Representation of Ability/Disability(Homework)

At the beginning of the clip there is a aerial view shot which establishes a contrast in the two characters space in their bedroom.This sense of separation is shown through mise-en-scene which shows the contrast in colour, size, tidiness and the amount of toys. A pan shows the brothers miserable face which is then followed by a close up which shows the other brother who has down syndrome. These two shots represented the disabled brother to have the more colorful and bigger part of the room.Following this there are several shot which show the parents acting differently towards their disabled son compared to their other son. A close up shot shows the able body son;s facial expression which is showing that he is aware that his disabled brother is being treated better and he doesn't like it. The medium shots shows the disabled boy as nervous as he is on the bus on his own. This is representing him to be unable to do simple task on his own as he has always had his brother there with him. During this shot there is a non-dietetic sound of narration which establishes the able body brother essentially being worried about his brother as they have been been apart before. This is representing him to actually care about his disabled brother more than he actually thinks.

There are many child like and innocent props associated with the disabled boy which is representing him to act younger than he is. When looking at the outside location, such as the activities of the able bodied boy compared to the activities of the disabled boy. For example when the able bodied boy is climbing up the tree and the disabled boy is just watching him whilst eating his ice cream. Also when the disabled boy is in the playground he appears to clutch his school bag as a sign of insecurity. In contrast to this the able bodied boy's ability is represented by an artistic drawing in the class room. The fact that he is then able to answer a question without paying much attention is representing him to have the ability to multi task.

When the deigetic soundtrack 'wouldn't it be nice' is played it is representing the able bodied boy frustration towards having a disabled brother. Also diegetic sound is used to create empathy for the disabled boy along with close ups of him on the bus juxtaposed with shallow focus, muffled diegetic sound which signifies his detachment from others and vulnerability.

There are several shot reserve shots in the family home. The position of the two main characters establishes them to be separate from one another. There is a montage of black and white evolutionary images. This montage shows the able bodied boys ability to have thoughts on an evolutionary scale.