Notes

2 hour long exam

50 marks per section (2 parts)

Watch clip 4 times

First time you watch it

Second time make obvious notes

Third time look in detail

Fourth time grasp everything that could be considered and give alternate interpretations and elaborate on past notes

It was a hotel business that had ethinic workers illegally working in the country. Man in casual suit comes to find and extract one of these illegal immigrant workers- the way he walks and talks shows he has authority. Woman hustles all ethnic workers she can find into the staff room except one who gets caught. One of the workers has a diabetic fit and passes out and a male worker is able to aid her as shows some skills and past experiences of being a doctor. Company has a code word/ short conversation to make sure everyone gets to safe ground when the immigrant authorities arrive in the lobby. She tries to defend and negotiate his survival and release. Man in casual suit is curt towards woman and shows that no matter what she says he is in control and will not be swayed- warning that they will be back and he knows that she was hiding the workers. All the workers are annoyed and in heated discussions about one of the workers being taken- maybe feel they are no longer safe within the company as it is now a target for the authorities. 

Man in casual suit is always center of a mid-shot which emphasises his imortance and authority within the hotel. The close up on the woman and workers in the staff room show that they all empathise and understand one another and the danger they are all in. The zoom in on the woman at desk shows that she plays a key role in the survival of the workers. Close up on two people at end of clip show they are close and are dealing with it better than the others but do not want to discuss the turn of events- it was one of their friends.

Sound is calmer and builds suspense as soon as the authorities come in to the hotel. The fact the woman talks in a foreign language to kitchen staff reinforces who are immigrants and who aren't. When they are in the staff room it is silent- the calm before the storm (just before they realise a worker is still out there) then the music builds again- goes silent when the woman faints and then music builds again as the worker who has doctoring skills cures the woman. Non diagetic sound helps with the feel of danger, suspense and mystery. It is silent with the sounds of scuffling and talking to emphasise the final result of the immigration authorities coming into the hotel. After worker has been taken the music changes to a sudden realisation and sadness. Four or five different languages which is shown by the different groups within the kitchen as well as the different languages the woman speaks to the kitchen staff, cleaners etc.  

Immigrant officers acted like thugs with the way they handles the worker. Sideline men were in suits whereas the man in front was in more of a casual suit but the way he walked, talked and where he stood within the group showed how he was the leader and the one in control of handling the chit chat.