Representation of ethnicity in Spooks

Editing features we found

-Cross cut during a phone call. The phone call is between a white British female and their boss another white British male, who is seen as the one with the equal amount of power to the villain of a Asian origin. The white British male on the other end of the phone is seen as the rescuer, therefore portraying the Asian guy to be a villain.

-Non Dietetic/tense Music, added sound within the editing stage.This could have been added to emphases a dramatic situation such as when the villain points the gun to the victims.

-Jump Cut to Different Location.Using this jump cut to a different locations can also show the jump between who has the authority which is shown in this clip as white British men and seen to be more superior than the men of other ethnicity's.

Match CutA match shot is used to widen the scope to reveal (Danny) the coloured man lying victim to the Asian man, now seen to be dead gives us the impression of the Asian man holding the gun to be powerful.

-Reaction ShotThe action shot was used for dramatic effect however the this was paired with a slow motion shot for emotional purposes. The dropping of the phone suggests that the white British male has lost his power as he is no longer on screen and his connection to his team has been cut.

-Fade outUsed for emotional effect and the suggestion of the scene taking a different direction. This shows that the white British male who is seen to be the rescuer has now lost his power as the effect cuts the scenes.

Flash backThis is used to show the events of the past and reiterating the fact that the villain now has full control of the situation.