Homework- 18th March

Gender can be represented thought the use of camera work, mise-en-scene, sound and editing.

At the beginning of the clip there is a mid shot of the female character who can be seen with two security guards behind her, which is signifying imprisonment or that she is being held captive.Also in this mid shot she looks to the left creating an impression that she is looking at something or someone. There is then a cut to a tracking shot of the three servants who appear to be under arrest, this is shown by the uniformed  guard who is holding a armed rifle. There is then a cut back to the mid shot of the women who is looking nervously ahead, the high camera angle creates a perspective of fear and not knowing. A cut to a mid shot of the master, from a low angle, this suited character has a masculine appearance to him. Masculine is being portrayed to be more powerful thought a cut following this shot which is showing the female character looking up at the master.

When looking at the doctor, he is surrounded by a radiant blue light when he changed from a fragile old man to his real self. The fact that he has become empowered shows his dominance over the other male character. This is representing masculine to be of different powers as the doctor is not more powerful that the other character who was seen as the masculine character at the beginning of the clip. The use of costume and performance is important in this extract. The humans are represented by the ordinariness of their costumes and actions. However in contrast the master is bold, smart and well presented. He is also surrounded by armed guards which is representing his gender to be more powerful and have a higher status than any other. The women in the red dress is represented as an object as she stands by his side. This is portraying her gender to powerless and nothing more than an object.For the majority of the clip, the mast is placed powerfully in the frame however when the doctor undergoes the transformation he becomes a powerful challenger to the masters powers. This is representing masculine characters to challenge each other to be the most powerful.

The exposure of the masters weapons 'tings' and the zap of the laser gun at the end of the sequence, signifies weapon like qualities. These sounds are diejectic. The pulses of music are used to signify moments of flashback. Confident is exuded by the master's voice and the dialogue is important in the function of the narrative. For example in his glee and enjoyment in destroying earth. The voice of the women is important and significantly becomes more pronounced, when the clip reveals who she really is. Her voice changes from being timid to then being more confident ans louder. This is representing her gender to have two sided to it, one being quite and one being much louder and confident when they reveal who they really are due to people under estimating her.

The pace of the extract is important at the beginning of the clip. The fact that it is slow as the female character walks towards the master, the slowness of this sequence signifies her attentions to what is happening around her. This is showing her gender to be curious of their surroundings.There are many shot reverse shots for example between master and the women. These allow the audience to see the two genders communicating and the master being more intimidating towards the beginning but this then changes to be the other way around towards the end. These shots also help keep continuity in the narrative as the plot is revealed and develops specific points of view for the audience especially in relation to the conversation between the master and the women.

Overall the women is represented as a strong women however at the beginning is timid.The fact that the women was able to save the doctor shows her inner strength compared to the masculine character. The master and the doctor are represented to be challenging each other to be the most powerful.