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- 3. hOWHAVEIREPRESENTEDGENDERTHROUGHLIGHTING? ICHOSETOUSENATURALLIGHTINGTOPORTRAYASENSEOFREALISM,WHICHWILLMAKETHEFILMANDTHEISSUESITINCLUDESSEEMLIKEAREALLIFE SITUATIONWHICHTHEAUDIENCECANRELATETO.ICHOSETHENATURALSETTING/LIGHTINGTOSHOWTHATTHEISSUESWEASSOCIATEMAINLY WITH MENACTUALLYAPPLYTOWOMENJUSTASMUCH,INTHISCASETHEISSUEISCHEATING.tHEBRIGHTOUTDOORLIGHTINGSUGGESTSTHATJACK DIAMOND DOESN'TFEELLIKETHISMUCHOUTOFCHARACTERFORVERONICA,MAYBEHEHASEXPERIENCED THISKINDOFBEHAVIORFORAWOMANBEFORE, ORHEIS SUBTLYHINTINGTHATMAYBEWOMENARETHETRUEDECEIVERS WHENITCOMESTOBROKENRELATIONSHIPS.IFIWANTEDTOCONVEYTHEFEELINGSOF JACKBEINGCOMPLETELYSHOCKEDANDUTTERLYHEARTBROKEN,THENIWOULDHAVEFILMEDINTHEEVENINGASTHESUNSETWOULDCONNOTETHE FEELINGOFHEARTACHEANDUTTEREMPTINESSASIFTHELIGHTOFHISLIFEHASJUSTGONEOUT-THESUNGOINGDOWN.ICHOSETOKEEPTHELIGHTING LIGHTANDBRIGHTTOEXPRESSTHATMAYBEDOMESTICISSUESSUCHASLOVEAFFAIRS ANDDOMESTICABUSEISNOTTAKENASSERIOUSLYIFYOUAREA MAN.
- 4. hOWHAVEIREPRESENTEDGENDERTHROUGHMAKEUP? IWANTEDTOCREATETHISFEMFATALE CHARACTER,WHOISINFACTMAYBEMOREOFACRIMINALTHANJACKDIAMOND,BUTTHISWILLONLYBE UNCOVEREDTHROUGHOUTTHEWHOLEFILM.WITHOUT ADOUBTREDLIPSTICKSYMBOLISESCONFIDENCE,POWERANDSEXUALITY. THEREDLIPSTICK SYMBOLISESVERONICATOBEASEXUALOBJECTWHICHISECHOEDBYTHEFACTTHEREARETWOMENTREATINGHERLIKEONE.WOMENINRED AREUSUALLY ASSOCIATEDWITHBEINGTROPHY-LIKECHARACTERSWHOARESIMPLYANACCESSORYFORMEN.IPRESENTEDVERONICAWITHATRADITIONALFACEOF MAKEUP,ASIFELTTHATITSUITEDHERPERSONA.THISWASREDLIPS,PALESKINANDSTRIKINGALMOSTINTIMIDATING HAIR.THEPOWER OFHER MAKEUPPORTRAYSWOMENTOBETHEDOMINANTGENDERASTHEYCANEXPRESSTHEMSELVESTHROUGHWHATMAKEUPTHEYPUTON,ITALSOALLOWS WOMENTOMASKWHOTHEYREALLYAREANDBESOMEONETHEYAREN’T-THISISWHYVERONICAISACTINGTHEWAYSHEISBECAUSESHE ISFEELING EMPOWEREDTOBESOMEONEELSE.THEPOWERFULANDINTIMIDATINGIMAGEVERONICASHOWSOFFCHALLENGESTHESTEREOTYPESTHATWOMENARE INFERIORTOMEN.THEREISNOTHINGEMPOWERINGORSTRIKINGABOUTEITHEROFTHEMEN'SFACESASTHEYARENOTWEARINGMAKEUP.
- 5. hOWHAVEIREPRESENTEDGENDERTHROUGHCOSTUME? THECOSTUMESUSEDCREATESIDEASABOUTGENDERSUCHASPOWER,CLASSANDSTATUS.WITHOUTTHESESUITSJACKDIAMONDANDMRBROWNWOULD BEINFERIORTOVERONICAASHERCOSTUMEALLOWSHERTODICTATETHEMENBUTWITHOUTTHEMREALLYNOTICING.WITHOUTHERTIGHTDRESSSHE MIGHTNOTHAVEHADANYATTENTIONFROMMRBROWN,BUTTHELENGTHOFHERDRESSREPRESENTSHERSELFTOBESOMEWHATCLASSYSTILL.SHEPROBABLY USESTHISTOPLAYAGAINSTTHEMENASTHEYARENOTREALIZINGTHATSHEISREELINGMRBROWNINJUSTBYWEARINGATIGHTDRESS -SUGGESTING SHEKNOWSTHATHERPERSONALITYISNOTTHETHETHATISATTRACTIVEABOUTHER.tHISDOESINFACTGIVEWOMENABADREPUTATIONBECAUSEIT'S SUGGESTINGTHATTHEYMANIPULATEMENANDGETTHEIRATTENTIONBYTHEIRCHOICECLOTHING.VERONICAHASOBVIOUSLYSUBCONSCIOUSLYWORN THEDRESSTOSHOWHERINNOCENCEASITISWHITE,BUTTHEREISALSOASENSEOFHERTRYINGTOSEXUALISEHERSELFTOGETTHEATTENTIONFROM ANOTHERMAN.IHAVETRADITIONALLYREPRESENTEDMENASTHEYAREWEARINGSUITSSUGGESTINGTHEYARETRYINGTOCOMPETEWITHWOMEN THAT CHALLENGETHESUPERIOR/INFERIOR STEREOTYPESTHATmodernsocietyhas.IFTHEMENWEREWEARINGJEANSANDAT-SHIRTTHEREPRESENTATIONOF MENWOULDBECHALLENGED.iTWOULdincorporate greatlythetraditionalviewssuchasthatmenshouldbehardworkingandproviding fortheirwives-asheisdressedcasuallyandnotverysmartitwouldsuggestthatthewomenisdoingthisrole thereforehedoesnot deservetobewithher.
- 6. hOWHAVEIREPRESENTEDGENDERTHROUGHsexuality? Afterwatching andresearching crime films,iamyettocomeacrossafilmrevolvingaroundahomosexualcouple. iwantedto represent meninatraditionalwayandasCrime filmstendtosupporthetrosexualrelationship andImaintained theseconventions byfollowingthistoo.Idothink thiswastherightchoice, andifeellike thehetrosexualcoupleemphasize powerand‘realism’