Representation of women in the media

the brvhdel test
at least two women in it, who talk to each other and not mention a man thru the whole film

supernatural badass charlie
supernatural ellen

There are two polarised portrayals on the representation of women. The first one is Abby, who is represented as a very strong character - perhaps the strongest of them all. She is wearing basic gear which you could see on a man or a woman - and is a countertype. Jenny is the complete opposite, being feminine and very stereotypical towards how women are shown in the media. She uses her appearance to get what she wants - but as soon as the power is switched to the man she backs down defenceless.

Representation of men in the media

Early

1950's

Modern - Side 1

Side 2

Traditional masculinity

Smart, suits, good job.

Chivalry

Violent

Tough

Modern Masculinity

Family orientated

bachelor

Cosmetics

Sound

Sounds heard:
Diegetic:
sirens
cars
traffic
car door
paper
talk
click
door?
speech
frying sound?
phone call
running
door opening
horn beep
moving car
broken window
chase scene in cars
gunshots
Non-diegetic:
escalating music
tense music
Digesis - Plot/Story/Narrative
Diegetic sound - sounds inside the narrative. Heard by the characters.
Non-diegetic sound - sound the characters cannot hear.

Soundscape for the missile launch

Diegetic - countdown for the 2 minute remaining 1 minute remaining 30 seconds and then count down from 10.
Diegetic - launch preparations with the pressurisation of the exhaust etc.
Non-diegetic -music which is leading towards a climax, maybe tone bombs up as it gets closer to the countdown.
Diegetic - lots of footsteps, dialogue or combat as the protagonist tries to stop missile.

Mise en scene

Broadchurch Trailer:
Costume and Props:
The costumes in this are varied - depending on the characters status in the show. The protagonist has a suit on - signifying his importance in the police, while there is a basic police officer who has the typical police uniform on. There are pedestrians around the scene - which are all dressed in holiday style clothes with the patterned shirts and white trousers/shorts as well as sunglasses. this could show how the protagonist has a higher status then the rest of those on the scene. it could also show a sense of separation with the protagonist as he looks so out of place - it could reflect on the protagonists feelings of misplacement.
Lighting:

Decor:
churches - alter, stall things, flowers. White colours to represent purity and the light.
Location:
Beach - put crime scene on beach, the nice place gets tangled in dark thing - polysemic.

Body language:
lots of hung heads, high postures, tense faces with switches from aggressive to tense.

HWK

take a screenshot of a room in a house from a TV drama. Bring it in.

Cinematography

Taboo

Camera movement

Crane
Handheld - placed the audience in the scene
Tilt up - reveal
Low angle shot making him seem superior/power.

Framing

positioned in the middle of the frame// to the left a lot
most of the shots are very open frame - isolation with character.
the two masts block the ship in - make it seem trapped within it.

Camera Distance

long shot
wide shot?
establishing shot
Extreme long shots - supports the isolation w/ open frame.
new establishing shot - shows the storm included.

Depth of Field

medium DoF - most of it

occasional high DoF

the shallow DoF draws attention to the character

POLYSEMY//POLYSEMIC - multiple meanings of one image.

TABOO:

In the opening of taboo, cinematography is very effective at creating meaning. The first establishing shot could be used to represent two different meanings. For one, the open-ness of the sea compared to the small ship on which the protagonist is on shows the isolation to him from the outside world. There is also the polysemic meaning that the two masts on the ship show that he is almost locked in, with a small framing instead of the large framing. This shows the contradictory status that our character is currently under. this is also supported from the ship being positioned directly in the middle to further bolster the idea of isolation.

In the opening, we can see the way the protagonist is shown as dominant and in control from the low angle shots and the use of rule of thirds. Around the middle of the opening, the protagonists eye level is along the same line as the top rule of thirds line, as well as being towards the left, from a low angle shot really posts the idea that the protagonist is the dominant character. This also hints at his power, showing he is a powerful protagonist is useful as this is the opening - really setting his character out for the audience to see properly.

steriotypes
Countertype - direct opposite of a stereotype
Archetype - The perfect stereotype. fitting the key characteristics of a certain object or thing to make it "perfect"