Capital notes.


'oh so not real millionaires' - talks about millionaire through houses. Theoretically they are worth 2.5m to 2.75m if they sold the house.
  • Stereotype of London being ominous urban city- audio supports. Also man in hood in the dark.
  • Drone shot: shot of London about how people live in London - State of the nation (technical code).

  • After marriage, husband doesn't look at wife and child, only looks at money, TV or Newspaper.
  • Gender role of women: got married, first thing she did was to start cooking -  lower middle class as husband was solicitors clerk (C1 classification).
  • Working Class: counting the money


  • 'He didn't much like change' - racism. She also confused Indians and Pakistanis - but apologetic so she's sympathised with. Essentialised - they all look the same, don't look or know how to differentiate.
  • Brother said, 'my duty as a muslim' - also talks about going to Syria
  • All young ones have broad English accents and use London humour, 'he gets vertigo going north of the river'. Typical Londoner thing to say.


  • House remained constant even people through time changed. Camera work (technical codes). Shows loneliness and change.
  • Colour grading - old days was all the same colour and quite bright and vibrant. Now everything has the same colour of being the same and not standing out. Shows old days and how they had a small kitchen but happy. Now they are unhappy, fail and lonely. Argument that society used to be better, husband didn't like change.


Scene 2: Work in The City 6:28 - 8:10
  • Canary Wharf - banking sector.
  • Train: Commuter (Tube). Accurate and authentic picture of London life, congested, close-up. Technical code - Over the shoulder shot to show cramped conditions. 
  •  Typical banker suit, briefcase


  • Most of the are male in the building - financial industry male. Suggestion that things haven't changed that much with gender roles - old woman in 1st scene.


  • Typical white banker


  • Shrugs off young persons terminology and enthusiasm. Younger worker knows what he's talking about more than the older guys. Industry moves so quick the older generation don't know anything about current climate - financial crisis.

  • Calls Christmas season 'bonus season', 'work hard, play hard', '75 million on a 625 million turnover'. A lot of money and numbers being thrown around, there is no way to conceptualise how much - nature of the banking industry, extremely competitive.


Scene 3: 'Which of those isn't absolutely essential?' 14:00 - 15:35

  • Technical codes: hooded figure takes picture of house and then next scene takes place in that house.

Gender:
  • Positioned as being out of touch, 'I'm not a feminist Roger', - talks about how 'thrift' isn't a good conversation.

Issues: Wealth
  • Upper middle class ridiculed - unsympathetic view - dialogue used to put these people out of touch
  • Standard of living between Pakistani family and banker family. Contrast  of family representation/life. Middle class couple arguing about money but have a higher standard of living. 


Scene 4: Asylum 18:03 - 19:42 and 31:10 - 32:40

Place: London:
  • Different side of representation/unseen part of London. Child crying, people arguing - people cramped in one small place compared to the banker family that has so much.

Issues: Immigration:
  • Civil service cuts - may overlook her as they are dealing with so much. Blaming govt. for policies, cuts and austerity (post financial crisis), 5 years of austerity.
  • Exploitation of immigrants; illegal workers and asylum seekers. Harassment in the workplace, 'perhaps a little kiss', 'you're looking beautiful' - immediately commenting on appearance. Perhaps society hasn't moved as far as we think, there is still a lot of sexualisation of women in the workplace and in public.
    • You can see how the Daily Mail would hate this. Asylum seekers and seen as the victims - sympathetic representation. Seen as breaking the law knowingly, but still sympathetic, not many representation of sympathizing with immigrants.


Scene 5: What use is 30 grand to anybody? 36:40 - 39:00

Place: London:
  • Recognisable - tube and path of where he is walking.

Issues:
  • Swiss subsidiary, its goes beyond natural volatility, it's a genuine loss.

Sympathetic view of the banker - knows all names of boss family - boss doesn't.
'It's fundamentally not fair'.
'I make billions for this company'.
'It's not a question of greed'.
'This isn't how it works'.

Technical Codes: 
  • finger close up - builds tension
  • pace: sped up parts - life falling apart
  • slow pace: builds tension
  • cross cutting: play with narrative
Audio codes:
  • Diegetic as son as he walks in
  • Non-diegetic music is like a play - switch to another narrative, feels ominous


Scene 6: Life at the corner shop 40:10 - 42:55

Place: London
  • Classic Asian stereotype about medical degree - a good stereotype in a way as parents want children to be academically successful.

Family and Gender: 
  • Mum seen as more dominant. Showing that women are more empowered and respected in society
  • 'Ah he's in trouble now' - man is now seen being in trouble with wife - traditional British representation
  • Sitting around the dinner table - white family aren't even seen in the same room all at once. Something warm about the family setting in the other home, its cramped but cozy at the same time.
  • Skype - places scene in the modern world - reinforces the state-of-the-nation.

Issues: Wealth
  • Negative judgement about upper middle class. Never been to local shop even though she's been there for a long time - because of the number of house renovations.
  • Went into corner shop looking for fresh coriander - no idea what these shops sell. Taken aback by it being free - everything revolves around money.

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