Gender Representation

4 Areas of textual analysis of Luther
Clip 1

Camera Shots/Movement

Firstly, they use a high angle shot when Alice was talking to John about how she always carries her dead dog around in her bag, this shows vulnerability to the character. The scene is over the shoulder shots from both the characters as they argue and they both think they have control of the conversation and power. Then there are some mid shots to break up the tension and the control they both think they have. They use a panoramic shot from John's point of view of Alice, this shows how he studies her body language. Near the end of this clip there are close ups of John's face, this is to emphasise his emotions and also shows how she tries to seduce him and tell him he hasn't come just to find the gun. This shows that she is dangerous and also has a dangerous sexual side.

Sound

At the start of the clip there is diegetic sounds of suspense from the cars below them. After they come into the apartment as Alice tries to entice him by the way she is talking about the black hole. In that scene there is tense, mysterious music, this shows her trail of thought and the way she is fascinated by these things. At the end of the clip there is tense music again when she is up close with John and tries to seduce him. But then all of a sudden there is a cut and the sexual tension and intimacy is lost. 

Editing

To the end of the clip she tries to seduce him, this shows that she is dangerous and cannot control herself, the compulsion takes over. But when John says no there is a straight cut, this is where the music also stops and it loses the sexual tension and all seriousness.

Mise en Scene

Alice is wearing red lipstick this has connotation of danger, anger, love and lust. This is reflected in her actions mostly towards the end of the clip.

Clip 2

Camera Shots/Movement

The first scene is an over the shoulder shot where John is holding a gun to the man's head as the guy tells John what he has been doing to his x wife. Then there is a two shot were the man is beating John up because he is evil and even after being at gunpoint still isn't scared. Then there is another two shot were Alice and another man are talking to John who is lying on the floor, as she pulls the trigger. The low angle shot is used to show John is standing and in power. The high angle shot is used to show the man on the floor after he has been shot.

Sounds

At the start of the clip some emotional/tense music is played as John has the man at gunpoint but is verbally torturing him, and trying to make him shoot the man. Then there is non-diegetic sound as John chucks his gun down because he has had enough and strangles the man. But then it cuts off because he doesn't want to kill him, because he needs to be arrested. 

Editing

Just before John chucks his gun and starts to strangle the man, there is a sharp cut in the tense non-diegetic sounds and diegetic sound which shows that it might be breaking point. At the end of the clip it cuts from the two shot of Alice and the other man behind her to all of the staring at the body on the floor. 

Mise en Scene

All of the characters in the clip are dressed smartly showing that they are powerful, some more powerful than others. In this clip there 3 weapons, two guns and a small knife, which the man uses to stab John because he didn't want to kill the man. A gun because John used it to interrogate the man, and another gun used to kill him. 

Representation of Gender - Wire In The Blood

Camera Angles/Movement:

This is an over the shoulder shot showing the action from another characters perspective. It shows the two officers rushing out of the house and they both look worried which suggest that something has happened. the camera them uses a tracking shot to keep up to pace with them because they rushing out. 

This is a two shot which shows both of the officers imperfect view for the audience. This also shows that the women is more powerful than the man and potentially his boss because she is angry with him, this is highlighted by her body language because she his point aggressively at him with a stern look on her face. 

A mid close-up is used here, this is because you can see then angry expression on her face and also the stern loo in her eyes. Again this shows the power she has over him, she seems to be a very confident women and very good at her job. 

This is an over the shoulder shot, it shows the women officer ordering a colleague to do something, this show the amount of power she has. This is the opposite of the theory of the 'Male Gaze' because the men are meant to be superior and dominant over women, but here you can see that she is very high up in the police ranking system because she is ordering people around. She isn't there just to look pretty.

In this scene it keeps changing from a point of view shot, to a mid shot of the man. he also talks to himself which shows that he is very clever. he is like the narrator as he talks to himself. This relates to the 'Male Gaze' because men are thought to be superior and not women which suggest that he is talking to himself to find out answers like looking at the evidence. 

This is another mid shot of the character showing him analysing two pieces of evidence. It show that he is very clever and men are meant to be because they are seen (from the male gaze theory) as amazingly talented, clever, dominant humans, where as women are just objects. 

The next scene shows am man pulling up in a big expensive car, this supports the theory of 'Male Gaze' because man are meant to be haughty and and be manly and strong. he walks into the abandoned mansion and kicks the door open, this shows that he is an alpha-male. He then says to the men inside 'You still here ladies', again this shows the power he has, and also over other males, because he refers to the boys as ladies insteads of 'boys' or 'lads'. Then he uses violence by smashing one of the boys heads into the wall, this emphasises the amount of power and control he has over them. 

Sound:

Here  whilst he is talking sarcastically to them and acting if he cares, there are is a diegetic sound which suggests that it foreshadows what is going to happened. Then we she him smashing someones head into the wall. 

Mise En Scene: 

This scene shows the sketchiness of the mansion, because its not a normal house you would live in because it is battered up and doesn't look like people could live there. This gives the feeling that 'normal' people don't live there. Again it foreshadows what is going to happen because he kicks the door in and lets himself in. 

The Male Gaze Beyoncé - Partition

Throughout this video there are clear signs of 'the male gaze theory' in action, there are many scenes associated with intimacy, sex and orgasm. All of this leads to prove the theory of male gaze true.

