship.

 As the female beigins to shout for help there is a shot where both the male and female are on there knees this is after the male shop owner begins to help search for the ring this shows that they are both on equal terms and that men and women can have the same status. As the female is late for her hair appointment she says to the male shop owner that she will pay a reward for who ever finds it there is an automatic close up on the male as his reaction shows greed as males think of money as treasure to them.

 When the male shop owner is deeply searching for the ring there is a tilt camera shot on the other male who walks in the shop who is part of the hustle this is the chosen shot type to show the full suit and how males are dressed in suits as there steriotype to show power and higher status and to also capture his intelligence. Also the way he stand tall and proud is emphasised.

 Lastly there is an establishing shot near the end of the clip of male group in the club relaxing and having a laugh with a chilled attitude to life while the female is going crazy other her losing the ring.

Also in this clip sound is used to portray the difference between male and female this is because at the begining there is a non-digetic, asynchrnouse sound tune that is played in the background this tune gets to a higher pitch when the female who has higher class walks in this is to show that she is very feminen and girly. This automatically steriotypes this female as she is in a clothing store which suggests she loves shopping which is a typical girls hobby. The non-diegetic, asynchronouse tune stops when the other female who cant afford any of the garments is told she cant. This empahsis the females let down at the fact that she wanted to impress her daughter and that she isnt as wealthy as other females. The Non- diegetic, asynchrnouse sound starts again once the female starts leaving the store this shows that if a female cant afford or raise her standards for anything the male population doesnt symphasise for her in society. There is again the non-diegetic, asynchronouse sound that speeds up when the female who can afford the expensive garments is deciding wheither she is going to purchase the dress. This empahsises excitement and how the steriotype of females is that they love to shop. There is a digetic, synchrnouse sound of the men putting the whisky cups on the table this shows that they are masculine and strong men who drink whisky which is very high class and typical steriotype for the male gender. Whereas the digetic, synchrnouse sound for the female in the shop is the panic rustling of the clothes this emphaisises her unorgansiation and insane panic of what her male partner will think of her this shows that her husband has the power and authority other her. There is a seamless non-diegetic sound that leads up to the females panic this is used before the secen starts to build up the tension of the scene. There is also a diegetic, synchronouse sound of the alarms going of this shows the male gender in a working enviroment, using trade skills to fix something. The trades in society such as brick laying is mostly steriotyped for males. Lastly there is the diegetic, synchrnouse sound of the men in the club laughing this just emphasises there relaxation and lifestyle.

In this clip there is also the use of regional identity to show the steriotypes of male and female this is because the men are wearing smart suits this suggest that they are business men in  the city. The female who has less money is wrapped up in a coat this conveys that they are not living in a hot country but a typipcal english weather country. There accents are standard english which suggests they are situated in England. The men stand very tall and walk very tall to show power and higher class compared to the females. In the men's club it looks like a bactular pad and has warming colours to suggest how men unite and socialise very well mannerd in this club. The lighting is very dim and there are cigar glass pots this suggests this club is for higher class men. The mens hair styles are very modern as well as the furniture being very stylish and modern this shows that this clip has been set in present time. In  both the store and club there are large spaciouse rooms that include large windows that overlook scenery this suggests they are in the city. At the end of the clip the male and female characters are in a local cafe this cafe contains modern comfortable furniture and is situated in the city through the noise of the busy streets and the use of cars. Lastly the female who was part of the hustle is on her mobile phone in the cafe this is also illustartes that this clip is very modern as there is use of modern technology.

In conclusion overall i think that this clip shows gender through shot types, sound, mise-en-scene and regional identity very well. I feel that gender is mostly shown through the regional identity this is because by anayslising this part i could develop my points further and identitfy the clothing, accent, sound and setting by putting them in there steriotype of male and female.