How the representation of sexuality is constructed
In the extract, we can tell that heterosexual men are represented as being uncomfortable around homosexual men. After a few pans across a couple of men engaging in homosexual acts at the start, one of the police officers says the word "shit". The use of diegetic speech here in this tone suggests that he is uncomfortable, which links into the stereotype that straight men are homophobic. Furthermore, when the police officers use whistling to reference gay people doing something of a sexual nature, they both giggle and jest about. This shows that the straight male community could be seen as childish, or even demeaning as they believe they are the correct sexuality; which can even be supported by the use of costumes and how they gave the man in charge sunglasses - as well as having him unbutton his shirt a little and scruff his tie up: implying that he is visibly in distress. Finally, when Dave has something whispered in his ear, we get a cut from a long shot to a medium close as his face scutches up, leading him to act violently towards the what we can infer is a proposition to "go somewhere quieter".
Homosexual men are represented in a negative nature, especially towards a more animalistic or barbaric side. We can get this from the mise-on-scene, and how there are cages kept with a man we presume to be gay in, dancing with super tight and revealing clothing on. The use of a cage suggests that he is an animal, which could be how the straight men see it. on top of this, the club is notably underground, with the straight men having to descend a flight of stairs into a smaller, trapped environment. The club itself has a few large boulders inside, thus leading to the inference that the gay men are portrayed as old fashioned - the 80's dance music and choice of attire would also back this up. Another view from the straight men is how different the two sexuality act. The police officers jest about how gay people act and sound - with the gay man sounding feminine and obedient while the straight men are connoted as being "rock hard" and "quarterbacks", showing how even rugby is a heterosexual dominated sport and that gay people do not play its they are to weak to engage in manly sports.
There is also the switch on how Simon is seen as a powerful gay man. They made Simon visibly in control, having his own red velvety couch in the centre of the room This shows his position of power, and as red can be associated with anger it shows how he can be potentially violent and dangerous. On the other hand however the red could also suggest love and the idea of him being a very sexual person in general. The use of giving him a large amount of head room in the first cut to him shows the audience that he is the centre of the club, and instantly defines his position to us. We can also learn from the pans across the club and tracking shots following Alex that the club is constantly moving, but Simon stays in the centre of the club with little to no movement and thus no tracking or panning shots with him as he is keeping it all together; not needing to move about as he is fully in control of the situation. When Simon shuts down Alex's advances with trying to find out about his line of work, he takes a serious tone of voice and the music drops revealing a non diegetic drone in the foreground of the sound. This guides the audience that the situation is now tense - with extended shots just following Alex's and Simon's faces without cutting for a longer time then normal. this leads me to believe that Simon is fully aware what Alex is trying to do - determined to scare her off by intimidating her which can also be supported by when he said "Don't get used to it" about the wine suggesting she needs to leave or suffer the consequences. This created the countertype of a gay man, as the stereotype for a gay man is to be submissive, flamboyant, and weak which is opposite to what Simon is.
In the extract, we can tell that heterosexual men are represented as being uncomfortable around homosexual men. After a few pans across a couple of men engaging in homosexual acts at the start, one of the police officers says the word "shit". The use of diegetic speech here in this tone suggests that he is uncomfortable, which links into the stereotype that straight men are homophobic. Furthermore, when the police officers use whistling to reference gay people doing something of a sexual nature, they both giggle and jest about. This shows that the straight male community could be seen as childish, or even demeaning as they believe they are the correct sexuality; which can even be supported by the use of costumes and how they gave the man in charge sunglasses - as well as having him unbutton his shirt a little and scruff his tie up: implying that he is visibly in distress. Finally, when Dave has something whispered in his ear, we get a cut from a long shot to a medium close as his face scutches up, leading him to act violently towards the what we can infer is a proposition to "go somewhere quieter".
Homosexual men are represented in a negative nature, especially towards a more animalistic or barbaric side. We can get this from the mise-on-scene, and how there are cages kept with a man we presume to be gay in, dancing with super tight and revealing clothing on. The use of a cage suggests that he is an animal, which could be how the straight men see it. on top of this, the club is notably underground, with the straight men having to descend a flight of stairs into a smaller, trapped environment. The club itself has a few large boulders inside, thus leading to the inference that the gay men are portrayed as old fashioned - the 80's dance music and choice of attire would also back this up. Another view from the straight men is how different the two sexuality act. The police officers jest about how gay people act and sound - with the gay man sounding feminine and obedient while the straight men are connoted as being "rock hard" and "quarterbacks", showing how even rugby is a heterosexual dominated sport and that gay people do not play its they are to weak to engage in manly sports.
There is also the switch on how Simon is seen as a powerful gay man. They made Simon visibly in control, having his own red velvety couch in the centre of the room This shows his position of power, and as red can be associated with anger it shows how he can be potentially violent and dangerous. On the other hand however the red could also suggest love and the idea of him being a very sexual person in general. The use of giving him a large amount of head room in the first cut to him shows the audience that he is the centre of the club, and instantly defines his position to us. We can also learn from the pans across the club and tracking shots following Alex that the club is constantly moving, but Simon stays in the centre of the club with little to no movement and thus no tracking or panning shots with him as he is keeping it all together; not needing to move about as he is fully in control of the situation. When Simon shuts down Alex's advances with trying to find out about his line of work, he takes a serious tone of voice and the music drops revealing a non diegetic drone in the foreground of the sound. This guides the audience that the situation is now tense - with extended shots just following Alex's and Simon's faces without cutting for a longer time then normal. this leads me to believe that Simon is fully aware what Alex is trying to do - determined to scare her off by intimidating her which can also be supported by when he said "Don't get used to it" about the wine suggesting she needs to leave or suffer the consequences. This created the countertype of a gay man, as the stereotype for a gay man is to be submissive, flamboyant, and weak which is opposite to what Simon is.
