The document discusses how the filmmaker has represented gender through various elements of filmmaking. They chose natural lighting to portray realism and suggest that issues like cheating apply to women as much as men. Makeup was used to portray the female character Veronica as powerful and intimidating, challenging stereotypes. Costumes were chosen to represent ideas around power, class and status, with the men wearing suits and Veronica wearing a tight dress. The film focuses on a heterosexual couple to emphasize power and realism, portraying men as more dominant. The background music and dialogue are also used to represent men as the superior gender through emphasizing masculinity and having the story told from the male perspective.

1. Question2
Howdoesmyfilmrepresentgender?

2. INTRO
ITHINKTHATGENDERISAVERYRELEVANTSOCIALGROUPTODISCUSSFORMYFILMBECAUSEFROMMYRESEARCHI
DISCOVEREDTHATTHEPRESENCEOFWOMENINCRIMEFILMSOFTENPLAYABIGGERPARTTHANMEETSTHEEYE.AFTER
DELVINGINTOTHEROLESOFWOMENILEARNTTHATTHEPRESENCEORABSENCEOFWOMENISCRUCIALINTOTHE
STORYBEHINDTHECHARACTERSANDTHEFILMITSELF.IWILLEXPLAINHOWIHAVEREPRESENTEDWOMENINMYFILM
BUTALSOTHEREARELITTLESNIPPETSOFOTHERTYPESOFSOCIALISTGROUPSTHATIWILLELABORATEONSUCHAS
AGEANDSEXUALITY.

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’. By
havingaheterosexualcouple menareshowntobemoredominantandidyllic.

7. HOWHAVEIREPRESENTEDGENDERTHROUGHsound?
Ifeellikei’vechoseapowerfulbackgroundtrackwhich symbolizespowerandmasculinitywhich isconveystotheaudience as soonas
theyhearitthatthemainfocusofthisfilmrevolvesaroundaman-insistingthatmalesarethedominantgender.Althoughthis
wasnotintentional forthesoundtracktorepresent malesuperiority, Ifeellikethesoundworkswellandsupportsthecrime genre
andreally empowers men.Thedialogueobviouslyisamaincomponent ofthefilmandbecauseitisspokenfromamale,themale
gender isgrantedwithevenmorerespect andunderstanding. Thedialoguerepresents womeninatraditionalwaybutalsobelittles
themandalmostmisunderstandsthem.Genderisseeninaverytraditionalwaythroughhow theJacktalksaboutVeronica. The rights
ofwomenarealmostlostinmyfilmasveronica doesnothaveavoiceandwedonotfindoutwhyshedidit. Themainideas of
gender areechoed throughthewaythemusiccontrastsandworkssowellwithJacksspeaking.Thetwosupporteachotherinmaking
menseemthe superior sexandlike hecannotbechallenged.