How is the audience positioned to think about both David and Ben?

The audience is supposed to see that David and Ben have a close bond and are very good friends. Also the audience are positioned to think that David is taking care of Ben.

How is the editing conveying representations of disability?

The shot reverse shot implies that David respects his brother Ben. The shot reverse shot shows they are eqeal and this contradicts the stereotype that abled people are more superior to disabled people.

Who gets the majority of screen time?

As it is only diaogue between two characters both David and Ben get a lot of screen time. However, Ben gets slightly more which is unusual as people with a disability usuaully get less screen time.

How does the mise en scene convey representations of disability (facial expressions, props)?

Ben the downsyndrome is wrapped up with his sleeping bag whereas David is not. This implies that he needs support to be warm. This represents diabled people as needing support and are not capable of doing things without the extra help. Also, David gives Ben a weird facial expression when Ben is talking about sex. This implies that Ben is looked down when talking about sex and represents disabled people tobe incapable of sexual activity.

Can you find any examples in the dialogue which convey representations of disability?

Ben talks about private engagement very openly which portrays disabled people of not being able to think before they speak. For example when he is talking about sex and he quotes "whats it like" and "I want to have sex with Natasha."