In this clip from television drama 'The Fear' it can be seen from the setting (which is shown through an extreme wide shot) that there is a clear class divide due to the fact it is a upper class practitioners surgery. Also stereotypically the audience can speculate that it is a private surgery due to its location being in a secluded area. Furthermore, when we as the viewer are shown the interior of the surgery you can get the impression that it is perhaps a cosmetic surgery by the images displayed around the room. In addition, you could get the impression that the people who work there are expected to represent the ideal men and women of our society. We can also see that the light in the surgery is completely made up of natural light so it can be seen that the show is set in the daytime. This can be seen as a basic assumption which can allow the viewer to base their other interpretations around. On the whole, you could say that the people who attend there are wealthy people who feels as if they have money to waste on unnecessary cosmetic surgery.
When the receptionist and patient are revealed the director has decided to use a tracking shot to subtly introduce the characters and to display the setting gradually to build tension and suspicion to keep the audience guessing. Furthermore, the use of mid close ups allow us to see the characters expressions to enable us to understand how they are feeling at that moment. Moreover, with the receptionist clothing you can get the impression that she is a smart, sophisticated, refined woman who can be seen in that hierarchy of work that she has less power perhaps compared to her boss. When her boss enters the room displayed through a wide shot and he can be seen that the pace of clip starts off slow however begins to pick up here. Perhaps the slowness at the beginning could portray that he may not want to actually be there and shows that doctors surgery can be associated with patients waiting a long time to see the doctor and shows that they normally get bored and feel that time is dragging on. to have the power of her due to several reasons. One being gender because men are expected to have the upper hand. Another interpretation would be his role in the workplace and that him being a plastic surgeon so in that hierarchy he is in charge of her and insures that she is working hard and stays focused on her work. Also he is presented as intelligent, respectable and wealthy and is reflected through his choice of costume for instance his suit. For most, in comparison the patients clothing is much more casual and a lot less refined looking as well. This then links in with him becoming less powerful when the doctor enters in.
Additionally, it can be said that the patient has power of the receptionist and this is reinforced by the dialogue that the receptionist and him exchange with one another. For example, the foul language used which shows that he has poor mannerisms and is very impolite and unaware of the concepts of other people's feelings. Also the way he is perceived to be positioned over her and this is conveyed through the chosen shot type tilt down. Furthermore, when he is raising his voice and holding the keyboard in his hand he can be seen as threatening and aggressive. In addition, the use of the diegetic sound he makes through banging it back on the desk conveys his anger and supports that he is mentally disturbed. However, she attempts to gain power through addressing him and explaining that he is in the wrong however this gets her belittled through his malicious temperament he maintains. With his personality you could say it resembles a version of Jekyll and Hyde meaning he has a split personality and can go from normal to abusive and violent in a split second. When it comes to the patient perhaps he has a mental disability and this is supported through the use of him lying on what seems to resemble a psychologists couch. Additionally, when he randomly plays the diegetic music which originates from the 1960s the subculture of cutting edge melodic rock and begins to reminisce on past memories, it shows to the audience that his thought track perhaps is a bit all over the place (has become muddled) and allows the audience to question why he is actually there.
In conclusion, it could seem that the receptionist and doctors lives are very distant from the patients. For most, this shows that class is the main representation and this is reflected in several ways to show that societies expectations and the hierarchy set out in life which plays a massive part in these characters lives.
