Disability write up

Cam-

Panning around him, centre of attention, obsessing over his annoyance of his brother. Handheld camera whilst the shoots are on the boys representing teenage emotion. High angle on Ben when theres a low angle on David in the tree, David has more power over Ben, he is the victim - vulnerable.

Edit-

Fades to show. Prominence on David to show he is more able through life. Shot reverse shot, between the brothers showing conflict between them, showing how different they are.  Black and white part, showing evolution and how Ben is different David, how they evolved differently.

Sound-

He narrates his thoughts, like it’s all about him, David challenges the disability stereotype of villain as he is not disabled. Cheerful song contrasting against the conflict that is happening in the scene, representing how everything seems okay on the outside but it isn’t okay. Ben’s speech is mumbled. Teacher raises her voice over the class cheering, trying to show authority over the students.

Mise en scene-

Messy side of the bedroom for the Ben, showing he is less able to do things, representing his state of mind. Contrasted against tidy side of the room showing his state of mind is organised.  Bright coloured pillows around Ben, showing he has a happy mind set. Plastic gun David points at Ben showing what he actually wants to do.

The camera pans around David, showing that he wants to be the center of attention as Ben is seen as more important in their parents eyes. Also this shows that David obsesses over how is brother is put before him. The camera is handheld when David or Ben is in shot, showing how they are emotional because they are teenagers. A high angle is used on Ben at the same time that there is a low angle on David, showing David has more power over Ben as he is more able than him. This reinforces the stereotype of victim and vulnerable on Ben. 

The fade transitions, are slow and gentle, showing that Ben is slower minded than David. There is more prominence on David that represents that he is more able through life than Ben. Shot reverse shot between Ben and David showing conflict between them, juxtapositioning how different they are. The black and white part edited in shows evolution and how Ben is different to David and how they evolved differently. 

Throughout the clip, the dialogue is mostly non diegetic, which is David narrating his thoughts making it seem all about him, showing that he wants to be center of attention for once, as Ben is usually center of attention. This challenges the disability stereotype of villain, as David is the villain, but he is not disabled. The cheerful song before the conflict between Ben and David, juxtaposition of cheerfulness and the conflict. It could also represent how everything seems okay on the outside, but it isn'y okay. Ben's speech is mumbled, showing he is less able than David. During the teachers dialogue, she raises her voice over the class, showing how she has authority over the students.

The two sides of the bedroom are juxtaposed, as Ben's side is messy showing how he is less able to do things, which represents his state of mind. David's side of the bedroom is tidy, representing his state of mind being organised. This could reinforce the stereotype of physically incapable for Ben as he is not capable of keeping his bedroom tidy. The brightly coloured pillows, being orange represents a happy mind set as orange is a happy colour. The plastic gun David points at Ben, shows what David actually wants to do.