Immediately as Billy is introduced in the clip we see a tracking long shot of him walking through the woods when he stops and begins brushing off his trousers with his hands. This connotes to us that there has been some element of wrong-doing, as usually this brushing would carry the implication of the desire to remove evidence from his body. This combined with the low-key lighting in the shot suggests to us straight away that the producers' desire was to represent the disabled character as mischievous. After this, we see shots of a police dog, followed by uniformed police that appear to be searching for somebody with a non-diegetic background piece of music, which is very minor and eerie. This not only suggests misbehaviour as previously, but we now begin to realise that the misconduct that we assumed could actually be of a more serious criminal nature. Furthermore, whilst Billy brushes off his trousers, he keeps his head up and continues looking infront of him after previously appearing to look around him. This further reinforces the sense of wrong-doing amongst the character as it appears that he is conscious of being seen. This could also suggest to us that the disabled are being represented as very alert and aware when they have misbehaved.
After this we see a tracking mid shot of Billy continuing to walk through the woods. Even after the commotion that we have just seen with the appearance of the police and police dogs, it appears that he is unaware and oblivious to his surroundings. This implies to us that the disabled could be seen as naive or unperceptive in society. After this we observe that a close up reaction shot of Billy's face after he notices and begins to understand what's going on. The use of this shot exaggerates the characters fear and implies to us that the disabled could be seen as afraid. Following this shot, he begins to run off, before hastily being caught, suggesting to us that the disabled could be seen as confused (as he wasn't sure what to do in the situation he found himself in), ambitious (as he ran away from a large cohort of police officers) and that they may have the tendency to have little awareness of consequence (as he is likely to get in further trouble from running from the police.)
Another scene in the clip where disability is strongly represented is when what we assume is a detective goes to Billy's house to talk to him. Firstly before we see the detective, the scene is set with a crowd of neighbours watching whilst a policeman gets stands outside his house. The use of this establishing shot presents Billy as a threat to the local community, as the neighbours appear to be worried for their safety after noticing the presence of the police. After this, we are introduced to the detective, who speaks to Billy's father before entering the room. When talking to his father the detective says 'He would be considered mentally subnormal?' referring to Billy's disability. In response to this, his father replies 'handicapped.' before the detective proceeds to apologise. This shows us that the able bodied could be considered as ignorant and insensitive about the disabled, but the way in which the detective apologises illustrates to us that in society, disability is a delicate subject that can easily be upsetting. Following this, the detective says 'of course, i will have to have somebody else with me - incase i break the rules.' This suggests to us that the detective considers Billy as risky and uncertain, but also when way the says 'break the rules' implies that he will think nothing of using harsh measures in order to control him. This makes us feel that the detective considers himself to be above Billy. Following this, Billy's mother appears and says 'he'll feel better if i clean him up'. This indicates to us that Billy is incapable of doing so himself. The way she says this almost makes it sound although she is talking about animal or small child. This shows us that the disabled can often be regarded as unable to carry out simple tasks.
Following this, Billy gets quickly caught and taken down by the police. Immediately, the police officer who is on the ground with Billy positions himself on top of him, instantly asserting him dominance and power over the character whilst Billy lays powerless below him. This gives us the idea that the disabled have been represented as less dominant over the able bodied. The following shot shows Billy being held up by another officer by his collar. The way that he stands over him in this way also shows dominance and further reinforces that the able bodied could be seen as more powerful. This is a close up shot of Billy, showing his head and shoulders. The use of this shot gives the viewer an insight into the emotion of the character - he looks very scared. Billy does not struggle but assumes his place and acts completely submissive to the officers, before shouting 'I haven't done anything wrong!'. This illustrates to us that Billy is helpless, defenceless and vulnerable, suggesting that the disabled could be seen in this way.
When the detective goes into the room, Billy's dad kneels down beside him whilst talking to Billy, giving us the idea that he finds it important to be on his level when he is speaking to him, in order not to scare or intimidate him too much. A high angle shot is used when he does this to exaggerate this further and put emphasis on the fact that the father is going down to his level, but also shows Billy to be small and therefore less dominant in the room. Billy's Dad then speaks to billy very slowly and patiently, using hand gestures, once again making the disabled out to be child like and easily confused. After he finishes introducing the detective, Billy's Dad then sits behind Billy, on a high chair looking over him. This gives us the impression that he is the most dominant in the room and that he is most in control, but also creates the idea that he considers it important that he is close to Billy to watch over him, almost creating the sense that the disabled are very unpredictable and that he is unsure of what Billy might do.
Next, the detective begins to talk to Billy. When he does so, we are shown a close up of his face. From looking at his general expression, we can gather that Billy looks firstly very edgy and suspicious and also that he has a look of confusion about him, (from his tilted head). This could indicate to us that the producers want to represent the disabled to be untrusting of the authority, possibly because they consider them disserving. When the shot reverses to the inspector, the camera is at a slightly lower angle. This makes it seem as though we are looking up at him and that we therefore see him as more in control. When the inspector speaks to Billy, he adopts a very patient tone, and uses slow speeds and a wide spectrum of pitches in his voice. This again, makes it seem although he is speaking to a child, reinforcing that the able bodied may consider the disabled to be child like and easily frightened. During the conversation that the inspector has with him, the lighting on Billy is of a much lower key, and a shadow is casted over his shoulder. This combined with the fact that he rarely looks into the detectives eye when he speaks could portray to us that he (representing the disabled generally) could be considered untrustworthy as well as dishonest. In contrast however, the detective is shown with high-key lighting on his face could illustrate that the able bodied are considered the opposite: trustworthy and dependable.
Next, during the conversation that the detective is having with Billy, in one instance when Billy says 'coming home from workshop' the detective asks Billy's father 'what does he mean workshop?'. The way he does this comes across slightly impolite, as he is almost ignoring the fact that Billy is there and talks directly over his shoulder to his father. The choice that he has made to ask his father rather than Billy what he means by 'workshop' shows that the detective may think that Billy is incapable of answering, or that he will get a more reliable answer from his father. When he speaks to his father also, we notice the tone of his voice change greatly, as he begins to speak faster and more monotonously. This once again shows that the able bodied can be ignorant of the disabled.
As the conversation continues, we notice Billy begin to get more impatient with the detective, and also less responsive. Whereas previously Billy was elaborating somewhat on his answers, until the detective asks 'is that when you saw Trisha? you saw her again after tea?' and now Billy only nods rather than responding through speech. After this, he says 'I dunno' when asked where he went. The manner in which he does this (sarcastic tone of voice), and the facial expression (raising eyebrows) that he shows when saying it could be considered very impolite and we can tell that Billy is beginning to get agitated and irritated. This shows the the disabled are being represented as having a short attention span and as irritable. In response to this the detective also appears to change the way that he is communicating. He begins to become much more snappy and less tolerant to Billy's actions, as his tone of voice now begins to replicate what something similar to when he was speaking to his Dad. This could tell us that the able bodied can be untolerating and impatient towards the disabled.
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