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.