Explain how Ethnicity is represented in the clip

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The clip begins with the black man serving the white man. This is an old stereotypical representation linking with different classes. The white person was once stereotyped to be the higher class and this is shown again here with the black man serving him. The lighting is dim, with a relaxed feel to it as its by the pool. The camera then goes onto the man walking along side of the pool until another black person comes out of the pool and it turns out they are 'old friends'. The sharp, edgy and quirky music adds a tense feel to the scene which is similiar to how the smart black man appears to feel. The 'old friend' comes out of the pool and rises up to the smart black man. When we see the two characters next to each other there is an obvious difference between then. You can see this through their appearance and how they speak. E.G 'Bled' and 'Partying'. Another thing you can pick out to show how their now different is how the less smart one comes out of the pool UP to the smart black man. This could be a representation in class and how their different. Its as though the less smart one looks up to the smart man, and the smart man looks down onto the less smart man. They are binary opposites.
The tense, uneven music makes a wind sound as it zooms into a close up of the mans face and gives a scary feel to it. This gives us the impression something bad will happen involving these two men. Then the music follows through onto the next scene where we see a French maid come round the corner with another French maid following her. Straight away we can notice that one maid is quite strong, whereas the other one seems more vulnerable. One says 'c'mon' whilst the other looks around helplessly and unsure. We notice further on how different they both are when one walks out whilst they start to 'dance' for the chinese guy. Stereotypically we aren't shocked with the maid's being French and it's also not shocking when we realise their willing to offer 'double' for more money. The lights and props tie in well with the scene, with the hotel lighting and the cleaning trolleys. The camera shot shows the two maid's entering the room and the shot then moves onto a Japanese  man sat on his bed looking very proud of himself and smug. Here we see a stereotypical representation of Japanese men as they seem very rich and 'pervy' making the vulnerable French maid's do 'extra'. The camera shot is off the Japanese man sat on his bed with his dressing gown on. You can notice that the room is very tidy and clean which is also a stereotypical representation of Japanese men. Once again the lighting is just the natural lighting of the room. The camera then goes to a close up of the money and then a close up of the confident maid's face where she seems more than happy to do anything for extra money. It then goes onto a close up of the French maid's face, the closing/locking of the door and then a close up of the remote and the CD player. The music stays tense like before but gradually gets louder until the CD player is turned on and plays a completely contrasting song. The atmosphere seems very edgy and anxious as the camera shots switch from the maid's and the Japanese man, until one maid walks out. The music then changes as the new scene of a member of staff opens a door and starts calling a British man's name. She's giving the man toilet role. The stereotypical representation seen here is of the British man speaking posh and being mad. This suggests that all British people speak posh. The music in this scene has a more 'bouncy' side to it. The camera shows the women entering the room and then we get a mid shot of her talking to the British man.
The next scene is of two people walking through and the camera shot is them walking towards the camera. The music is similar as before but has an electro bit to it and the camera goes onto the next scene of the kitchen. In the kitchen we see two cooks, and Italian and a British cook. The Italian cook whereas black clothes which connotates dark, bad, untrustworthy, whereas the British cook is wearing white clothes which connotates a more nicer person, honest and trustworthy. Another stereotype is that the British man is fat and angry and the Italian guy sleeps around which links with him being untrustworthy. Finally we see the maid come out of the room whilst another staff spies on her. The camera then goes onto the maid walking down the corridor.