Class and Status in Merlin

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Class and Status

They use non-diegetic sound to introduce the clip which then dies out to give diegetic sound of a conversation of the two people. Apart from that there is no other sound in the clip.  

The house is simply furnished with a wooden table a fireplace in the corner, a curtain as a way of a wall. It is simple as she is poor and is a servant girl and cant afford anything fancy. Considering she is poor she wears lots of colours, whilst the Prince wears the simple colours. It is almost like she is rich and he is poor. The rose on the table is a symbol of love in its most simpliest form and that is what is shown between them. 

The editing used uses a mid pace cut action to keep track of the conversation and what is happening in the scene.

The first shot is of the rose, it then pans up to see Gwen walking through the door, it then panns across to see arthur in the background.

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Status and Class

This clip shows the clear divide between different status and class.

Harry Gregson is poor, it is shown by him walking in the forest to his home which is nothing more than a hut inbetween some old but sturdy trees, with nothing but a pair of cut off trousers and a shirt and a flat cap. The colours are greys and browns which indicates the lack of money to wash and to but more colourful clothes. He has no boots on his feet as he recieves his first pair for his 10th birthday which is the day the clip is starting on. They are a solid pair of boots that indicate the high amount of money they might have cost him. However they are all scuffed and worn showing that they may be second hand or taken from someone who died or doesnt fit them anymore. Although he is 10 the father appears to not have been around much which shows that Harry is infact the man of the house and the breadwinner meaning he has to go out and get money for food by working or foraging in the forest for some food.

Whereas Edmund Carter is what appears to be an upper class citizen, the link between these two starts with the shot of Edmund walking around the estate and passing an open window which is where Harry is sleeping. This shot only shows the boots and his cane, showing us that he is a higher class than Harry both by the appearance of a cane and the quality of his leather boots next to Harry's own hand-me-downs. Edmond is also wearing beiges and browns to show the wealth that he has and the social stautus to be at such a place and fit in. Another difference appears in the shot where there is a low angle shot looking up at Edmond like we are seeing him from the floor; giving us the appearance that he is actually really powerful. However later on in the clip Edmond then appears to be working class by the appearance of a Lady of a Manour. It appears that he is working for this Lady to set up parties and do tasks for her and also getting paid well for doing this. 

The Lady of the House is a lady of lesuire and luxury. She is wearing an expensive wig and wearing expensive clothes of grey and white. It looks alot different to teh apearance of Harry, as she is wearing a pristine grey that shows no dirt od marks at all. She is there to give orders to the estate manager, who happens to be Edmond. It is then Edmond that hired Harry to convey meassages to the work people that are working for him. 

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