Sunday, 6 November 2011

Representation of Gender

The analysis of the Primeval sequence on how camera, editing, mise-en-scene and sound represent gender.


Camera Shot, Angle and Position
In order to show the woman is having a conversation with the man an over the shoulder shot is used for this. Next a medium close up and tracking is used to show the man walking away and his emotions that he expresses. The tractor is focused on as a long shot so the whole thing is visible and we can see everything. The shot of the man planting the rock is focused on and also zooms in so we can see what is happening, this makes the audience wonder why it has been put there as they are not aware of the reason. These shots are usually used in thrillers as ways of causing suspense without giving away what will happen.

Sound
The music used in films always creates the mood. It sounds instrumental at the beginning and calm but starts to build up and becomes louder. As the man is placing the rock down it seems like a tick noise is appearing, it makes us wonder what it going to happen now the rock is there. When the tractor is digging and the hand is found there is a sudden change in the music and we can tell that it is serious. This then causes mystery as the audience do not know why the hand is there and who's it is. As the music stops and the forest is being tracked we can tell that something or someone is there. Suspense is caused by the Tiger as it pounces towards the man. When the Tiger stops the music becomes calmer.

Mis-en-scene
Hand in the ground
Shovel
Dogs
Shovel
Tractor
Tiger
Guns


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