G322 Tommy Jessop Extract - Representation of Disability

How disability is represented

Sound

Disability has been represented in this extract through the voiceover of the person with the disability since he certainly speaks in a distinctive way and possesses a distinctive tone in comparison to Frost and Billy's father since his dialogue sounds slower compared to when Frost interrogates him in a more swift and concise tone.

Secondly, the speaker with the disability speaks with more aggression or concern through his voice (although this could, once again, be linked to the situation itself) whereas Frost attempted to interact with him in a more calm, down-to-earth tone especially since the disabled person should never feel or be discriminated no matter what the situation may be.

However, Frost does use sound as contribution to how representation of disability is represented, or should I say misrepresented, as he and the father had engaged in conversation prior to the interview and the father is asked whether Billy would be considered mentally abnormal and is corrected with the word, "handicapped", which represents the able-bodied as ignorant towards the people who have physical/mental disabilities.

Movement

 The acting of the cast within this extract all contribute to the representation of disability as Billy's mother requests Detective Frost if she can 'clean him up' as she is holding a bowl of water and this links to the fact that this seems like a childlike approach towards Billy which represents disabled people as being treated more like children by their parents hence why the father is also there within the duration of the interview looking over him as if he is his 'guardian angel'.