Three case studies

Citizen Khan (Mr Khan is a cheapskate)

·        Synopsis of this short film is that Mr Khan the eldest in a Pakistani family is a big cheapskate during his older daughter’s wedding and he comes up with a lot of comedy and drama throughout the scene relating to this topic. 

·         The short extract was filmed live, using real actors in a house setting. 

·         The extract is mostly about a Pakistani family. The father is a traditional type father and they also stereotype about Asian family’s regarding there accents, clothing norms and values and lifestyle.

·         The setting of this scene is in their living room and the conversation takes place between three people so for this this reason there is a lot of long shots and mid shots to show the conversation. There are also fast cuts between who’s talking.

·         As mentioned the setting of this scene is in their living room, the props in the living room portray that they are an Asian family and this is also another stereotype against them. For example they have sofa covers this might show that Asian people are really cautious and stingy. 

·         There is only dialogue in this extract and the accents they talk in are stereotypical as well.

·         The target audience for this extract is anyone, but particularly Asians because only they would understand some jokes because it is about them. However it is also aimed at older people because the jokes that are used are mature. 

·         The idea I would use is the idea of using stereotypical views to create comedy.

 

Eastenders (the fight between Janine and Stacy)

·         Synopsis of this short extract is that two women are having a fight in the middle of a market over love. 

·         The extract is filmed in live action using actors.

·         The main characters in the extract are both women and one of them are called Janine who acts like a crazy women because she tries to hurt an old lady and a baby in a pram, while the other Stacy, tries to protect them. This is another stereotype of what happens in most working –middle class white families, there are a lot of fights over love and hatred. 

·         There are a lot of mid shots and close ups because it is a fight scene and the director wanted to show the facial expressions of both characters by using mid and close up shots.

·         This is a dialogue only scene with a lot of shouting which show their hatred for each other. 

·         The location of this scene is ion a market place so there is a lot of daylight which makes the scene realistic. The props and setting of the scene show that they are a working-middle class family. Both actors are dressed in a stylish outfit which also represent their class.

·         The target Audience for this extract and soap are adults and teenagers because the soap consists of a twisted storyline and is a bit complex and mature topics are discussed. 

I would use the idea of using natural sunlight (daylight) to make the scene look realistic. 

 

 

 

Kidulthood (You dizzy blud?)

·         The synopsis of this short extract of a film is that a group of young boys that spend most of their time on the street acting like hood rats break into another boy’s house and steal his personal possessions; one of them even flirts with his girlfriend.

·         The short extract is live and consists of real actors.

·         The characters of this extract are teenaged boys with a hood rat attitude, which is also another stereotypical view about the teens living in London. They are represented as dirty and rude.

·         The camera is mostly over the shoulder shots because firstly it is a cramped room which relates back to the idea that boys that spend most of their time on the streets live the life they do partially because of the poverty that they have to suffer, also because the gets hit from behi9nd and this over shoulder shot helps show the view clearly. There is also a POV angle when the boy is on the floor and is getting beaten up, it shows the angle from the boys point of view when he is getting beaten up.

·         The location is in a cramped room which could connote the poverty that boy in London having to go through and could help explain why they are like they are. We also later on see the flat where the house is located in and looks old and rusty. The costumes that the boys wear are baggy and old.

·         There is a sound track of dizzie rascal, a black boy that use to spend his time on the streets when he was young but he is now a famous rapper, this track is played when they run away from the flat and it could emphasize the idea that they are in a rush because the track has a fast rhythm.

·         The target audience for this are teenaged boys and girls that live in London specially.

·         I would use the idea of using a relative track to suit the action of the scene.