How is ethnicity represented
in the clip from Hotel Babylon?
Ethnicity is represented in a
number of different ways in Hotel Babylon one of which being from the start
when the immigration officers came looking for immigrants working in the hotel.
Another one would be that a black person is a doctor, currently working as a
cleaner in the hotel, this is stereotypical thing to assume because of his skin
colour. This is why she were surprised when she saw him treat her the diabetic
women who fainted.
The director uses different types
of editing to construct a representation of ethnicity in Hotel Babylon. Continuity
editing was used when the alert went out that immigration was here and everyone
rushed knowing where they should be. Fast paced editing also links in with this
because when they all went in the room to hide a head count was conducted and
one person was missing which is Ibrahim so everyone was worried and wanted to know
where he is so the camera showed all their facial expressions which adds effect
on the audience so they seem like they are part of what is currently going on. A shot reverse shot was also used to switch between each one of
the actors. It was mainly used in the same scene from when they were all in the
room hiding. A zoom was also used when they knocked on the door to let her know
that they took Ibrahim. This adds tension on the audience and makes them more
engaged within what is currently happening.
The director uses camera work to construct a representation of ethnicity in Hotel Babylon. A hand-hand camera is used through the main part of the scene when they got alerted that immigration was here and she is running around the hotel gathering people together so the cinematographer just holds the camera and runs around behind her. This also links with a steady cam because at the same time it achieves a smooth shot even through the camera man is running around behind her while she gathers everything together. The focus of the camera mainly focuses on the representation of ethnicity, the shots and angles all link to one thing which is making the audience feel like they are with them and experiencing the same thing. It reinforces the role of representation thought-out the scene because it always links back to the topic of ethnicity and how it's represented.
The director uses mise-en-scene to construct a representation of ethnicity in Hotel Babylon. The hotel in general had white people showcased especially on the front desk and there was only one black person who was employed in a formal job. All the immigrants were wearing informal clothing and working in the kitchen showing that they are not worthy enough to work anywhere else even though they all had high profile skills but couldn't apply them because they are immigrants and need to hide. An example of this would be when the girl who is diabetic collapsed and one of the kitchen workers was a doctor, and he knew exactly what to do in that particular situation. When he asked if he knew what he was doing he said "I wasn't always a cleaner you know" which proves to the audience that black people have heavily been stereotyped and that he was a doctor before he migrated. It is shown that the police have more status than the immigrant workers. Status is also differentiated by the type of clothing, the workers wear rough clothing even so some of them have high class qualifications and the other hotel workers are wearing suits. It also shows a clear sigh of Antagonists and Protagonist. The law officials would be called as the antagonists and the immigrants are the protagonist.
The director uses camera work to construct a representation of ethnicity in Hotel Babylon. A hand-hand camera is used through the main part of the scene when they got alerted that immigration was here and she is running around the hotel gathering people together so the cinematographer just holds the camera and runs around behind her. This also links with a steady cam because at the same time it achieves a smooth shot even through the camera man is running around behind her while she gathers everything together. The focus of the camera mainly focuses on the representation of ethnicity, the shots and angles all link to one thing which is making the audience feel like they are with them and experiencing the same thing. It reinforces the role of representation thought-out the scene because it always links back to the topic of ethnicity and how it's represented.
The director uses mise-en-scene to construct a representation of ethnicity in Hotel Babylon. The hotel in general had white people showcased especially on the front desk and there was only one black person who was employed in a formal job. All the immigrants were wearing informal clothing and working in the kitchen showing that they are not worthy enough to work anywhere else even though they all had high profile skills but couldn't apply them because they are immigrants and need to hide. An example of this would be when the girl who is diabetic collapsed and one of the kitchen workers was a doctor, and he knew exactly what to do in that particular situation. When he asked if he knew what he was doing he said "I wasn't always a cleaner you know" which proves to the audience that black people have heavily been stereotyped and that he was a doctor before he migrated. It is shown that the police have more status than the immigrant workers. Status is also differentiated by the type of clothing, the workers wear rough clothing even so some of them have high class qualifications and the other hotel workers are wearing suits. It also shows a clear sigh of Antagonists and Protagonist. The law officials would be called as the antagonists and the immigrants are the protagonist.
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