Gender Homework

Mise-en-scene

The first contrasting thing between masculine and feminine I noticed was the outfits of the evil man and the blonde lady, the man is in a suit seeming formal and suitable whereas the woman is seen in a red revealing dress, this represents her to be seen as a sex object and merely something pretty to look at. This also enforces the stereotype that woman are obsessed with their looks as it seems she has made an effort with what she looks like. Also conforming to this the women who look like servants/workers are also wearing dresses, introducing them as a sex object also even if they aren't in as revealing attire as the lady in the red dress, the use of dresses is a stereotypical feminine piece of clothing. Contradicting this view, the main woman is seen in trousers and dark colors, quite masculine attire, which contradicts the stereotype that women are feminine, this character is produced to be slightly masculine, however it becomes known later in the clip that she has be travelling to help save the doctor, thus this attire may be seen as a source of survival, however this narrative is out of the feminine stereotype so it is known that this character holds some masculine attributes. The ladies in the back are decoded by the audience to be servants/maids which is stereo typically a feminine job to do as it is a domestic activity and women as expressive leaders complete this job daily ready for their husband to come home, therefore it is a stereotyped natural instinct. The audience decode this message due to the clothing of the two ladies, they are in matching all black (which looks to be a uniform) and they have an apron around their waist as if they are used to serving and conforming to the needs of others. A man is seen with mud on his face which represents him to be quite tough, not bothered about his looks and rather laid back, always masculine traits. This is decoded in this format because if he was bothered about his appearance he would of made sure to clean his face or he would of not got it muddy at all, but due to being masculine he did not really care. Concerning the trait of being tough also, a man is seen with a gun which represents him to be aggressive and again tough, it also represents him to be a protector, both of these example show men conforming to the stereotypes of masculinity. The 2 maids and the main woman hug at the end and this represents them to be over emotional as they visually air their emotion of happiness to each other, a stereotypical feminine trait.

Sound

The main woman is again represented to be feminine when she again airs her emotion, however this time it is done through dialogue. The woman says 'i love him' during a flash back, this is stereo typically a feminine trait, a masculine person is stereotyped to bottle up their feelings and  ignore them, therefore the woman is portrayed to be feminine. Diegetic mood music is used, deep strings and voice is used and it creates a negative mood which reflects the woman's mood which represents her feminine feelings (how over emotional she is) and it also reflects the situation which is occurring which shows the woman about to lose her life (or so the audience is led to believe at the beginning) and being escorted to a man who is about to be responsible for the corruption of Earth (or so the audience is led to believe again). The diegetic music changed later on in the clip, the pace increases and the sound becomes deeper, reflecting the situation more so as the Doctor comes back in human form, the stronger sound of the music reflects how much stronger the masculine man is compared to woman. Before this in the clip, robots are shown which a man controls, the sound is non diegetic and the robots take the form of a woman's voice, high, (in comparison to lets say the mans voice who is low, conforming to the masculine stereotype), therefore stereo typically this is a feminine voice, and represents those of a feminine form to obey those of a masculine nature.

Camera Work 

The first thing I noticed was the use of depth of field which showed that the woman was behind the man, in this shot the man was shown in a medium close up shot. The use of the depth of field in this shot represented that the masculine one was always ahead of the feminine one, representing those of a masculine gender to hold more power than those of a feminine gender, and for them to be more important. However contrasting this, a tracking shot is used as the woman walks to the man, it passing everyone she looks at in a point of view shot, however this shot highlights her importance in this clip and introduces her as one of the main characters, it represents her in a feminine manner as all eyes are on her so she could be seen as a sexual object as a matter of being the center of attention. A low angle shot is used, showing the man is standing above the woman, this represents the masculinity and femininity in a matter of hierarchical status, the masculine gender is above the feminine. A high angle shot is then used which shows the man looking down on the woman, this the refers back to the matter of hierarchical status concerning masculinity and femininity, again this shot shows that the masculine person is above that person and holds the power of the room. A master shot is used showing the limit of action in the room but again enforcing the layout of the masculine man and the feminine woman, this shot shows how she is kneeling before him, conforming to him, this represents those who are feminine to be submissive to those who are masculine, who are represented to be dominant. Other than this, this shot tells the audience where the action is going to be happening and that it is upcoming.

Editing

There is an eye line match as the woman is looking up at the man and the man is looking down on the woman, representing the feminine nature to become submissive to those who are masculine as they are the ones in charge and they hold the power. Flashbacks are use within this clip and the use of flashbacks shows the woman to have masculine attributes as she is shown to use her intelligence and travel for the sake of the earth, this shows her to be more than looks and care about more than looks. However she conforms to be feminine as she is represented to be caring and lets her emotions get the better of her. Cuts are used in this clip to maintain speed and to be invisible to the audience. A match on action shot is used as the Doctor draws away the mans time thing, this represents him in a masculine manner to be the protectors of the woman who claimed she loved him. This clip represents editing in a continuity format as it provides a sense of moving forward.