Doc Martin- Reginal idenity

The clip starts off with Doc Martin walking in and to of the villagers called All and Bert large are fixing the sink. Martin is wearing a suite like what you would expect from someone working in the city and All and Burt are wearing normal everyday clothes but over then they are wearing work clothes which is what you would expect from people living in the country side. The fact that All and Burt are father and son and they work together also links up to the stereotypical view of a village. When Martin walks in the camera is at low angle him and the plumbers that are fixing the sink. The doc is at the highest angle and then it is the man sitting down and then finally it is the youngest of all that is the lowest down the screen showing the status of them compared to each other. The easiest detail that gives us the impression that Martin isn’t from the village is that he is the only one who doesn’t have an accent. The room that are in looks small and the ceiling is not very high so overall it looks like an old cottage or house which you would find in an old traditional village. The fact that it is two of the villagers fixing the sink and not someone from outside the village who may have been better trained gives the impression that the village is very small as everybody knows everybody and they all help each other out when they need it. Also, in the first clip they are talking about what different words means because due to where he has come from Doc Martin does not understand. The stereotypical view of someone who lives out in the country is that they do not have a good education however All refers back to books that he has read and shows he knows a lot about them which gives the impression that he is well educated. Later on in this scene the sink breaks but the only one to rush to get it to stop is the Doc, everyone else is so laid back about it, which could relate to the atmosphere of the village. When this happens and he is shown in the shot the shot becomes unsteady but when is goes back to Burt in becomes steady again also showing that the Doc is the only one trying to stop the leak. At this point there is fast editing to show the high feelings of stress. The transitions between shot are plain highlighting the the fast pace of the scene. A dog comes running into the surgery whilst Martin is trying to stop water coming out one of the pipes which gives the impression to me that dogs can wonder around the village when and where they like as everybody knows them and the owner. It also shows that the village is quiet and small. No one tries to get the dog out other than Martin showing he is new to the village as he is the only one who is not use to the dog running in.

The next scene is the Doc taking the dog to the police station. A panning shot is used to show this and it also shows the people in to background which should suggest that it is a place that a lot of tourists go as the village appears busy. The streets are narrow and twisting with old brick cottages all round just like to stereotypical old village. We can hear and see seagulls and in the background we could also see some fishing nets being sold showing us that it is a seaside village. As he walks past people they all turn to look at him and smile giving the impression that everyone knows who he is even if he has never seen them before. This gives the impression that the village is a tight knit community so if anything happens, for example there being a new doctor, everyone knows. Him walking through the villages shown by a tracking shot which shows the pace at which he is walking and how it compare to the quiet village. He then walks into the police station where the policeman is hovering showing that the village is quiet and there is no crime going on as normally a policeman would be out patrolling the streets. The fact that he has a hover is highlighted when the camera starts off showing it and then it tilts up to show the policeman using it.  The policeman greets his with ‘Doc Martin, nice to meet you finally’ showing that everybody does know who he is but Martin has not gone to the trouble of meeting people in the village yet. 

The next character he meets is a woman who also knows who he is before he has introduced himself. The first shot used is a medium shot of the woman putting shopping into her car, it then changes to a two shot when Martin walks into the shot. The woman starts the conversation showing that people in the village all talk to each other but due to the doctor coming from a more urban setting is dose not do this, it again also backs up the statement that the village is a tight knit community. Once they are in conversation the lady hints at Martin prescribing her something without an appointment as the other doctor did showing that because the village was so small and everyone knows every ones business not everything was done the correct way. We then see him walking past a school where he can see the teacher, this could show the village being small as he can just look into the classroom without any walls or fences in the way. When we first see him walking past the school an establishing shot is used, this could be used to highlight the low security the school has. Also, it is showing that the school is an old brick building, just like the rest of the village. The next person he talks to is offloading fresh veg from the back of a pick up and then carrying them into a small shop. The veg shows that there is local farms which you would not get in the city which could show a better and healthier life in the country side as they are eating free veg. She is wearing dark clothes and they are practical for manual work unlike Martins clothes which could be why he looks so uncomfortable when she gives them to him.

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Mise-en-scene

• Setting
• Decor
• Lighting
• Body language/movement
• Props
• Costume
• Make-up

Editing

• Cuts
• Dissolves
• Fade
• Wipes 
• Jump cut
• Cross cutting
• Flashback
• Match on action
• Speed of shots

Sound

• Sound and character
• Sound and genre
• Sound and setting
• Sound and narrative
• Background music
• Dialogue
• Accents

Camera Work

• Shot types
• Camera angles
• Camera movement
• Framing

disability essay

The first character we see is, as we later find out, called Billy. We see him walking along by himself by a dark forest but we can clearly see that he is disabled. This is a positive thing as it shows that his disability does not limit him in his independence as an adult. The camera is going along with him, he is always in the center of the screen which could show that he is one of the main characters.

