Representation Of Disability

 This clip introduces us to the representation of disability through the character 'Ben'. The clip begins with his brother's voice, David, who narrates throughout the scene. By doing this he is portraying matters to the audience in his perspective. Unlike Ben, David seems to be responsible and mature. The scene is already conveying a division in the household.The clip immediately plays non-diegetic sound which  has an off putting beat that builds tension to the viewer, it foreshadows that something is about to happen and also hints to what the clip will behold.The aerial shot of the bedroom the two brothers share, provides the opportunity for the audience to see the mise-en-scence. The lack of colour and dreariness of David's side of the bedroom is clearly notified and contrasted with his brother's side which is colourful and messy. This emphasises the differences between the brothers already, mainly due to Ben's disability. Also, the camera starts to slowly zoom in on the two characters which clearly suggests these two will be the subject of the clip.

Furthermore, the pan shot of David highlights the matters surrounding him which all consists of black, mysterious and dangerous connotations hinting he could be of real threat as he is serious about plotting to kill his brother through his narrative voice. Whilst this is happening, the camera then zooms in on a close-up of the brother who is sleeping, the close-up allows us to see his facial expressions making the audience emphasise him, thus he seems defenceless and unaware of what his brother is planning to do to him.You then see clips of explosions and unusual creatures which reinforces what David is saying in his dialogue seems to be unrealistic and bizarre.

The next scene starts of with a wide shot conveying flats which sets a negative atmosphere as they are tightly compacted together in one small space, you can sense that the family has had a tough life. Afterwards, there is a close-up of Ben who is looking at his cereal intently, this emphasises his disability as people would not normally do this. The tone of David's voice seems to be of disgust as he compares his brother to a dog and his voice hints superiority, thus he doesn't have a disability. This is further emphasised by the close up of David's face which exposes his facial expressions, he stares at his brother  in bewilderment as if he is of a different species. The smashes of the kitchen items  on the counter surface portrays the chaos in their house and lifestyle.

Furthermore, the next scene is introduced with uplifting non-diegetic music, as if mocking as the scene is quite the opposite of happy. David's narrative voice reflects annoyance as he lists the difficulties he has to overcome due to his brother. A retrospective of series of events are shown of Ben, he is learning  a number of different things but he needs a lot of attention and guidance to do normal matters like riding a bike. One of the flashbacks illuminates his brother David aiming a toy gun at Ben, you then hear a synchronous sound of 'bang' and see the fulfilment masked on David's face at the prospect of his brother being no more. Also, there is a low angle shot of Ben when David is up in a tree, this sustains the power David has over Ben and also the hierarchy of society.

In the last scene, there is a over the shoulder shot of David drawing and not listening to the teacher, emphasising his distance from reality, the responsibilities he has to take on due to his brother is getting too much of a struggle for him. The clip ends with the voice over of David sharing his frustrations he had to go through and a moment of satisfaction when he says "I had to get some space".