Doc Martin - Regional Identity
Regional identity is constructed in the extract to reinforce the stereotypical binary opposite between those who live in the city (selfish, impatient and stressed) and those who live in the countryside (caring, unhurried and clam) positioning the audience to find humour, rather than challenge traditional representations, in the differences between Doc Martin and the locals.
In this clip, we see a variety of camerawork which is being used. At the start of the clip, Doc Martin and two other people are in a room with a low, medium camera shot towards the two men but Doc Martin is seen as the one with more authority over the other two because of the camera angle making him look more powerful. High camera angled shots are used when the dog is about to be taken to the police station. This suggests that the dog has a low amount of respect and doesn't have a choice in shat he wants to do, he has to do what ever the person wants to do. For example, in this clip, the dog is pulled to the police station and is kept there until we believe, the owner will turn up. Another camerawork technique is the crab. The crab technique is used when Doc Martin is walking towards the police station to hand in the dog. The crab technique is when the camera moves side to side following the character in the scene. There is also wide camera shots in the clip to get the views that are where the TV series is set. During the clip, there is a two shot where Doc Martin and the women are talking but the women looks up to Doc Martin because he stereotypically has more authority due to his background.
Editing
The editing in the clip is fast paced at times. Towards the start of the clip, Doc Martin and the two men who help him with the sink are just having a conversation to which everything suddenly goes wrong causing Doc Martin to become stressed and angry that no one is helping him with the sink. The editing in this scene is fast paced with a short duration to create suspense during this scene. Then This part of the editing is fast paced which cases tension for the audience. The editing then becomes slow paced with long duration as these scenes don't involve any suspense or dramatic scenes.
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