Media Regional
Identity essay
Throughout the extract clip of Doc Martin, regional identity
can be seen through mise-en-scene, Camera shot, angles, movements, editing and
sound. The extracts also features the use of Barthe’s narrative codes.
It is revealed in the first scene that Dr Martin isn’t of
the area, that area being Cornwall. Regional Identity is shown within the
extract through the mise-en-scene. This is
revealed through the accents displayed but mainly through the costumes that the
characters are wearing. Dr Martin is wearing a suit showing himself to be higher
of class compared to the workers who are revealed in the first to be wearing
overalls implying a labouring job associated with a place such as Cornwall. Dr Martin’s
regional identity is most likely derived from a big city such as London and due
to his status as a Doctor from a big city, that would make him more important
than a doctor simply from Cornwall. This
scene also features an action code in the mise-en-scene by showing a sink’s
pipe bursting as an attempt to make the men in overalls from Cornwall appear
incompetent and that they can’t properly fix the sink as they simply a jack of
all trades, father son duo that are merely unaware of the job that they are
doing.
Another way that regional identity appears to be prominent throughout
the extract is through the use of camera shots, angles and movements. This can
be seen evidently through the use of a wide shot that shows the two Cornish men
below Dr Martin. One on the floor, the other sat down. Making the elder man
appear lazy following the regional stereotype of Cornish people being
particularly care-free. Due to the fact that Dr Martin is standing up he
appears to be the more superior to the others making his regional identity the
more prominent and powerful. A close-up of the younger man allows the
challenging of the regional identity stereotype as he appears smarter as well
as more fluent as opposed to his father’s clumsiness. An action code is used
showing the sink bursting through a close-up to tell the audience what is
happening. This is reflective in the fact that only Dr Martin attempts to fix
the problem due to his better education, meaning that even when he is out of
his depth, Martin still Knows better than that of the apparent lesser-minded
workers of Cornwall.
In conclusion, it is evident that the frequent stereotypes
of the people of Cornwall, presented in the extract are consistent in the sense
that very few characters’ attempt to challenge these given stereotypes.
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