Mock Exam.

Part Two..

Right at the start of the clip we see the four slaves being marched, but the only thing we really see of them are the rag which they are wearing. These immediately signify poverty and people of a lower class. If we compare this to the guards who marched them in and what they're wearing we see that they are of a higher class than the slaves based on the fact that they are all wearing a uniform to do their jobs. The situation they are immediately shown in tells us that the slaves are inferior to everyone else. Furthermore, the way that they are always shown between the gaps in fences that they are trapped in their environment, and are treated similar to the way in which animals are treated. If we compare the colours which the slaves are wearing, browns and greys, and compare that to the upper classes who are wearing really bright colours with gold trim, it shows us how much difference there is between the different groups of people. They are wearing colours such as white and purple to show us purity.

We see a lot of evidence of a lower class when the slaves are in the small hut, we get a wide angle shot with all four of their faces in, but very little movement from any of them, and no talking whatsoever, the only noise we can hear is from outside, which is the from the guards and the upper classes. When the door opens in the hut we see all three classes in order. The upper classes are sat at the top, the guards stood in the middle who represent the middle class, while the slaves are at the front but below everyone else, signalling the lower class. During the fight between the black slave as the white slave we see a difference between the slaves. The camera is at a low-angle to show how big the slaves are, but the black slave is always closer to the camera, as he his the one that the director wants us to focus upon, but in these shots we still see the upper classes above the slaves. We also get a high angle shot from behind the upper class family, which shows them looking down on the slaves, and while the slaves are risking their lives they just see it as a bit of fun. This is a signifier of a higher class, and conforms to the stereotypes of both rich and poor.

During the clip we see plenty of use of sound. When the slaves are being marched out we hear slow music as that links well with the slow pace which they are walking with. While in the hut we hear lots of diegetic sound to make up for the lack of speech. The sounds are mainly related to the fight going on outside, and is metal hitting metal or skin. During the fight that we see we have very fast-paced, tense music, but whenever the camera cuts to the upper classes it all goes calm again, which shows that it means very little other than entertainment for them, but when we go to the slaves we can see that they are fighting for their lives, and that the life for the upper classes is relatively easy in comparison to people of a lower class. The editing also shows us the same sort of thing. Whenever the fight is going on the cuts are very fast paced, with the shot changing all the time, but whenever we cut towards the posh it is a much more focused on them to show how calm their lifestyle is. 

The actions of the characters show us a lot about the different classes too. The way that the black slave is angry towards the upper classes is a stereotypical representation towards the way that lower class people feel about the upper classes. It shows jealousy ad hatred towards those who are better off, and therefore those who are in control. We also see how the rich look down on the poor, by the way that the wife of the family uses derogative language towards the lower class when she calls him an 'imbecile'. This also conforms to the stereotype of the rich looking down on the poor.