Monday, 26 September 2011

How does the editing help to construct the representation of disability?

Continuity editing is used throughout the clip. The majority of cuts used are hard cuts.

During the conversation a shot reverse shot is used. The editing is helping to build the awkward atmosphere between the boy, his father and the woman.

Transitioning from the call girl to looking down at the boy in the wheelchair to the father emphasize the awkwardness in the room.

When the boy looks up at the girl the low angle shot emphasises the representation of his disability.

There are two match on action shots when his father picks him up from the wheelchair and the second is when he puts him on the bed. This shows the continuous actions.

Another eye-line match is used to draw attention to his vulnerability, from the shot of him laying on the bed, to the girl locking the door and a close up showing the look of worry on his face.

A cross cut is used to show the father getting into the van. There is also an eye line match to the father looking up. Then a point of view shot is used to show the window. It is portraying the anxiety of the father.
The shot reverse shot used during the conversation shows the awkwardness between the boy and the woman.

There are then a series of jump cuts, the camera is in the same angle, it is used to show there has been quite alot of time passed.

There is then a cross cut used to go back to the room. It shows some time has passed because they are now at an intimate stage.

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