Representation of ethnicity- Line of Duty extract

Office scene
-The woman in this scene asks the man a question during a shot-reverse shot which implies that he is higher up in status than her and in the job hierarchy which is a countertype of the fact that black people aren't intelligent and this scene clearly portrays that he is.
House scene
-Hand held camera when he enters the house in an angry fashion, meets the stereotype of him being dangerous as it represents how he may be erratic.
-Camera zooms towards his angry face which suggests that he meets the stereotype of danger.
-When he has calmed down, the mid shot of him appears to be steady and stable which meets the stereotype of black people being friendly
-However when he begins to get angry again and arrests the woman, a two-shot is presented and is then hand held and the camera shakes which meets the stereotype of black people being dangerous again.


Car scene
- Tilted/canted camera angle of the women meets the stereotype of how white people are unstable.
- Close up of the black man which shows his tears, this meets the stereotype of how we feel pity towards him.