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Tuesday 26 November 2013

Camera Shots of Parity


Shot 1- extreme close up of antagonists face
Shot 2- close up of the weapon dropping to the floor
Shot 3- medium shot of the dead body propped up on the floor
Shot 4- medium long shot of the killer being surprised
Shot 5– Close up of the knife
Shot 6- medium long shot of the dead body and the antagonist
Shot 7- medium close up of the antagonist looking around the toilet
Shot 8- close up of the antagonist matched on action into the cubicle of the toilet
Shot 9- close up of the antagonist looking into the mirror
Shot 10- close up of the antagonist having a flashback of the murder reflected in the mirror
Shot 11- close up of the antagonist washing his hands of the blood

Friday 15 November 2013

The Street- presentation of gender roles


The significance of gender is portrayed in the street clip by the argument of the woman, the subordinate, and the man, the dominant. It shows the stereotypical view of males and females by having a conflicting plot, for example the argument between the mum and dad shows how the family is dominated by the masculine father and how the mum allows him to disrespect her because of the family hierarchy. The woman cheating on her husband shows how unhappy she is but she doesn’t want to leave him because of her lower ranking and how he’s the bread winner and without his “£250” she wouldn’t be able to survive and look after the children.

The plot evolves a conflicting situation between the mum and the dad over the children. He mentions how he’s the one that bring homes the money to support the family’s lifestyle which is to assert his authority and show his masculinity with his manual labour job. After the argument she comforts the children, which portrays her stereotypical ‘looking after the babies mother figure’. When the water works explode she calls another man for help who is also married and in the moment commits adultery. This shows the formulaic male view as cheaters and care only about flaunting their fertility. When a car hits Katy it is an eye opener to present how the father is uncaring and ignorant towards his modern roles as a father because he views it as the woman’s job. This ties in with gender roles and inequality because it exhibits the 1900’s view of woman’s jobs and the values they should withhold. The characters and the plot re-enforce stereotypes because it shows that even in modern society the man is superior over woman.