Representation of the North in Get Carter

The audience are first introduced to the north of England is when Carter is on the train ride from London to Newcastle. As we go from London we see green plain fields, that looks natural and clean, it's also very bright also connoting that it's very pleasant . This establishes that the south of England must generally be like this as this is the most that we get to see of the south. But when we start to see what the north looks like, as we start to see it tone down in the lighting, making it low key. As dark colours are associated with grit and death, it gives an impression to the audience instantly that the north isn't a good area in total. As well as when first establishing the north we see a change in the nature, from it being natural to becoming industrialized. Showing the dramatic change in tone through the contrast of natural to industrial shows the north as a much darker and grittier place, than  the south.

When Carter disembarks from the train, we walk into what is presented as a "typical" northern pub. As he walks towards the pub, he is framed in a point of view shot of someone who is watching Carter from a distance. This suggests that people in the north are very paranoid and suspicious of outsiders from the south. This also creates connotations of fear or threat to their way of life. As he walks into the bar, he is also viewed with suspicion, which presents Newcastle as unfriendly and hostile. Whilst everybody else in the bar is sitting down, Carter is standing and is framed from a low angle in order to create the connotations that he perceives himself as above everybody else. This is something the director has done to comment on the mentality of people from the south.