The representation of race and nationality in this piece is that of a small peaceful african community living in 'Botswana. The piece opens with a series of long, birds-eye, tracking shots of the vast african landscape. the beauty created through these images act as a mental link to our perception of the native characters living in this area even before we meet them. The non-diegetic music is used to suggest the peacefulness and total serenity of the country, using native african music. It also acts as if the land itself is alive, joyful and singing songs of praise, again linking to our view of the societies living here.
Our introduction to the first characters are not through usage of dialogue or much action but a long-shot of a man and a little girl walking along a road positioned to the left of the frame and walking towards the back of the frame. This shot is met with a voiceover of a women s explaining she was the little girl we see before us. We then follow this parent and child and see what they see. The sequence cuts to long-shots of different animals, emphasising the characters love for the animals and the country. The voiceover acts as evidence to this we she says 'I was taught to love my country'.
The relationship between the father and daughter is also emphasised through the animals. In most cases we see a parent animal and a younger one, in elephants, rhinos and meerkats showing the closeness of the father and daughter's relationship.
The little african girls Journey from a young age to care about the nature and animals is shown from a series of shots of her and the animals. At first we see long shots of the animals alone, next we see a long-shot of the little girl standing below a giraffe and finally a medium shot of a meerkat on top of her head. This shows love growing and eventually leading up to her adults years.
A peaceful aura has been created specifically for the purpose of structuring our love for the character, nature and preparing us for the story through use of clever shot work, peaceful diegetic sounds with glockenspiel and african instruments. This works effectively in drawing us in to the nationalities life, and by creating such a dramatic contrast between our modern everyday society and theirs, it almost feels alien to us which only intrigues us more. the Representation of the african race is that of a peaceful society.