Dicuss the ways in which gender is represented in this clip with reference to camera shots, editing, mis-en-scene and sound.
Gender is represented in this TV drama in very clear ways. There are quite a few key moments when you see that a man dominates the woman and is in charge of her. For example when he uses her as a hat stand and when the women are making him tea and rushing around looking after him which is also stereotypes of women. Gender is also reprsented in the way the women look and dress comapred to the men and a lot of the gender that is represented in this clip of the TV drama are sterotypes of men and women.
Mis-en-scene is used to represent gender by the way the props and costumes are used. The costumes used have most women in very tight and curvy dresses to show off their figure which is a sterotype of women that they should do this as it is nicer on the eye, although there is one women who is wearing trousers and shows that she may be of more importance as she is not dressed like that and therefore may not be looked at like that and is of a higher status because she doesnt have to dress in tight and revealing clothes. The men are all dressed in sharp suits and office wear as well. The woman at the beginning of the clip is also smoking and drinking and puts her hands on her head as to say she is stressed. This represents gender as it shows the woman doing all the important, hard and stressful work as well as not being able to deal with it all sterotyping that they are the weaker of the two sexes but the one who is meant to do the most work. When the man uses the woman as a hat stand it shows that he has greater power. This represents gender as its saying the man has more power and is more dominant over the woman and can treater her how he likes and use her for whatever he likes wtithout her having a say in it or being able to do anything about it.
Sound is used to represent gender as the first sound you hear is of the type writter and then as the camera tilts up you see it is a woman sitting on the desk doing the office job of writing things up. This represents gender as it is a sterotype that women do the more boring jobs of sitting in an office and writing up things as men do the more important and hands on jobs. There is music in the background that gets louder or quiter at certain points in the clip, the characters walk to the beat of the music and especially the woman as she seems like she is strutting. This represents gender as she is rushing and trying to do everything and be in charge of everything and everyone trying to get the show ready in time. Digestic and non digestic sound are both used. There is dialogue the whole way through the clip which represents gender from what they are saying and from how you hear the male characters talking to the female characters.
Editing is used to represent gender as cuts to pan is used to follow her movement, this gives the audience a sense that she is rushing and trying to get everything done and also shows the audience how she acts by the way shes walking, looks at other people and talks to other people. For example when she talks to the other man about stepping in and she is higher then him and talks down to him with her boobs quite near her face which is representing gender as a sterotype of a woman thinking that because part of her body is out of near him she can get whatever she wants without there being a problem and he has to do it although this does not fit in with the rest of the clips representation of gender as throughout the rest of the clip it is shown as the man being dominant and having control of the woman but in this scene the woman has control over the man.
Camera shots are used to represent gender because the first shot you see is a tilt up over the news papers. You then see the woman and hear the type writing. This automatically tells the audience that she works in some sort of office. There is also over the shoulder shots used which represents gender as you see the character from eachothers point of view. There is an extreme close up of a man lighting a ciggerette which is mysterious as you cannot see his face and you dont know who he is. This represents gender as its showing men are more in control of whats happening as the audience are not being told anything about this man apart from that he smokes, which could also represent gender as a sterotype of being quite a rich and relaxed man. Wide shots are used quite a lot because this represents gender as a whole because you can see everything that is going on in the scene, then the other shots are used to represent gender more specifically when they director wants the audience to focus more oncertain things. Establishing shots are also used to show the audience more about where they are working for them to be able to work out more about each character and what each characters doing and that represents gender as the audience can know more.
Sunday, 25 November 2012
Essay
Discuss the way in which the extract uses camera shots, editing, sound and miss-en-scene to costruct representations of different generations.
