The clip from 'Diary of A Call Girl' creates a representation of disability through the editing used. Different techniques cause different reactions and implications for the audience to pick up on.
In the beginning we get an immediate shot-reverse-shot from the main female character and the boy in a wheelchair. The shot-reverse-shot highlights the height difference between the two characters which also emphasizes his disability which causes him to be in the wheelchair. The audience also gets a sense of awkwardness through the shot-reverse-shots which we see on many times and the most effective being when it is between all three characters which are in the scene. This awkwardness is created by the quick pace of shot-reverse-shots between them, this shows how minimal the conversation is and that the atmosphere is awkward as they don't have anything to talk about. This editing is also used when the main female character is alone in the room with the boy, on the bed and shows the whole situation is not natural or smooth but instead silent and awkward.
When using a match on action as a transition when the father was carrying the disabled boy from the wheelchair to the bed showed continuity which prevents the audience from noticing the cut. This shows the audience where the dad was taking him and also illustrated the fact that he clearly had no use at all of his legs and was incapable of moving out of the chair without the fathers help. When the call girl is removing the boys top, a match on action transition is also used and again shows his incapability to do simple tasks which also makes the whole situation difficult between both characters in the clip.
Eye-line match transitions are used to highlight the characters feelings in this clip. We see this as she is locking the door after the father has left the room and this allows the audience to see his reaction to what she is doing. The boys reaction is uneasy as the locked door would mean his father could not have open access to the room. We see that this is a scary thought for the boy as he looks like he is breathing heavy and slightly panicking, this shows that he is not independent but instead relies on his father. Shortly after this eye-line match we see another one when the father is outside and looks worried at the window where we believe his son to be. The fathers face looks worried and gives the audience a sense of anxiousness.
We then see a crosscut which then demonstrates the fathers anxiety through jump-cut transitions when he is in his van, it shows him fiddling around and becoming agitated quickly when trying to amuse himself and pass the time until he is reunited with his son again.
Throughout the clip continuity is used which determines the pace and in this clip it creates a feeling that everything is happening in the short amount of space in which you are watching the clip.
The awkward atmosphere is created through the transition within the clip which caused the disabled boy to be the privileged character in this clip and allowing the audience more time to concentrate and notice his disability.
