Representation of ethnicity in Hotel Babylon

Mise-en-scene:
The clothes the worker at 1:53 wears is a red work suit. This reflects that he is not important in society as he is just trying to blend in and not get deported. The colour of his suit is his red which connotes danger, this is foreshadowing the events to come when he gets taken away. The red could also signifies death as the other workers say that if he goes back to his own country he will be killed. This represents the ethic group as vulnerable and pitiful as he has no power to stop them from his deportation.  
The lighting changes between scenes with the immigrants and the white people. For example when the workers are hiding in the storage cupboard the lighting is quite dim and low key, this is a contrast to how it was at the beginning. This demonstrates that the white people have driven them down into the darkness, this could be a metaphor to how society treats immigrants or people of different ethnic backgrounds. 
The facial expressions throughout the clip are concerned or worried faces because the workers are panicking about what they should do. However the Chinese women at 1:41 is calm compared to the others and seems to be in charge and control of the other workers. This is a non stereotypical view of a different ethnic group as she is not scared by the white people and is panicking this is a juxtaposition with the general panicking of those around her. This could suggest that this is not her first time dealing with the immigration officers, this portrays immigrants lives as not peaceful or safe.  
At 2:37 jam is used as a prop. This prop is used to show that one of the immigrant workers use to be a doctor. This is non-stereotypical as people have this view of different ethic groups to have low paying jobs and none if any qualifications. This represents this man and his ethnic group as smart people but with a bad circumstance.  

Camera work: 
At 1:59 there is a deep focus with a medium shot when the workers are hiding, this keeps all the workers in the shot and in equal focus. This implies that they are in the same situation and position of being caught which makes them equal. This also might suggest that ethic groups on times get grouped together and perhaps people of persecuted ethnicity are more accepting of each other. 
At the beginning of the clip at 0:47 an over the shoulder shot is used. In this shot the women is the main feature, the shot is also eve level, this gives both the people in the shot equal power which is a contrast to the immigrants. This implies that people who are white like in this part of the clip have more power than people of different nationality and ethnicity.   
At 1:17 of the clip, the camera does a sideways crab movement left to right. This helps to get all the workers and location into shot. The movement of the camera also seem handheld which makes the footage more scruffy which connotes disorder, this illustrates the panic of the immigrant workers.

Sound:
At the beginning of the clip at 0:42, the women behind the desk has a well spoken voice as she uses standard English when she says "Not a problem". When she says this line, there is a somewhat happy undertone, this is a facade of course as she knows what they are there for. This represents her as being more posh than the other workers which is maybe the reason why she is at the front desk, this portrays white people as more upper-class. 
The music used at the very start of the scene when introducing the white people is non-diagetic and connotes importance. The music plays throughout the clip which shows that the white people have complete control and power throughout the scene. This presents the ethic group as the 'bad guys' in the scene as they have authority throughout.
At 5:08 in the canteen scene a pair of workers are saying a prayer before they eat. This is stereotypical as it is a mass belief that other ethic groups are super religious down to every activity. This however is not a bad thing as of course not everyone who is of a different ethic group is religious but some are, so this scene helps to show that there is diversity in culture which should be accept, which is shown in this bit of the clip as no one is interrupting their prayer time.