The extract of this TV drama represents generation in traditonal and non traditonal ways. It shows the generations in conflict between the parents and the children, especially the children and there step mother and also shows stereotypes of teenagers becoming pregnant and having to have an abortion as well as the mum outside in a council flat drinking cider and not taking care of her baby, they use this to construct different representations of generations as it becomes roll reversal when the step mother says shes having a baby and the daughter offers her a number for the abortion clinic as well as telling her she cannot have the baby and that it would be a bad idea. This represents generations in a very non traditional way because it is not the way a family is meant to act and the child is never meant to be in control or try and take control. The generations are also represented in a non traditional way when the girl states she is leaving and the parents do nothing and as she walks back through the living room she sees them having sex and says that they are sex freaks. This is non traditional generations as most people would assosiate having sex in the middle of the living room something not normal for parents to do and would find it more normal for teenagers to be doing that kind of thing as teenagers are stereotyped as doing things like that.
Mis-en-scene is used from the very beginning to show the audience what type of family it is. The dad is playing on his phone very loudly as she gets ready for school and tries to talk to him. This is already a roll reversal as most parents get annoyed with there children for not listening to them because they are to busy on there mobile phones, later on in the clip you also see the father playing a gaemes console with the son showing the audience that he does not take responsbility for anything and is more like a child then an adult. Although the props used in mis-en-scene show roll reversal and the non traditional generations the costumes used show more traditional generations as he is wearing adult clothes and she is wearing her school uniform, with a short skirt and make up on. This represents how the generations actually are with her showing she is still young as she has to go into school and him sittiing in a shirt showing he should be at work. This then links in with the use of props as its showing how the generations actually are with her being young and still having to go to school but him playing on his phone acting like he has no responsibilities. Costume is also used to represent different generations when the step mother is at school and teaching there lesson as all the girls are in uniform and she isnt showing her status and that she is higher in importance to them and in charge as well as the costumes used in the scene when they are having sex showing that they havent really grown up yet and act how you would expect teenagers to act.
Sound is used to represent different generations mainly in dialougue. There is sound used in the tittle sequence and it is a very up beat sound that gives the audience a feel of energy and the type of song you want to sing and dance to. This is used to show they are teenagers and are very bubbly and energetic and like to have a good time, representing there generation. Sound links in with the mis-en-scene as you hear him playing on his phone to make it clearer to the audience what he is doing. The main use of sound is through dialougue because in this TV drama it is the best way to represent different generations as its made clear to the audience through speach who is in charge and who takes responsibility. It also represents different generations because you can clearly here the tones of there voices and when they get louder and quiter showing when they are happy or sad about something especially when the step mother says she is pregnant the way the girl reacts is most important to the audience by what she is saying. A song is also used called "fuck you" which links in with how the teenager is feeling about the whole situation.
Editing is used mainly in the tittle sequence which sets a feel for the rest of the TV drama. Wipe and disolve are the main editing techniques used in the tittle sequence which links in to the sound. By using wipe it represents the generations as it is quick and seems energetic and that with the music shows the audience what type of people they are and how they are bubbly teenagers who want to have fun. The editing represents different generations because the audience is then shocked about how the generations actually are like within the family and the feel of the family is very different to how you would think the girl was from the tittle sequence so it makes it more complicated and interesting for the audience to see how her life really is.
Camera shots are used to represent different generations by having close ups on her when she is getting ready for school and doing her make up and pushing her boobs up as well as when the camera is pointed at her books showing that she is a school girl and a typical teenager because she wants to look her best and wants her body to look nice for people. Wide shots are used when they are training for football to show all the teenagers and an over the shoulder shot is used from the teenagers point of view to look at the teacher which still shows conflict between the two generations which is normal as they are at school and most teenagers wouldnt like going to school or like teachers. Mostly wide shots are used to represent the different generations as it shows the whole picture.
