CAMERA
•Change from shallow deep focus to shallow focus to show suspicion of man in bus stop/vulnerability of Ben.
•Montage of images with voice over emphasises he is questioning evolution
•High and Low angle shots used with David up the Tree and Ben below with ice cream all over his face – show status (superiority of mind)
•Reaction shot – David disgusted by Ben
•First close up on Ben establishes his disability (down’s Syndrome) immediately
MISE-EN-SCENE
•Props and colour used show the difference between the two boys in the bedroom
•Costume – Ben dresses like normal teenager. Trying to be a normal teenager, held back by disability
•Casting – using an actor with Down’s syndrome indicates the type of struggle
•Different toys at the bus stop shows B is like a child
EDITING
•Fast cuts used in kitchen to show the hectic morning routine
•Shot reverse shot used between D and B to emphasise the conflict or the difference between them
•At bus stop sped up images and cuts to show the different days, different people with B and D there all the time – emphasises the sense of routine and that David is obliged to do the same thing every day
SOUND
•Voiceover (coupled with panning shot round D’s head) expresses the main characters internal thoughts
•“Wouldn’t it be nice if we were older” suggests david feels trapped in his situation – wants to get older – more freedom
•“Wouldn’t it be nice if we were older” cheery music in contrast to the stressful antagonistic atmosphere- their lives are not “nice”
•Dialogue- david uses advanced vocabulary in contrast to Ben – shows his disability’s limitations
