The Touch of Frost clip represents disability in a variety of ways. I have looked at the way it is shown through camera shots and sound, and analysed the effects upon the audience.
The clip begins with a long shot of a dark woods, of the character we can infers name is Billy, as it was aforementioned.Billy begins to brush himself off, which hints that he has done wrong, shown through the shot to give the audience a perception of what is happening, without revealing too much. The shot is then cut to a mid shot of a police dog, which immediately gives the audience a feeling of urgency and worry, as it is clear someone is in the wrong. Billy is revealed after to have downs syndrome, leading the audience to understand he has a disability in the mid shot of him. As the police dog is shown straight after Billy, we can understand that there is a connection. This may lead the audience to think that disability is represented as dangerous, as police dogs tend to investigate serious cases and appear to be within the same woods that Billy was shown in previously. There is then a shot of Billy's reaction as he hears the noise of the police officers and dogs - he is depicted as vulnerable and weak, which aids the audience to view Billy at this moment, as a scared victim. The scene quickly gets fast-paced, with a panoramic shot, showing Billy running away from the police officers, this helps the audience understand the scene and makes his apprehension that he feels a lot more dramatic. The police officers tackle Billy to the ground, which is shown using a low-angle shot, with the police officer clearly having force over him whilst Billy struggles furthermore showing him as overpowered.
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