Sapphire:
'Race' has been seen as a very divided theme in the film, the colour of someone's skin seems to make a massive impact on the way people are treated throughout. The insults given against black people in the film includes:
'Nice enough girl considering she was coloured'
'I'm full..I only take white students'
'Don't call her aunty! She was nothing to us and never was'
... these quotes show how the race of someone seemed to make them less important and in fact allowing people to be ashamed if they was associated with a black poster.
'Race' is seen in the film as the main theme that separates people in a negative way, the mix between 'race' seems to confuse people and makes them feel uncomfortable.
Flame in the streets:
'Race' was affected in this film as people were again divided due to their different multi cultural race. For example, a white woman pregnant with a black man's baby was frowned upon in the storyline. The representation of the different races having a change in living conditions was also very clear in the film. White people were all shown living in a house environment - all warm colours were used when shot in a white person's home. Whereas, when the scenes moved to where the black people lived, they were presented in living in a more dirty, small condition - flats and dirty environments, using the connotation of them being poor.
Tuesday 21 February 2012
Wednesday 8 February 2012
Pressure (Horace Ove) 1976
- Classic british fry up is the first shot shown in the film, presenting to the audience that from the first observation, its located in a british area.
- didn't get the job because of his colour.
- Saying that theu need to take whatever job they can get as it isn't easy.
- He eats (tony) mainly british food, fry up, chips etc. whereas, his brother eats more natural, worldwide food, example is the avacado is like 'gold' to them.
- lady won't let Sheila bring her daughter into the house with tong because he is black, 'when you start mixing with them'.
- all the men are sharing a pastry together (another typically british food) stealing it from the markey, fruit seems to be the main food in which the men steal.
- didn't get the job because of his colour.
- Saying that theu need to take whatever job they can get as it isn't easy.
- He eats (tony) mainly british food, fry up, chips etc. whereas, his brother eats more natural, worldwide food, example is the avacado is like 'gold' to them.
- lady won't let Sheila bring her daughter into the house with tong because he is black, 'when you start mixing with them'.
- all the men are sharing a pastry together (another typically british food) stealing it from the markey, fruit seems to be the main food in which the men steal.
Research homework - 1948 to 1962
What was happening in Britian between 1948-1962?
The arrival of the British Windrush carried hundreds of passengers from Jamaica wishing to begin a new life in the UK. This was the first large group of West Indian immigrants to the United Kingdom after World War 2.
They were known longer seen as part of the war effort, and where shown hostility when arriving back in the UK. The west Indiana immigrants prompted complaints from members of parliament, the legistation controlling immigration was not passed until 1962. Between 1948 to 1962 workers from the colonies could migrate to Britain without restriction.
How was social landscape changing?
' A commonwealth citizen who wanted to work and settle in the UK had to obtain Ministry of Labour vouchers, which were issued under the Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962 to 1969. The vouchers were issued in three categories:
Category A: For applcations by employers in this country who has a specific job to offer to a particular Commonwealth citizen.
Category B: For applcations by Commonwealth citizens without a specific job to come to but with certain special qualifications (eg.teachers)
Category C: For all others
Representation works through contruction - How were black people represented in the film?
- When Sapphi
The arrival of the British Windrush carried hundreds of passengers from Jamaica wishing to begin a new life in the UK. This was the first large group of West Indian immigrants to the United Kingdom after World War 2.
They were known longer seen as part of the war effort, and where shown hostility when arriving back in the UK. The west Indiana immigrants prompted complaints from members of parliament, the legistation controlling immigration was not passed until 1962. Between 1948 to 1962 workers from the colonies could migrate to Britain without restriction.
How was social landscape changing?
' A commonwealth citizen who wanted to work and settle in the UK had to obtain Ministry of Labour vouchers, which were issued under the Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962 to 1969. The vouchers were issued in three categories:
Category A: For applcations by employers in this country who has a specific job to offer to a particular Commonwealth citizen.