The extract of this TV drama represents generation in traditonal and non traditonal ways. It shows the generations in conflict between the parents and the children, especially the children and there step mother and also shows stereotypes of teenagers becoming pregnant and having to have an abortion as well as the mum outside in a council flat drinking cider and not taking care of her baby, they use this to construct different representations of generations as it becomes roll reversal when the step mother says shes having a baby and the daughter offers her a number for the abortion clinic as well as telling her she cannot have the baby and that it would be a bad idea. This represents generations in a very non traditional way because it is not the way a family is meant to act and the child is never meant to be in control or try and take control. The generations are also represented in a non traditional way when the girl states she is leaving and the parents do nothing and as she walks back through the living room she sees them having sex and says that they are sex freaks. This is non traditional generations as most people would assosiate having sex in the middle of the living room something not normal for parents to do and would find it more normal for teenagers to be doing that kind of thing as teenagers are stereotyped as doing things like that.
Mis-en-scene is used from the very beginning to show the audience what type of family it is. The dad is playing on his phone very loudly as she gets ready for school and tries to talk to him. This is already a roll reversal as most parents get annoyed with there children for not listening to them because they are to busy on there mobile phones, later on in the clip you also see the father playing a gaemes console with the son showing the audience that he does not take responsbility for anything and is more like a child then an adult. Although the props used in mis-en-scene show roll reversal and the non traditional generations the costumes used show more traditional generations as he is wearing adult clothes and she is wearing her school uniform, with a short skirt and make up on. This represents how the generations actually are with her showing she is still young as she has to go into school and him sittiing in a shirt showing he should be at work. This then links in with the use of props as its showing how the generations actually are with her being young and still having to go to school but him playing on his phone acting like he has no responsibilities. Costume is also used to represent different generations when the step mother is at school and teaching there lesson as all the girls are in uniform and she isnt showing her status and that she is higher in importance to them and in charge as well as the costumes used in the scene when they are having sex showing that they havent really grown up yet and act how you would expect teenagers to act.
Sound is used to represent different generations mainly in dialougue. There is sound used in the tittle sequence and it is a very up beat sound that gives the audience a feel of energy and the type of song you want to sing and dance to. This is used to show they are teenagers and are very bubbly and energetic and like to have a good time, representing there generation. Sound links in with the mis-en-scene as you hear him playing on his phone to make it clearer to the audience what he is doing. The main use of sound is through dialougue because in this TV drama it is the best way to represent different generations as its made clear to the audience through speach who is in charge and who takes responsibility. It also represents different generations because you can clearly here the tones of there voices and when they get louder and quiter showing when they are happy or sad about something especially when the step mother says she is pregnant the way the girl reacts is most important to the audience by what she is saying. A song is also used called "fuck you" which links in with how the teenager is feeling about the whole situation.
Editing is used mainly in the tittle sequence which sets a feel for the rest of the TV drama. Wipe and disolve are the main editing techniques used in the tittle sequence which links in to the sound. By using wipe it represents the generations as it is quick and seems energetic and that with the music shows the audience what type of people they are and how they are bubbly teenagers who want to have fun. The editing represents different generations because the audience is then shocked about how the generations actually are like within the family and the feel of the family is very different to how you would think the girl was from the tittle sequence so it makes it more complicated and interesting for the audience to see how her life really is.
Camera shots are used to represent different generations by having close ups on her when she is getting ready for school and doing her make up and pushing her boobs up as well as when the camera is pointed at her books showing that she is a school girl and a typical teenager because she wants to look her best and wants her body to look nice for people. Wide shots are used when they are training for football to show all the teenagers and an over the shoulder shot is used from the teenagers point of view to look at the teacher which still shows conflict between the two generations which is normal as they are at school and most teenagers wouldnt like going to school or like teachers. Mostly wide shots are used to represent the different generations as it shows the whole picture.
Wednesday, 14 November 2012
Analysing skills questions
Activity 2.4
Activity 2.5
- The different shots used in a short action sequence from an action film was tracking/dolly shot, zoom, reverse zoom, and hand-held.
- The importance of the setting and action is emphazised by the camera movment by the camera movement shows the setting and without the paticular camera movements doing what they are the audience wouldnt see the setting or the movement. Depending on what camera shot is used depend on what setting or action is happeneing because it depends on what the audience needs to see. For examplethe zoom shot was used as they were going into the lift as the camera zoomed out to show the audience what they were entering as it was important for the next part of the scene.
