Sampson is white and educated but is a racist member of the British Way who have extremist views. We see another man who is presumably coordinating the violence, and stirring the hatred on the estate.
Camerawork is crucial in the representation of Sampson, there is a low angle view of him speaking on the stage and close up shots of his face to emphasise his power. Moreover, the over the shoulder shots reveal his influence on his audience and highlights how they are being manipulated. The shots of the estate were shot with a hand held camera that follows the victims and makes us feel like we are actually there. It is raw footage and we are thrown right into the middle of it. This also shows they are a rough party and are not a well coordinated party. This creates a sense of versimilitude where a feeling of reality is created.
The mise-en-scene contributes to our perception of him as he is in a suit which signifies importance and status. Also, through his facial expressions we can see his determination as he is fierce and angry. The groups on the estate causing the violent fights are dressed in big jackets, with their faces covered which makes them look very cowardly. There is a shot of the other guy and then a focus pull happens and we see Sampson clearly, from this we suspect that other guy is in the shadows and does all the dirty work. He has a lot of power and Sampson has the status.
Sound is important through his speech and the power he exerts on the audience, this could be seen as brain washing. He tells them he is the only British party representing their views. Very extremist views are being expressed here, to the white people from the estate. The cross cutting used non diegetic sounds such as 'whooshing' sounds to reflect the speed of the shots and highlight the jumpiness of the shots and makes the viewers feel tense.
Editing is shown through the cross cutting that reveals the meeting on the inside where he claims to 'condemn the violence on the estate' and the violence that is taking place outside on the estate. Because of this we can see that he has some involvement in these violent acts which makes us distrust him and audience positioning makes us not sympathise with him. The straight cuts of the medium shots allows us to see a sample of the people he has a voice for (is representing).
The Spooks have a lot of status, we look up to them as they are the good guys, they are there to protect us. they are represented in a positive light as they are seen as the heroes who have a lot of power. We are positioned to side with the. You could even go as far as to say they are binary opposites of the British Way and the narrative follows a good vs evil plot.
Fiona is there undercover and has the only gadget that we see. This straight away shows us that she is part of the Spooks team.
Crowd is made up of white people who include elderly people and women who look ''normal'' and just like us. Disadvantaged as they have fears of unemployment. Easily swayed to support these views because of their fears. We should hate them because they are supporting someone who is Islamophobic but because they appear ''normal'' the audience feel they are just being brainwashed.
The victims of the violence on the estate are the ethnic minorities, they have the least status and power in the extract. They are not given a voice, but instead are shown to be helpless and are even dragged out of cars. There is a black woman and an asian man amongst the victims. There is a high angle shot of the woman when she is pulled out of the car which makes her look completely vulnerable.
At the beginning of the scene there is a shot reverse shot and eye line match which suggests that all the Spooks around the table look up to him- he is obviously the boss.
*Think about social groups being represented
- Politicians
- The spooks themselves
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