Coming Down the Mountain

Mise en scene
Representation of disability is shown using mise en scene in the first shot shown in the clip is a bird’s eye view, looking over the two boys in their bedroom.  The room is split in half, the left side of the room is Ben's where everything looks very unorganised and colourful, however, David's side is the opposite, including dull colours and everything is very structured and tidy.  This could be interpreted as a positive towards disabled people as it suggests that they are more creative and possibly more fun than an able-bodied person. 

When David is shown aiming his gun at Ben represents how people with disabilities are often a target for bullying and hate in society.  This is presented when the camera is shot like it is through the barrel of the gun, if any other item was used for example like a telescope it would be interpreted as something else however by using a gun just emphasises the violence. 



Another example of how disability is represented in this clip is near the end when David is about to leave Ben to travel home by himself.  Many close short shots are shown during this conversation between the two which represents the difficulty to Ben as there are too many things happening in te background, which is a stereotype of disabled people.  

Editing
A lot of the time when Ben is on screen he comes across as quite weak and insignificant when compared to David, for example, many of the shots with the two David is usually in the foreground whereas Ben is in near background.  Also, the scenes such as the Devon trip where David is looking down at his brother from the tree shows that he is above him 

The editing represents disabled people as even though Ben and David have the most screen time because they're the main characters, the more ambled character has a lot more screen time and it's set in his point of view.    

This could show that because Ben is disabled he doesn't really have a point of view so his brother/carer has to talk on behalf of him.

Sound 

During the kitchen scene in the morning, Ben is shown to not have a filter when he speaks, this contrasts to able people who will actually think if whether it's inappropriate to say.  He says 'I need a poo' which suggests even though he is close to David in age he is very immature.  In addition, I noticed that the parents talk to Ben quite slowly and with patience whereas they snap at David and speak quickly. This represents Ben as being very vulnerable because he is disabled and for him, it understands something it needs to be explained to him, similar when David has to explain how they make sausage.

Throughout the clip, David has a lot of diegetic and non-diegetic dialogue.  Whereas Ben has little speech and no non-diegetic. This could represent that David is more trusted speaking as he is more abled.

Camera

In the clip where David is retrieving the kite from the tree, the camera both looks down on Ben and up at David.  This shows that David looks down apon Ben because of his disability and sees him as lesser whereas I think Ben looks up at David as he looks at him like a protector.  Another way in which Ben is seen to be very reliable on David is when he is waiting for the bus and needs his supervision. 

The shots after school when Ben and David are talking show Ben as small, he stands in the lower half of the screen and David stands over him again.  This can show that David has the authority over him and he makes decisions for both of them.  Ben represents teh majority of people with disability and how they are excluded from most being social with others.