- The camera shots may make the audience feel more involved, for example with the hand held it can make you feel like you are running with the actor so you get more involved in the action of the film. The camera shots are also affective because they make it clear what you should and shouldnt be watching for example when it zooms into something is it showing the audience to watch that particular thing and see what is happening.
Activity 2.5
- The different shots used were reaction shot, zoom/reverse zoom, hand-held, cine-verite and steadicam.
- The camera shots make the documentary seem even more personal then it already is by zooming in to the person and following them around and making it seem more like you know the person and are involved with what they are saying and doing.
- I dont think you are drawn to the camera operator as you feel so involved in the documentary because of the camera shots that you dont think about other things or people going on.
Soap opera activites
Activity 3.13
Activity 3.15
- Hollyoaks, Eastenders, Coronation street, Emerdale, Neighbours, Home and away, Doctors.
- They fit into browns criteria quite well as there is multiple characters and plots, they are in serial form, the home/homes are the main setting for the dramas apart from in doctors when the surgery is the main setting, emphasis on dialogue, conversation and problem solving however they do not fit in very well when it comes to have sensitive men and female characters being independant as a lot of the men are very hard headed and the heads of the families which also leads to the women not being independant.
- The only other functions i would add is most soap operas have conflict within the family so that could be another function.
- A key family in soap opera is the mitchel family from eastenders.
- It was difficult to create the family tree as i only knew the very famous generations and the people that were in it a lot for example i didnt know grant or sams children because they have not been featured a lot and are not that important so it was difficult to fully complete it.
- The conclusions ive made from this genre is that they all follow the same type of processes to create there soap opera as they all include the same type of things and way certain characters act are similar in other soap operas as well although they are not all the same some are very similar. I have also learn that in most soap operas there is one main family that most viewers know a lot about the own the family business that is very dominant in the soap opera for example in Eastenders the Mitchells own the pup, in Emerdale the Dingles own the pub.
Activity 3.15
- Emerdale is an example of a soap opera that has recently been an open text as it has had a lot of drama going on that an audience member could interpret in different ways and the way characters are acting and reacting to certain story lines gives the freedom to the audience to interpret what they want to from the soap opera.
- They all seem to explore different issues within families, cultures, relationships, friendship groups etc. They also all seem to have story lines or things happening that have the possibility to split the opinion on the viewers.
- The readings that are possible from the audience are opinions about relationships, love affairs, family arguments. The audience could also read something differently from how the direction wanted it to be read which can cause conflict if thats not how it was meant to be portrayed. The audience could also get different readings about social issues.
- Phil Mitchell, Billy Mitchell, Fatboy, Jack Branning, Max Branning, Derek Branning, Ray, Alfie, Ian Bill, Jay, Ben.
- Good characters = Billy, Fatboy, Jack Branning, Ray, Alfie
- Bad characters = Derek Branning, Ben
- Do not fit into either = Phil, Max Branning, Ian, Jay
- The qualities the good characters have are kind, helpful, caring and loving. The qualities the bad characters have are evil, scheming, wicked. The qualities the characters that do not fit in to either have a mixture of the good and bad characters qualities.
- Some characters are difficult to fit in this way because they have done good things in the past and do things to help people but have also dont bad things to people and the community which makes them bad but because youve seen the good side of them you will never see them as all bad especially if the good things they have done have been significantly good.
Sunday, 11 November 2012
Essay
Discuss the ways in which the extract uses camera shots, editing, sound, mis en scene to construct representations of relationships.
In this drama extract relationships are represented in 3 main ways. The closeness of the couple, mainly in the back of the cab, the audience can see how much they mean to eachother and how much they love eachother. There relationship is also represented in a very different way as being complex and having a lot of history with an uncertain future. The audience knows this because they talk about there past in the back of the cab by saying "2nd time lucky" "dont you mean third". There is also secrets within there relationship which makes the audience question how much trust they have. As she says "i would want you to love again" which he seems confused at and is also confused when they turn up at the hospital as he doesnt realize she is making them go to the hospital. This allows the audience to question there relationship which keeps them in suspence for the rest of the clip.
