Secret diary:
Representation on disability
All throughout the piece of drama, I find that there are various devices which are there to show the type of representation that it is.
At the start we see the door opening to reveal the girl who is nervously smiling and her face slightly changing as the camera goes onto the boy in the wheelchair then slowly tilts to the man who is standing behind. This may show that her regular customers do not tend to be guys in wheelchairs, this is also shown when they all go into the flat and the camera pans across the falt. We do not see any ramps or disabled acsess anywhere, which also carries the alarming fact of this situation. When the camera takes the view of the flat, the colour of the walls are a burgundy red and white, which may reflect the emotions expressed when both the disabled boy and blonde lady exchange their convesations. The type of objects which are displayed around the flat may show the type of personality of this woman and how she approaches others. The dependency on disabled people are seen to be to strong as it is not normal for disabled guys to be so keen on phoneing a call girl. In this case, Blake has done it all by himself, and this is seen as shock especially when Blake admitted phoning and his dad surprised by the fact he was able to do it.When the camera is on he boy, we get a medium shot of him while we only get a shot of the fathers legs, this could suggest the power and control that the father has over his so, includong th efact that he disabled,. Although this is not an excuse, it could just mean that the father wants to be protectivbe of his son and doesn't want anything to happen to him.
After we follow the son and father to the bed where his father lifts the boy from the chair, we have a longshot of this so that the audience knows the situation of where he is in. Moreover, the father could be seen as the 'helper' as he does help the boy overcome his duties through life. However, I also find that the girl is also the 'helper' because she somehows hepls him overcome his desires and maybe his despreate wish even though he might never be able to be in this stae hence the diability. While this happens, the camera goes to the girl who is hiding behind a wall, we see a long shot of her, nervously waiting, it could show the state in which she is in as she is the main object here because she may have not experienced many sitautions like this especially with a disabled boy. When its the time for the dad to leave, his reactions are nervous and fidegty, just goes to show that he has never experienced this before and the fact that he is letting his son do what he wants may show how any parent might feel in these types of situations especially when they have a disabled son/daughter who needs caring.
The camera zooms in when she goes to bring him the drink, could give a sense of urgency which is intended for the audience to feel. We see her delicately placing the drink down, showing that she is firm and soft lady, definatley a person who can care for disabled people and this goes on when she helps him with his drink, shows that he is dependent on others. We go on to a medium shot of her while she helps take off his shirt. When it is off, we get to see him probably and this is a craned shot we have a high point view of his chest which the height of it is not normal, this brings to light how serious his condition is. The stereotype here is that disabled boys are not seen to want this kind of experience as the thought of it seems embarrassing. Furthermore, the preferred text is that the author wants the audience to understand how pressurised and stereotypical people can be when dealing with the issue of disability. They want to show that disabled people have the same right as any other person even if in this situation they are seen to be less able to do anything.
At the start we see the door opening to reveal the girl who is nervously smiling and her face slightly changing as the camera goes onto the boy in the wheelchair then slowly tilts to the man who is standing behind. This may show that her regular customers do not tend to be guys in wheelchairs, this is also shown when they all go into the flat and the camera pans across the falt. We do not see any ramps or disabled acsess anywhere, which also carries the alarming fact of this situation. When the camera takes the view of the flat, the colour of the walls are a burgundy red and white, which may reflect the emotions expressed when both the disabled boy and blonde lady exchange their convesations. The type of objects which are displayed around the flat may show the type of personality of this woman and how she approaches others. The dependency on disabled people are seen to be to strong as it is not normal for disabled guys to be so keen on phoneing a call girl. In this case, Blake has done it all by himself, and this is seen as shock especially when Blake admitted phoning and his dad surprised by the fact he was able to do it.When the camera is on he boy, we get a medium shot of him while we only get a shot of the fathers legs, this could suggest the power and control that the father has over his so, includong th efact that he disabled,. Although this is not an excuse, it could just mean that the father wants to be protectivbe of his son and doesn't want anything to happen to him.
After we follow the son and father to the bed where his father lifts the boy from the chair, we have a longshot of this so that the audience knows the situation of where he is in. Moreover, the father could be seen as the 'helper' as he does help the boy overcome his duties through life. However, I also find that the girl is also the 'helper' because she somehows hepls him overcome his desires and maybe his despreate wish even though he might never be able to be in this stae hence the diability. While this happens, the camera goes to the girl who is hiding behind a wall, we see a long shot of her, nervously waiting, it could show the state in which she is in as she is the main object here because she may have not experienced many sitautions like this especially with a disabled boy. When its the time for the dad to leave, his reactions are nervous and fidegty, just goes to show that he has never experienced this before and the fact that he is letting his son do what he wants may show how any parent might feel in these types of situations especially when they have a disabled son/daughter who needs caring.
The camera zooms in when she goes to bring him the drink, could give a sense of urgency which is intended for the audience to feel. We see her delicately placing the drink down, showing that she is firm and soft lady, definatley a person who can care for disabled people and this goes on when she helps him with his drink, shows that he is dependent on others. We go on to a medium shot of her while she helps take off his shirt. When it is off, we get to see him probably and this is a craned shot we have a high point view of his chest which the height of it is not normal, this brings to light how serious his condition is. The stereotype here is that disabled boys are not seen to want this kind of experience as the thought of it seems embarrassing. Furthermore, the preferred text is that the author wants the audience to understand how pressurised and stereotypical people can be when dealing with the issue of disability. They want to show that disabled people have the same right as any other person even if in this situation they are seen to be less able to do anything.
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