Doc Martin Representation of regional Identity

Regional Identity
Camera

Tracking shot of Doc Martin walking the dog is wide and mid angle. This shot mainly fills the frame with Doc Martin to show his importance within the scene, but they use a wide shot so that you can also see the backdrop. The reason the film makers has done this is because they want to show you how out of place Doc Martin looks. It shows that he is a city man because of his suit and stature, but the background is cottages, old fashioned shops and fields.

There was a two shot of locals working vs one shot of Doc Martin. This happens in the scene when the locals are fixing docs sink. Having to locals in one shot and then Doc Martin in one by himself shows us that Doc Martin is twice as important and intelligent as the local workers. This enforces the stereotype of the Cornish because they are seen as backwards and unintelligent people. This is shown when Doc Martin is compared to two of them. The reason they have done this is because they want to show how important Doc Martin is to this village.

Editing

Doc Martin has the most screen time out of everyone. By having more screen time it shows that he is more important than other characters. This enforces the stereotype of north being important and being stupid. The south are seen as well educated, posh and snobby. By having more time on screen it shows that the south are more important and that educated, clever people are more accepted in todays society.

 Mise en Scene

There is a stereotype that up north people just wear farmers clothes and they are always olds and tattered because they cant afford to buy more clothes. This stereotype is enforced because at the start of the clip the farmer is wearing a dirty, old farmers costume. This tells us that he hasn't got much money and can only afford a small amount of clothes.  

 There is a stereotype that Cornwall girls are backwards and are dumb. They also are know to dress out of fashion because it takes a while for fashion to catch on in Cornwall and they are also know to wear lots of make up. once scene from the clip supports this stereotype. The scene were Doc Martin chases the dog out of the window, you then see a group of girls dressed out of fashion, "Slutty" and wearing lots of make up. This shows that down south people are more connected and more educated and the people down south are less connected and loess educated. This is all due to the economic state of the area.

Sound

The dialogue during the middle of the clip gives us a reason to believe that the locals are quite thick or is it just the way they are saying it? The locals have a northern sounding accent, this then makes the locals seem thick because we associate northern accents with thick people. This is proven because Doc Martin sounds intelligent because he has a southern accent. Also Doc Martin is given intellectual dialogue unlike the locals, this makes him sound even more intelligent. This again supports the stereotype of southern people well educated and intelligent and northern people being uneducated and dumb.