Perkins and Festinger

Perkins 5 assumptions: (Task 1)
Perkins believes that stereotypes are not a simple process and contains a number of assumptions that can be challenge which are listed below in relation to Hotel Babylon.

1. Stereotypes are not always negative. In Hotel Babylon, the Asian woman on her computer is stereotyped as smart and is polite when she thanks Adam for saving the diabetic woman.
2. They are not always about minority groups or the less powerful. In relation to Hotel Babylon, this is shown through white people having the better jobs at the front of the hotel where the customers can see them the most.
3. They can be held about one's own group. Linking this to Hotel Babylon, the most of the time, negative assumptions are made stereotypically which make the people that are similar to the characters in Hotel Babylon and are watching it think that it is wrong. For example, blonde people aren't always dumb.
4. They are not rigid or unchanging. In Hotel Babylon, some stereotypes often change a lot for example white people are normally the doctors, where as in Hotel Babylon a black guy was the one to save the diabetic woman.
5. They are not always false. In relation to Hotel Babylon, The blonde woman that is the manager of the hotel, isn't dumb which shows that not all stereotypes are true. However, some stereotypical views are that blonde people are pretty which is true in Hotel Babylon.

Festinger: (Task 2)
Festinger can be used to explain the popularity of programmes like hotel Babylon or other TV dramas, his theory of cognitive dissonance involves conflicting attitudes, beliefs or behaviours. This produces a feeling of discomfort leading to an alteration in one of the attitudes, beliefs or behaviours to reduce the discomfort and restore balance etc. In relation to Hotel Babylon, the audience will see the discrimination and racism to the minority ethnicities, making the audience change their beliefs about the different ethnicities, as they will see it is wrong to be prejudice, racist and to discriminate. 

Star Wars Research

Producers/ Production Companies: Star Wars hathree producers who are, Kathleen Kennedy, J. J. Abrams and Bryan Burk, there are two production companies which are Lucasfilm ltd and Bad Robot Productions.
Directors: This film was only directed by J. J. Abrams
Screenwriter: Star Wars was screen written by J. J. Abrams, Michael Arndt and Lawrence Kasdan.
Actors:              

	Harrison Ford	...	Han Solo
	Mark Hamill	...	Luke Skywalker
	Carrie Fisher	...	Princess Leia
	Adam Driver	...	Kylo Ren
	Daisy Ridley	...	Rey
	John Boyega	...	Finn
	Oscar Isaac	...	Poe Dameron
	Lupita Nyong'o	...	Maz Kanata
	Andy Serkis	...	Supreme Leader Snoke
	Domhnall Gleeson	...	General Hux
	Anthony Daniels	...	C-3PO
	Max von Sydow	...	Lor San Tekka
	Peter Mayhew	...	Chewbacca
	Gwendoline Christie	...	Captain Phasma
	Joonas Suotamo	...	Chewbacca Double
	Pip Andersen	...	Lead Stormtrooper
	Simon Pegg	...	Unkar Plutt

Budget: $306 million

Locations: The Force Awakens has been filmed basically in England, Ireland, Iceland and the United Arab Emirates.

Critical reaction (Rotten Tomatoes): Packed with action and populated by both familiar faces and fresh blood, The Force Awakens successfully recalls the series' former glory while injecting it with renewed energy.

Box office figures worldwide, US, China: Worldwide- $2.068,223,624

Music (composer of score/ soundtrack): John Williams

Marketing: film trailers, posters, news, websites and social media etc.

Tie-in products: BB8 fruit, Duracell batteries advert, Toothpaste, Make-up collection, its music on Spotify and stamps etc. 

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Ethnicity on TV

1. Can I identify what ethnicity people are?
This reaction shot shows that she is Asian because she is shown here on a computer and Asian people are interested in technology and she is scared because someone has just told her that the immigration officers have arrived and she doesn't want to lose her job. She is also submissive as she keeps saying 'thank you to everyone throughout the clip', for instance when Adam saves a diabetic woman. 


2. Are people from different ethnic backgrounds shown as different interests, personalities, attitudes, behaviours? If so, how?
The white receptionist wants to keep the immigrants safe so she gets Ben to tell everyone that the immigration officers have arrived, bot the immigrants and the receptionist have an interest of keeping the immigrants safe and alive. However, the behaviour of the immigrants is different to the officers as they are scared and don't want to get caught whereas the officers want to take the immigrants out of the hotel as they want British people to have British jobs. When Abraham is captured by the officers everyone is scared and begs the officers to let him go but they don't because they have an interest of keeping their jobs and not going back empty handed. This close up shot of Ben pans around as he is runs, trying to help the immigrants hide and not get arrested.


3. Is their ethnicity represented as being important in their life?
For white people, they are seen as very important because they are shown as good and pure but some white people can be racist which shows a level of authority but most people don't like racists. Black people aren't very important as they are seen as strange and poor and also as criminals. However, with Asian people, some are shown as submissive which can be interpreted that they don't have a voice so they aren't important but other are smart and intelligent and good with technology. In this shot it shows that they are hiding, portraying their worthlessness having to hide in a closet.


4. Are people from particular ethnicities portrayed as being better, more powerful, than others?
People from particular ethnicities are portrayed as being more powerful as the white people in Hotel Babylon are receptionists or managers whereas the Asian and black people work downstairs where the customers can't see them and most of them are cleaners or cooks. In this close up shot, we see the white receptionist greeting the Immigrant officers, we are meant to see the slight worry in her face with a close up because she doesn't want her staff to get arrested.

5. Are people from particular ethnicities portrayed as being abnormal, weaker, more pathetic than others?
Asian people can be seen as weak as they are shy and submissive which can show that they don't have a voice or share their opinion, they just keep quite and do their job that they are assigned to do. Black people can be seen as abnormal as they are exotic and tribal, they are different to others which shows a sign of abnormalities. In this close up shot, the Asian girl is thanking Adam for saving the diabetic woman.

6. How do other characters in the clip treat characters from different ethnic backgrounds?
The white people try and save the immigrants by telling them to hide when the immigrant officers come so they don't get taken away, so the white people treat the immigrants with respect and sometimes pity. However the white immigrant officers treat them with no respect because they want to take them away from living a happy life with a job, friends etc. In this high angle close up, we see the Asian woman comforting the woman who almost died.

7. What is the message the clip is trying to portray about ethnicity?
This clip is trying to show that some ethnicities have the same interests, for example the white people help the immigrants to hide when the officers come to the hotel. However some ethnicities are different and are more powerful e.g. immigrant officers want to take the immigrants away because they want to and have the power to. People that are black or Asian etc.
are seen as weak and are treated badly by the more powerful people like the white people, some ethnicities are welcomed by the powerful and rich people but others aren't or the powerful people have something against their ethnicity. In this close up shot, we see the officers storming in the hotel, wanting to arrest all the immigrants, it tracks him up until he gets to the reception desk.