Representaion Of Gender

Textual Analysis -



The first scene in the extract is a hand held shot which positions the audience to focus on the male character placing his hand on the female characters back. Not only does this demonstrate a relationship between the two characters, but it represents a common stereotype of diary opposites between men and women. Male characters are often presented to be both physically and emotionally strong however, in contrast female characters often play the victim as they are thought to be weaker. In this particular shot the audience is focussed on the brave act of the male character as he comforts the female character to is clearly upset. Following the first scene we are introduced to our third character through a tracking shot which moves slowly toward the character. The Director using the tracking shot to zoom in from an establishing shot, this demonstrates to the audience the new environment. in a addition it also reveals that the female character is driving digger. This is a contrasting way to present a female character because generally female characters are presented to be doing less physically demanding job. However, soon after another male character, who is shown through a medium shot, starts to shout at the female to "stop" what she is doing. By choosing to use this imperative the male character is giving the female character a command. This contrasts with previous shot, where female character looks doesn't conform to popular generalisations as she is presented to be doing a physically challenging activity, as she is being told what to do and is therefore not in control.

The first two characters that the audience is introduced to in the extract, are obviously presented to be very contrasting through mise en scene. The female character is wearing more vibrant colours. For example her red top along with other darker features like her dark gilet and dark brown hair. Due to the fact that the pink contracts with her other dark features, she is not presented to be an evil character. however, she appears to be the more emotional character. This conforms to a typical idea that female characters are more emotionally expressive. In contrast to this, the male character is wearing very neutral, grey coloured clothes which suggest that he is more emotionally closed when it comes to revealing emotions. His hair is also lighter and fluffier which suggests innocence in comparison to the females darker brown hair. In the second scene when we are introduced to the contrasting female role, where she partaking in physical work