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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