Disability is portrayed in the extract of 'Cast Offs' on several different ways. In the extract, a man in a wheelchair is placed on an isolated beach and is expected to survive with the natural resources on the island. The camera pans to show the scale of the island, the huge beach makes the man appear vulnerable as he is the only person for miles around. Jump cuts are used to show time has passed when the man tries to wheel his chair across the beach, the jump cuts show how difficult it is to have a disability when trying to move along the beach.
The island compared to other TV shows such as 'Shipwrecked' is extremely dull. On 'Shipwrecked', there is an island in the South Pacific which represents many people's 'perfect' island. However, on 'Cast Offs' a gritty, wet and dull island is shown. This suggests that the island will be much more unforgiving and harsh compared to the idyllic island on 'Shipwrecked'. The fact that the island looks harsh further strengthens the idea that the man in the wheelchair that is placed on the island is vulnerable to what the island could throw at him. Only diegetic sound is used in the sequence, making the scene appear real and relatable to real life.
The narrative device flashbacks are used in the sequence. These flashbacks contain binary oppositions as the contrast between a busy basketball game to the isolated island. The man shows the audience a basketball that his father gave to him. This shows something about his past life and that disability is a new thing for him. This also shows that his father is trying to encourage him to be the same person he used to be but just in a wheelchair.
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