Camera shots are used to represent there relationship in very different ways. The first shot used is a two shot with her on his shoulder showing the closeness of there relationship and the love between them. The 5th shot is a close up shot of them two holding hands. The 14th shot is of them two kissing showing they have an intimate relationship because it is a close up of them kissing with their eyes shut showing it is pasionate. The shot of him rubbing his wedding ring also represents their relationship because it shows their status as a couple. The 40th shot when he is holding her head in her hands also shows their relationship because it shows how much he cares for her which shows the love he has for her. The last shot is similar to the first shot in the way that they are both shot together and closely.The last shot represents there relationship because he is laying next to her dead body with flowers spread all around her. It shows how close they were because of how upset he is in the shot. The camera shots allow the audience to know more about there relationship without any sound in the clip the audience would still be able to tell what kind have relationship they have through just the camera shots with the closeness of the couple and sepcific camera shots of him doing things that express his love, like the wedding ring.
Sound represents the secret side of there relationship as well as the closeness of there relationship. Sound represents the secret side of there realtionship by having music when she is speaking to the doctor. This keeping secrets from the audience as they then dont know what is being said or anything and leads them to believe there are secrets in there relationship because of what was said before about her not wanting him to come with her and then the audience not being able to hear what she is being told. Sound is also used to represent the closeness of the relationship as when she gets hit by the bus and its all silent you can hear his heartbeat, this builds up tension as he runs across the road to try and find her. The use of the heart beat when everything else is silent is representing how much she means to him because of the panic in his heart as everyone assosiates panic and fear with a loud beating heart, the sound of the heart is exaggerated to represent there relationship.
Mis en scene is also used to represent there relationship. The most important thing used in Mis En Scene to represent the realtionship is the wedding ring. This prop used represents there status and therefore tells the audience that they are married so it shows the importance of there relationship because if there is a ring involved and the people are made vows together the relationship is taken a lot more serious. Another prop used is the chair. The chair is used to add effect to the sound of the heart beat as it falls over when the heart beat sound is happenin, like the sound of the heart beat it shows panic and the rush to get over to his wife which shows how important she is to him which represents the relationship. An ambulance is also used to represent the secrecy of there relationship as he does not know where they are going until he sees the ambulace. That is his first sign he gets that he is going to the hospital to find out her results. He then works everything out about why she wanted to get married and then go to the hospital. The audience can see the element of surprise and frustration in his face which represents the secrecy in there relationship. When she dies she dies along side a flower stall, there are white lillys especially laying next to her, this represents the relationship because flowers are assosiated with death and fact that she lies dead next to a flower stool also gives the feeling that she is loved and will be missed.
The TV drama uses editing to represent the relationship. It uses cross fades a lot especially when she is in the doctors and he is in the cafe waiting for her. This makes the audience feel tension as they are waiting to hear the results. It is used to represent the relationship because its fading into all different scenes of him being anxious and doing different things until she comes out of the hospital showing that he cares a lot about the result. A lot of digital effects are also used in the TV clip to represent there relationship. For example the doctors room looked very dull and dark but when she came outside and shouted across the street the lighting changed and it became brighter, where he was sitting also seemed brighter and when they were in the cab happy it was brighter. The contrast of the lighting represents the relationship as the brighter the light the happier the atmosphere feels and seems so the lighting effects make the relationship seem good and happy.
I think overall the camera shots, sounds, editing and Miss En Scene show the couple to have a close relationship mainly with a past and a few secrets that seem to be kept for the sanity of the other person. I think the camera shots are the most important for representing there relationship as they are very important and really show what is going on in that relationship.
