Gender representation in the hustle

The first camera shot I am going to be talking about is when there is a high angle shot and an over the shoulder shot used at the same time. This shot shows women to be of lower relative status than men. The framing of this shot shows the man looking down at the woman and more so, the woman looking up to the man, almost in a submissive manner, this shows clear male dominance. A master shot is used when the 2 men are sat in a room smoking. This shot allows the audience to see glasses of what is connoted to be alcohol in their hand and cigarettes. In the context of this clip these 2 men are finalizing a business transition which is stereotypically a male trait as men are believed to be the breadwinner and women as an expressive, caring role. Juxtaposing against this part of the clip and backing up my point, the shot before this is a medium shot of a a woman trying on a dress, admiring herself in the mirror. The dress is slightly revealing and classed to be sexy, a stereotypical trait women are meant to be or aspire to. The tilt shot used which highlights her body emphasizes this point. 

With editing, I noticed the eye line matches between the shop assistant and the women who couldn't afford the dress. Due to height differences the man is looking down on him, however this has been done purposely to show a matter of hierarchy, and this consists of men being above women and looking down on them as if they are below them. As the woman meets his eyes by looking up she seems dependent on him and due to the context we know she wants him to lower price, this represents the feminine gender to be dependent against those of a masculine gender which is what the media often stereotype. This clip uses a wipe transition however this does not represent gender, this simply provides continuity within the clip. The wipe moves from one situation to another and it is very noticeable but it works very well. 

Dialogue is used and the male shop assistant has a controversial feminine voice, this shows him as partially feminine. This is then suited with his profession, in retail, which is often associated as a preferred hobby for those of a feminine gender, the dialogue used between the men conferring about business juxtaposes this as their voice are low which is a stereotype for masculinity. This shows a clear difference between the 2 genders. There is synchronous sound when the woman is emptying the contents of her bag onto the floor, the use of this sound allows you to hear clattering which emphasizes her hysteria that she has lost her ring. This agrees with the stereotype that feminine people are more emotional than masculine. 

Concerning Mise-en-scene most of the clip takes place in a retail shop and 2 out of 3 customers are women, and the only man that is actually a customer asks the feminine man whether he can help him buy something for his wife. This represents those of a feminine gender to be materialistic and vain , and concerned with their looks where as those who are masculine are most likely working. This setting works hand in hand with the bar where there is no men, only women. There is smoke everywhere and then men are drinking a liquid which the audience connotes for whiskey which is a stereotypical masculine drink (whereas a feminine drink would be wine). The mood of the room is very calm and laid back juxtaposing the hysteria of the retail shop as the woman has lost her ring. 

Gender is represented in a stereotypical manner in this clip and there is a clear difference set between the genders of feminine and masculine.