Gender Representation

1. GENDER

2. WOMEN STEREOTYPES
• A housewife image that like to stay at home and cook for their
children.
• All women are angry because they are either pregnant or have
their periods.
• Women don’t know how to play sports and football is a male
sport.
• Women aren’t knowledgably about DIY.
• Women only wear makeup to impress men.
• If you have short hair you are attracted to women.
• Women aren’t good enough to play video games.
• Women are supposed to do as they are told.
• Women are not as strong as men.
• Women are nurses, not doctors.

3. MEN STEREOTYPES
• Men do jobs such as construction, engineering, plumbing
and mechanics, they are secretaries or teachers.
• Men earn the money for the family at home.
• They don’t look after children by themselves or do any of the
housework.
• Men are good at maths.
• Men enjoy outdoor activities such as fishing, golf and
camping.
• Men are in charge and are always correct with anything.
• Men have the right to tell women what to do.
• Men should always pay for women when they are out
together.
• Men should always propose and be the romantic one.

5. CAMER
A
There are a variety of different angles and frames used
throughout this clip in cutting it to show gender differently.
They use a close up shot of the males finger with a wedding
ring on it which conforms the ordinary stereotype that a
man should be the more romantic one in the relationship
and express their love towards their wife more. Another
shot that was used to represent gender was the first shot
which was a medium shot showing the woman lovingly
leaning on the man. This is useful as you see the man
guided towards his wives hand, comforting her. This
subverts the feminine idea and it normally pictured as the
woman comforting the man. This shot is then converted
and shows the feminine supporting the traditional view of a
woman. They use another close up shot of their hands, of
which the female comforts her husband, this was supported
by the power held by the man. Originally the man was
supporting the woman which is the ordinary idea as women
are considered to be less independent and need the power
of a man to guide them through, however by the placement
of her hand over his, this shows that she has independence

6. EDITIN
G
Cutting it does have editing techniques that conform and subvert the stereotype of male and
females. The order of narrative persists of an ordinary day being carried out as the man and woman
travel into the city and the man waits for the woman, however this ends negatively with the woman
being hit by a car. As well as this, due to this accident throughout the clip the woman does receive
the most screen time as it is her story the clip is most focused on. A fade was used as the ending of
the clip when the screen fades to black after the woman dies, this represents the end of a narrative,
which is the end of her life initially, however it could resemble the end of their relationship. However
this could also conform the stereotype of a woman as it could show her being too dramatic. There is
also a reverse shot when the conversation is taking place between the man and the woman. There is
a connection in their eyes which shows the woman looking up to the man, conforming the stereotype
of the man controlling the woman. This is portraying the masculinity to over power the woman. As
well as this whilst the man is sitting on his own on the table outside looking at his ring, they use a
slow motion effect which helps build the tension of the previous scene, which was when the woman
received her news from the doctor. This is used throughout both cuts to intensify the emotion, the
woman is shown as distraught and the man is clueless, conforming the understanding of man and
woman.

7. MISE EN
SCENEMise En scene in the clip of cutting edge highlights men
and women in many ways. The female in the clip’s costume
conforms the stereotype of a woman as she is wearing a
long coat, a skirt with heels which is what a typical woman
would wear. This supports her womanly personality as she
is presented as modestly covered and is wearing the
normality. As well as costumes, in comparison the male is
wearing the traditional business wear for a man which is a
dark clean cut suit. On the other hand the woman is the
first to exit the car which would usually be the man
escorting the woman out, so this subverts the general
stereotype. In addition to this she also pays the taxi driver
which isn’t the normal action as men are always thought to
pay for the women. As for the lighting this is altered to
show the genders in different ways, for example the table is
well lit and the surroundings of the man is also quite bright,
however this is a deliberate darkness behind the female
stating that their lives isn’t happy the whole way through,
supporting the stereotype. As for the setting, the streets is
the main location throughout the whole clip and this relates
with their costumes, both of which are formal and business
like, this corresponds with working in the city which

8. SOUND
Sound within this clip mainly focuses on the dialogue, music
and non-diegetic sounds. One factor that shows gender is
emotion through the woman’s character as she is crying
coming into the scene, this conforms the stereotype as woman
are frequently pictured as hormonal and emotional. In addition
to the sound, music is used as non-diegetic whilst the woman
is receiving the news from her doctor and this can be described
as mood music as the song is quite depressing which
resembles the news without dialogue. From this, it also reflects
the mood which conforms the emotion in this clip. Dialogue in
this clip is also important in showing the representation
especially when the woman says in the beginning ‘im sorry’.
This shows her feminine side and that she is controlled slightly
by husband by giving into him and apologising for something
that isnt her wrong doing. However this is counteracted when
the man says ‘forget it, its gone’ he then fulfills the womens
emotions. Moreover the sounds helps the audience understand
that the man and woman have both cheated on eachother,
showing that the female does have masculine traits and goes
against the traditional idea of being faithful to one man and
having a family. Asynchronous sound is used to show the