Category B: For applcations by Commonwealth citizens without a specific job to come to but with certain special qualifications (eg.teachers)
Category C: For all others
Representation works through contruction - How were black people represented in the film?
- When Sapphi
Flame in the streets
- camera angle presents wall seperating black men and white men, showing the divide of colour will be featured in this film.
- different coloured skin working in the same profession, building works and teaching.
- suggesting there 'could be trouble' with the black man becoming in charge as there was already so many working for them.
- black and white are presented to be working together in the film, the children are mixed and helping one another carrying goods, as well as both colours going swimming together, film shows signs of being equal.
- black and white couple having a baby
- she doesn't want her daughter to 'ruin her life' when marrying a black man, presented them to be racist.
- 'black and white don't mix', black people are at the back of the crowd standing while white people were sitting at the front on seats.
- different coloured skin working in the same profession, building works and teaching.
- suggesting there 'could be trouble' with the black man becoming in charge as there was already so many working for them.
- black and white are presented to be working together in the film, the children are mixed and helping one another carrying goods, as well as both colours going swimming together, film shows signs of being equal.
- black and white couple having a baby
- she doesn't want her daughter to 'ruin her life' when marrying a black man, presented them to be racist.
- 'black and white don't mix', black people are at the back of the crowd standing while white people were sitting at the front on seats.
Sapphire - Basil Dearden (1959) - a social problem film
- Music changes as the audience are informed that her brother was 'coloured', inspector also looks very shocked.
- Other inspector is shocked and looks at brother up and down as if he is something very different to them.
- Changes subject of her having black in the family and seen as 'coloured' seems a big deal to them as it keeps getting mentioned throughout the film.
- 'me and my kind', showing that he is presenting they are different.
- Teacher doesnt want to know or talk to him because of the colour of his skin. She doesnt like the idea of taking 'coloured' students as she would lose business due to the white people not wanting to stay if they had.
- Gives them a 'motive' if they know she was 'coloured'. 'you can always tell them a mile away'.
- 'Was passing for white', showuing people may not like her as she was pretending to be all white, using a different identity to what people thought she was, she was ashamed by her colour, showing there was negative stereotypes of this time.
- 'International club' - stated... 'oh i see they've let the jungle in' referring to them as being animals.
- Beaten up because he is black - treated differently because of his colour.
- Other inspector is shocked and looks at brother up and down as if he is something very different to them.
- Changes subject of her having black in the family and seen as 'coloured' seems a big deal to them as it keeps getting mentioned throughout the film.
- 'me and my kind', showing that he is presenting they are different.
- Teacher doesnt want to know or talk to him because of the colour of his skin. She doesnt like the idea of taking 'coloured' students as she would lose business due to the white people not wanting to stay if they had.
- Gives them a 'motive' if they know she was 'coloured'. 'you can always tell them a mile away'.
- 'Was passing for white', showuing people may not like her as she was pretending to be all white, using a different identity to what people thought she was, she was ashamed by her colour, showing there was negative stereotypes of this time.
- 'International club' - stated... 'oh i see they've let the jungle in' referring to them as being animals.
- Beaten up because he is black - treated differently because of his colour.
Section B: Media and collective identity
Key Questions:
1. How do the comtemporary media represent nations, regions and ethnic/social/collective groups of people in different ways.
2. How does contemporary representation compare to previous time periods.
3. What are the social implications of different media representations of groups of people.
4. To what extent is human identity increasingly 'mediated'?
what you need for exam:
-social group as a case study
-at least two different media (music and film)
-your own voice
-understanding of and reference to theory.
1. How do the comtemporary media represent nations, regions and ethnic/social/collective groups of people in different ways.
2. How does contemporary representation compare to previous time periods.
3. What are the social implications of different media representations of groups of people.
4. To what extent is human identity increasingly 'mediated'?
what you need for exam:
-social group as a case study
-at least two different media (music and film)
-your own voice
-understanding of and reference to theory.
Tuesday 12 July 2011
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