The next scene shows him walking right in front of the police who have dogs and torches showing he might not be aware as an able bodied person is as they are obvious against the dark setting of a forest at night. When be becomes aware of the police being there he looks startled and this is shown by a close up. I think this shows disability as by his face he looks like he doesn't know what is going on and doesn't know what to do next.When the police see him he runs and the police chase him. The camera uses a tracking shot but it is uneven which could show how it is all in a rush and that Billy doesn't fully understand what is going on. When they catch him he tries to escape and we see him trying to roll away on the forest floor while the police man is trying to hold him down even though it is clear to the audience that he wont escape. I think this could also show disability. He then denies doing anything even before the policeman says anything showing that he doesn't fully understand what is going on.

The following scenes take place in his house. Frost asks Billy's father to go in with him when he is talking to Billy as he is disabled and might not know what is going on. Withing this short scene there are two words for disabled that is used, one is what Frost says which is 'mentally subnormal', to which the father answers 'you mean handy caped', this could show that this is not modern as we fully understand disability now and try not to exclude disabled people from our normal day lives and names like that are now deemed unsuitable for use. After this the camera follows them to the door where they are met by Billy's mother which is a three shot. She says that he will feel better once he is clean and she is holding a blow with a cloth in it showing that he is very reliant on her for things he does daily highlighting the extent of his disability.

When Frost and Billy's father go in to talk to Billy his father explains at eye level very slowly what is happening. Billy also gets spoken very slowly to by Frost so Billy will understand the questions which is also a sign of disability. The camera almost looks down on Billy making the audience feel that they know more than he does like someone does when they look down on someone else. The camera looks up at Frost showing that he has authority in the room, this is also shown when he is trying to look Billy in the eye. Once Billy answers Frost it is very clear when he isn't telling the truth because he looks at the floor showing that he doesn't have the same mental awareness than Frost. When he nods in the scene it is very over done which could show that he doesn't have much control over his body as Frost does. At the end when he says that he didn't see her he speaks clearer than what he has done throughout the clip and he also talks a little louder showing that he is beginning to panic, he repeated this which is showing that he is trying to persuade Frost even though it isn't  the truth as Frost has clearly explained that someone saw him with the missing person but Billy still thinks he can get away with lying.

media essay- personal use of media

Media essay- personal use of media

I go to the cinema about once a month depending on what films have been realised and what feedback they have been given. Millions of people go to the cinema each year yet most of the cinemas get the majority of their profits not through ticket sales but through people buying food such as popcorn which they sell as it is estimated that is has a mark-up of 700%. Food and drink at the cinema can make up 85% of the cinemas I do buy popcorn sometimes when I go to the cinema but anything such as drinks I bring from home. To increase profits cinemas are now offering seats which moves with the film itself, the ticket price is higher than an average seat but due to the experience not being possible at home many people choose to have these seats. Personally I don’t because I feel like cinemas are expensive enough without adding more for a ticket especially when a normal ticket isn’t that much less than getting the DVD when it is first realised which I might get anyway. I normally go with my friends as it is quite often too expensive to go as a family as it can quite often go way above £50.

In our household we have 4 TVs which are all digital. The average household has between 3-5 TVs and often has more TVs than people in one house. On all of the TVs at home we can get around 50 TV channels as we have Freeview TV and we also get around 24 different digital radio stations. About 76% of UK households have Freeview o either their main or secondary TV set. In 2014 95% of households in the UK have a TV. On my personal TV I can get some TV channels where I can watch films such as Film 4 but not as many as people who have other TV providers. My TV and the lounge TV have an in built DVD player but the only person to have a Blu-ray player is my brother as he has a game console which can play them on. We do buy a lot of DVDs, me especially as I tend to watch them instead of TV, even f it is a DVD of a past TV programme. My brother does buy some Blu-ray disks but not many because he mostly plays video games on his TV. I don’t have a hard disk recorder like every other TV in the house but I do catch up by using catch up websites such as BBC iPlayer.

I have access to the Internet most of the time on many devices such as my phone, laptop, Wii and sometimes a tablet at both my mums and my dads house. Other members in my family use a netbook, their phones, tablets, the computer and other video game devices. In 2013 68.6% of Europe had the Internet, compared to North America, which had 84.9% that is considerably smaller. I’ll sometimes watch films on YouTube, catch up TV and Netflix on either my phone when I’m out, Wii if I want to watch it on my TV and also my laptop but not on my tablet as it doesn’t always load properly and the picture and sound quality is very poor. Websites like Netflix have a huge amount of subscribers; in 2013 29.2 million people here subscribed and in the same year made 3 million in profit. I do sometimes watch non-professional films on Vine or YouTube on my phone or laptop. YouTube is one of the biggest websites for people to upload their on films, in one month more than 1 billion people use it, 80% of the people who use it are in the US. I watch films with friends and family but I also sometimes watch them by myself. When I watch it with someone else its nice because the atmosphere of the film is shared between you just like it is in the cinema but on the other had its nice to watch a film by myself as it means I can really get into the film and the storyline. I do have a video camera but I only use it for special occasions, I use my video recorder on my phone more as I always have my phone on me even though the quality isn’t as good. I don’t upload videos on the internet as many of them are of family events which means that they are meaning less to anybody else and personal but many people do, in just on minute 3 days worth of videos are posted o YouTube.