Coming Down The Mountain- representation of disability

Mise En Scene
The actors that portray the characters physically show how disability can affect people. The actor who plays David is tall and skinny, whereas Ben's actor is short and fat, showing how polar opposite it is between the able bodied brother and the disabled. The height difference also represents how the disabled are excluded from society simply because they are different. This is shown in the scene where David is talking to his friend about a party and Ben is seen in the background hugging his bag and looking very scared.

The use of toys in the clip show how disabled people are seen as childish and immature. Ben has a multitude of toys that he plays with at the bus stop to keep himself occupied and David hardy has any. He only has a toy gun, which he aims at his brother and pretends to shoot him. This allows us to see how frustrated David is getting with having to care for him.

Camera
In the scene where David is retrieving a kite from a tree, the camera angle is high when he is looking down on Ben and low when Ben is looking at him. This shows us how Ben looks up (both figuratively and literally) to David, and David doesn't seem to realise how much of a role model he is to Ben.

The closeup and mid shots that are used when the camera is on Ben show us how isolated and small the disabled character feels. It is completely contrasted by the wide shots of David who is confident and at ease being on his own. This portrayal of Ben being small allows the audience to see that disabled people can be dependent on people quite a lot.

Sound
The music in the start of the clip when David is monologuing goes from a slow to a fast pace, and David's thought process keeps up with this. It shows how he is able to absorb and retain information very fast, but the music when Ben is on screen is slow, which shows how he cannot interpret the information as fast as David can. It allows us to see how difficult it is for disabled people to perform tasks that able bodied people take for granted and do without too much thought.

The added sound of the ice cream licking when Ben is watching David retrieve the kite from the tree subconsciously draws our attention towards Ben, and the Foley gives us a chance to see how Ben reacts in a different scenario. The act of him standing and watching David get his kite may seem ignorant and selfish, but to Ben it is the only thing he can do, as he can't climb the tree himself so he watches to encourage.

Editing
When David and his friend are talking in the playground, a fireball is seen in the reflection of the window behind them. They take notice for a few seconds before returning to their conversation, whereas Ben remains scared in the background. This shows us how easy it is for the able bodied people to keep concentrated on what they were doing despite distractions, but the disabled can become completely focused on outide interference.

David has a lot more screentime than Ben does which is a clear connotation that the able bodied are considered much more highly of than  people with disabilities. This is purely because they may seem more intellectual on the outside than a person with Down Sydrome.