Evaluation Question 2
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Gen d e r r e pres entat ion i n o u r opening se q u e n ce In our openi n g sequence gender representation is quite stereotypical. A male character is depicted in the only position of authority (the detective); his costume tells us he is an authority figure due to the fact that he is smartly dressed. This is conventional of thrillers where the detective is also usually a man and of media as a whole where men often ha ve higher positions than women. The other lead male character is portrayed as violent, as he is to blame for his sis ter’s death and this reflects the stereotype that males are aggressive. We used close-up and mid shots which are composed so that he is looki ng at the camera directly and in the centre of the shot, which reflects the power that he has. The low-key lighting suggests dan g er which reflects males’ stereotypical violence.
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Transcript of Evaluation Question 2
Gend
er
repr
esen
tatio
n in
our
op
enin
g se
quen
ce
In our opening sequence gender
representation is quite stereotypical. A
male character is depicted in the only
position of authority (the detective);
his costume tells us he is an authority
figure due to the fact that he is smartly
dressed. This is conventional of thrillers
where the detective is also usually a
man and of media as a whole where
men often have higher positions than
women. The other lead male character
is portrayed as violent, as he is to
blame for his sister’s death and this
reflects the stereotype that males are
aggressive. We used close-up and mid
shots which are composed so that he is
looking at the camera directly and in
the centre of the shot, which reflects
the power that he has. The low-key
lighting suggests danger which reflects
males’stereotypical violence.
Gend
er
repr
esen
tatio
n in
our
op
enin
g se
quen
ce
Women are represented as quite weak
as the only female character is the
victim which suggests she is vulnerable
and unable to defend herself. She is
also represented as quite dependent
on male characters as she is nearly
always framed in shots alongside her
brother and only once is on her own in
a shot. Furthermore, unlike the two
male characters she does not have any
dialogue so the character is not as
developed as that of the other two.