This is the starting scene where Beyoncé is playing the role of a very wealthy man, we she as an over the shoulder shot first and this shot shows that she is trying to get her partners attention. She is wearing red lipstick and red nail varnish, this colour has the connotation of danger, energy, passion, love and determination which shows that she might want to impress her husband in asexual way.

This is a close up of the object of significance which is her breast, they show this because she wants to emphasise to her partner that she is attractive and want to do something,. She tries too sexy which might turn her partner on and grab his attention.

Beyoncé then grabs her napkin and drops it, this shows that she still wants to get the attention of her husband and show herself to him. But he is still reading his newspaper. This is also an over the shoulder shot again because they want to show what she is doing. 

This scenes shows that she is all dressed up for her husband which shows that again ‘the male gaze theory’ might be true, she might only be dressed for his pleasure. She is wearing a highly designer bodice which is very shiny and glittery this might imply that she wants to grab the attention of her partner.

This shows that Beyoncé is trying to impress her man, she is wearing minimum clothing which is just a lace lingerie which suggest that she is trying to seduce her man who is in the car. She isn't wearing anything else on top except a long black leather coat which is also a type of sex symbol because she showing to her man what she has to offer, and showing that she is worth of him. It also shows that she has been accepted only so that he can admire her not as a human being and a loving partner but an object who is inferior.

Here we see ‘Jay-z’ the superior male, and he is stroking her legs which suggest that they he is getting turner on by her choice of clothing and also there are some diegetic sounds like ‘ummmmms’ and ‘arrrrrrs’ these are sexual noises. This highlights that they are getting aroused by each other and are going to have sexual intercourse.

Again you can tell by her body language, that she is feeling aroused by him shown also by her facial expression as well. It also show the intimacy between them, but he thinks of her an object, a toy not a human, it devalues and takes away her humanity. Laura Mulvey said that women in the ‘male gaze’ have only two functions: an erotic object for the character to view and an erotic object for the audience to view as well. In this video, I think that this theory is true because she dress up to impress her partner, and also her looks very appeasing to the audiences because of the way she is dressed.

In the next scene, she is sat upon a piano wearing a black velvet body suit with a black netted Victorian long coat. Her facial expression shows a sexual expression which suggest that she is still ‘turned on’. She then starts to dance and brush her hands through her hair and does a private dance for him. Which again shows that she is just an object for him to look at and she is nothing more. In the bottom left we see that she is dancing and we see this from his point of view which shows us the ‘object of significant’ which is her. This proves that part of Laura’s theory id true because of the way he treats her.

Here it shows her in a bikini, with lots of hands touching her which highlights that the male gaze leads to ideological hegemony, this is the idea of dominance in politics and social contexts. In the next scene she is being very nudist showing for the audience to ‘erotic object’ which I mentioned before shows that she is trying to lead you on because it might be ‘tempting’ for some viewer. This could relate to Beyoncé using male gaze and sexualisation to get more fans and views.

In my opinion i think that this video example does reflect Laura Mulvey's theory of 'THe Male Gaze', but I don't think that this is all it represents. Beyoncé is seen as a sex symbol, but also an inspiration to women everywhere, i think that parts of this video encourage women to to be confident about their body as well. 

The Seven Key Areas of Audience and Institution-Avengers Assemble Research

The Seven Key Areas of Audience and Institution-Avengers Assemble Research

• the issues raised by media ownership in contemporary media practice; (how does who owns a media company influence the type of film made and its potential success? For example do BIG companies make BIG films and therefore make all the money? Is it possible for small companies to succeed?) Which companies made Avenger's assemble? How did this impact on the type of film that was made?
• the importance of cross media convergence and synergy in production, distribution and marketing; (how do companies work together to produce, distribute and publicize a film? How can Disney use their size to promote and publicise a film? How can small companies work together to promote their business' when making and promoting a film?)Who publicised and distributed the film? How did these companies work together? What roles did they undertake?
• the technologies that have been introduced in recent years at the levels of production, distribution, marketing and exchange; (how has the introduction of digital film, 3D, DVD, Blu Ray, internet streaming, downloadable content, home cinema influenced the types of films made, the way we watch them and the way we 'buy' them?)Research the types of technology utilised during these stages of the film production process of Avengers Assemble.
• the significance of proliferation in hardware and content for institutions and audiences; (how and why have film companies had to alter the way they work now everyone has web enabled phones, PC's, consoles etc? How have audiences changed their viewing habits now we no longer need to go to the cinema to watch a film) Link this area to Avengers Assemble.
• the importance of technological convergence for institutions and audiences; (can you think of examples of how different technologies have come together to help the film industry?) 
• the issues raised in the targeting of national and local audiences (specifically, British) by international or global institutions; (how do film companies try and attract their audience? Do they do different things in different countries?) How was the film marketed in the USA, Europe and the rest of the world (particular focus here on China).
• the ways in which the candidates’ own experiences of media consumption illustrate wider patterns and trends of audience behaviour. (what is your opinion on the above? Do you see the developments as a good or bad thing?) Link this area to the film. Use clear examples.

Glue - Age Representation and Camera Analysis Group Presentation.