Screenshots - Lesson Work

Dialogue

Composition

Lighting
Low key

Depth Of Field

Non Diegetic Sound

Costume

Costume & Location

High Angle

Are we born straight or gay? - Making of Me: John Barrowman

- Homosexual men peform like heterosexual women
- John performed in a typical female way, brain performs like a female brain.
- This is decided by the way the brain is organised, which is determined in the middle of pregnancy. This suggests that sexual orientation is hard wired here before birth.
This research shows that sexual orientation is decided during pregnancy.

Camp
I think that camp is a learn't way of a homosexual person. A person can decide to explore their sexuality and be camp or keep their sexuality quiet and lead a "normal" life.

Mis en scene - OCR G322 Sexuality

Lighting
This screenshot shows low lighting in this scene. This shows privateness and how secretive she is  of what she is doing. She is challenging the stereotypical feminine straight woman.

Costume
This screenshot shows how the women in the Victorian times would always be well dressed. This reinforces the feminine stereotype.

Location
This screenshot shows the location, this video is set in the countryside which indicates the people in the scene are working class.

Facial Expression
This screenshot shows the woman's facial expression, her face is neutral. This shows that she is anxious of what will happen next. Her facial expression also shows that she is hiding away her sexuality.

Exam clip - Sexuality

4 stereotypes of sexuality

Victim/sympathetic

- main character

- point of view

- screen time

Threat - abnormal

- male character - blackmailing her

Promiscuous/sexualised 

- challenged camp/butch

Close up of women's body - male gaze

Transitions - slow - pace - Feminine - challenging butch stereotype

Dark - low light - covers her sexuality - privately - secretive

- gendered as camp (effeminate) & butch (masculine)

- victim/sympathetic

- threat (abnormal)

- sexualised (promiscuous)

Virginity - painting - slow camera

What is TV Drama

TV Drama

Scripted to reflect real life situations towards an audience, broadcasted as a series that if followed by viewers who can relate. Realistic to real life, audience led to believe it can happen in real life. 

Eastenders present 

Downtown abbey - Victorian

Doctor who - future 

8 Areas

Sexuality

1. Victim/Sympathetic
2. Threat/Abnormal
3. Sexualized/Promiscuous 

Ethnicity

1. Asian - Indian

1. Asian - South East - Thai etc
2. Middle Eastern
3. White
4. Black - African, Caribbean
5. Gypsy/Traveller
6. Eastern European

Stereotypes

1. Exotic
2. Dangerous
3. Pitied
4. Humorous
5. Sexual used

Age

Young

Adult

Elderly

1. Freedom
2. Unfit
3. En titled
4. Attractive
5. Lazy 
6. Obese
7. Gullible
8. Violent
9. Immature
10. Grumpy or greedy

Disability

Mental

Physical

Able Bodied

1. Villain - Freak/abnormal/scary
2. Hero/Brave - Overcoming adversity
3. Ugly, physically incapable and non sexual
4. Victim - Vulnerable

Technical Areas 

4 Technical areas that need to be covered:

- Camera shots, angle, movement and composition

- Editing

- Sound

• Mise en scene (Location, props, lighting and costume)

Gender

Male

Female

Ethnicity

1. Alpha male
2. Sexual object
3. Post masculine male
4. Traditional

Framework For analysis

Step 1. Characters, roles, significance

Step 2. Relationships of power

Step 3. Differences, how they are presented as opposites

Step 4. Reinforcing, challenging stereotypes

Step 5. Why? - A Grade

Regional Identity/social class

Upper - City

middle - Country

Working - Northern

Under Class - Southern

Tv Drama is created through Conflict

Most Powerful

male - alpha male

Able bodied

White UK

Adult

Middle class - City

Straight

Modern media on Youtube - Equal as anyone can make it

“Normal” is a Traditional Stereotype

Eg. A Family

“Normal”

Tv Drama Primeval - Mrs Punter - Planning Exam Response

Primeval (Gender) Sexuality - Costume

Casually dressed

unbuttoned shirts

Woman in leather biker jacket - masculinity - action chick in black clothing eg. Kill Bill

Old t-shirts -  masculine, hard working

Work boots - masculinity

Man in full suit - powerful

Higher class woman well dressed

man in pink shirt, scarf and hat - represents femininity

Primeval (Gender) Sexuality - Props

Woman using digger - loud, masculine tool

Shovels - very labour intensive, a masculine job

Cars/4X4’s - More masculine

Guns - loud, used by men

Zip line - high up

Woman with gun kills animal - masculine

Dogs - aggressive, loud, barking - link with men and masculinity - Protective over dogs

High angle over woman on floor in barn - shows weakness of woman towards man with gun

Man in the middle closer to camera in barn is more powerful over the two people in the background.

Jump cut at the zip line - saves time, shows masculinity and power.

Over the shoulder shot of woman walking away from man.

Planning for Exam answer response

Introduction:

What clip I am looking at

What sexuality is - Stereotypical people

what different sections their are in sexuality

what characters I am looking at

First Paragraph:

Looking at camera angles, shots and movement

Low angle of woman on digger

High angle of woman on floor

Second Paragraph:

Looking at editing - CGI

Added sound effects

Jump cut of the zip line

Transitions

Screen time of each character

Third Paragraph:

Looking at sound

Shouting

Sabertooth sounds

Digger sounds

Diagetic & non diagetic - Gunshots

Accent, tone of voice

Fourth Paragraph:

Looking at what people wear - Pink shirt, leather jacket, boots

Props - Guns, cars

Set - In woods, on farm

Location - farm

Lighting - Dark in barn

Last Paragraph:

Conclusion of sexuality and how it is prominent in the Primeval clip.

Conforming or challenging stereotypes