In this drama extract relationships are represented in 3 main ways. The closeness of the couple, mainly in the back of the cab, the audience can see how much they mean to eachother and how much they love eachother. There relationship is also represented in a very different way as being complex and having a lot of history with an uncertain future. The audience knows this because they talk about there past in the back of the cab by saying "2nd time lucky" "dont you mean third". There is also secrets within there relationship which makes the audience question how much trust they have. As she says "i would want you to love again" which he seems confused at and is also confused when they turn up at the hospital as he doesnt realize she is making them go to the hospital. This allows the audience to question there relationship which keeps them in suspence for the rest of the clip.
Camera shots are used to represent there relationship in very different ways. The first shot used is a two shot with her on his shoulder showing the closeness of there relationship and the love between them. The 5th shot is a close up shot of them two holding hands. The 14th shot is of them two kissing showing they have an intimate relationship because it is a close up of them kissing with their eyes shut showing it is pasionate. The shot of him rubbing his wedding ring also represents their relationship because it shows their status as a couple. The 40th shot when he is holding her head in her hands also shows their relationship because it shows how much he cares for her which shows the love he has for her. The last shot is similar to the first shot in the way that they are both shot together and closely.The last shot represents there relationship because he is laying next to her dead body with flowers spread all around her. It shows how close they were because of how upset he is in the shot. The camera shots allow the audience to know more about there relationship without any sound in the clip the audience would still be able to tell what kind have relationship they have through just the camera shots with the closeness of the couple and sepcific camera shots of him doing things that express his love, like the wedding ring.
Sound represents the secret side of there relationship as well as the closeness of there relationship. Sound represents the secret side of there realtionship by having music when she is speaking to the doctor. This keeping secrets from the audience as they then dont know what is being said or anything and leads them to believe there are secrets in there relationship because of what was said before about her not wanting him to come with her and then the audience not being able to hear what she is being told. Sound is also used to represent the closeness of the relationship as when she gets hit by the bus and its all silent you can hear his heartbeat, this builds up tension as he runs across the road to try and find her. The use of the heart beat when everything else is silent is representing how much she means to him because of the panic in his heart as everyone assosiates panic and fear with a loud beating heart, the sound of the heart is exaggerated to represent there relationship.
Mis en scene is also used to represent there relationship. The most important thing used in Mis En Scene to represent the realtionship is the wedding ring. This prop used represents there status and therefore tells the audience that they are married so it shows the importance of there relationship because if there is a ring involved and the people are made vows together the relationship is taken a lot more serious. Another prop used is the chair. The chair is used to add effect to the sound of the heart beat as it falls over when the heart beat sound is happenin, like the sound of the heart beat it shows panic and the rush to get over to his wife which shows how important she is to him which represents the relationship. An ambulance is also used to represent the secrecy of there relationship as he does not know where they are going until he sees the ambulace. That is his first sign he gets that he is going to the hospital to find out her results. He then works everything out about why she wanted to get married and then go to the hospital. The audience can see the element of surprise and frustration in his face which represents the secrecy in there relationship. When she dies she dies along side a flower stall, there are white lillys especially laying next to her, this represents the relationship because flowers are assosiated with death and fact that she lies dead next to a flower stool also gives the feeling that she is loved and will be missed.
The TV drama uses editing to represent the relationship. It uses cross fades a lot especially when she is in the doctors and he is in the cafe waiting for her. This makes the audience feel tension as they are waiting to hear the results. It is used to represent the relationship because its fading into all different scenes of him being anxious and doing different things until she comes out of the hospital showing that he cares a lot about the result. A lot of digital effects are also used in the TV clip to represent there relationship. For example the doctors room looked very dull and dark but when she came outside and shouted across the street the lighting changed and it became brighter, where he was sitting also seemed brighter and when they were in the cab happy it was brighter. The contrast of the lighting represents the relationship as the brighter the light the happier the atmosphere feels and seems so the lighting effects make the relationship seem good and happy.
I think overall the camera shots, sounds, editing and Miss En Scene show the couple to have a close relationship mainly with a past and a few secrets that seem to be kept for the sanity of the other person. I think the camera shots are the most important for representing there relationship as they are very important and really show what is going on in that relationship.
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