3. Costume, Hair and Makeup
Frankie (assumed protagonist) has
short boyish hair.
She also often wears boyish
clothing, along with Tess (right hand
corner).
This follows many stereotypes of
lesbians in TV, as they are often
portrayed as masculine.
4. Continued…
However, there is a contrast. Some
of the lesbian characters have long
hair (Tess and the girl in the bottom
left photo).
Also, Frankie and Kat (right
photo), and the girl on the left, are
all wearing makeup: Frankie being
more heavily made up. This
contrasts to the boyish look which
could follow the stereotype of
there being a masculine and a
feminine partner in any gay
relationship.
6. Camera Movement - Pedestal
They use a pedestal camera movement to
move up Frankie’s body to follow the gaze
of the other girl; looking at Frankie’s body.
This shows the girl’s sexual attraction to
Frankie, and could suggest these
characters are sexually orientated.
Another pedestal movement is used to
follow the length of Frankie’s; starting at
her feet and finishing at her head, so the
audience can see every part of her, and
see the mise-en-scene around her too.
From this, the audience is able to notice
her boyish clothing and recognise the
boyish stereotypes.
7. Over Shoulder Shot
Over shoulder shots are used to show Frankie looking at certain women. Here, the audience is able to follow her gaze
and see things from her point of view, and in this circumstance, they can see that other woman catch her attention.
This links to the stereotype of homosexual women having many relationships and failing to remain monogamous.
8. Medium Close Up
In this medium close up you are able to see
Kat’s tattoo. It’s not in the centre of the
frame which could suggest it is out of the
ordinary, and a contrast to how she is
‘supposed to be’; much like the view of
homosexuals decades ago.
10. Short Takes
• Throughout the clip, the takes are only on the screen for a short
amount of time. This is because there is a lot of dialogue, so there are
lots of switching between shots, and shot reverse shots. Another
reason is, when there is no dialogue, there are lots of things
happening, for example when Frankie is doing her photoshoot.
12. Non-diegetic
• From 0:00 up until 3:18, there is slightly up-beat, rock-ish music
playing, which cooperates well with her boy-ish character.
Dialogue
(8:48) Tess describes Kat’s perfect woman as ‘butch’, which links
to one masculine partner in a gay relationship, and follows many
stereotypes.
13. Diegetic
A diegetic sound of a chat room noise is used. This can give the audience an idea of how homosexual couples meet; while
allowing to create a sense of the type of character Kat is.
