1. We have used the representations of
class and gender in our production.
This is because clearly, in Arabella’s
voice over, she mentions how her
mother is very upper class supportingmeaning she is wanting Arabella to
follow in her footsteps. Also, by
representing gender, Arabella is not a
typical girly-girl.

2. At the start of our production, we have
represented Arabella using Gauntlett’s
empowered female theory. This is because she
is not the stereotypical girl , by not being
‘interested’ in boys at the very beginning of the
film, meaning the stereotype has been
challenged which is what we were aiming for.
However for the duration film, Arabella begins
to become that stereotype of the girly-girl and
being more interested in boys, therefore
becoming into Laura Mulvey’s theory of the
male gaze. We have represented this typical
girly-girl by dressing Olivia in a walking
stereotype…

3. This representation which is being
presented by Olivia is the stereotype
of a girly-girl which is the opposite of
Arabella’s personality and
appearance. This stereotype
challenges Arabella and the way she
is presented. The outfit connotes
confidence, which does apply to
Arabella but in the opposite way as
Arabella is confident in the way she
is at the beginning of the film.
However we do embody this
stereotype through the character of
Harriet, where she is clearly a
stereotypical teenage girl.

4. This outfit what we have dressed
Olivia in is typically what a uppermiddle class female would wear. We
have presented Olivia in this outfit
because we have created the idea
that this would be the ideal look for
Arabella in her mother’s eyes. This
outfit also connotes a conservative
and traditional attitude that you
need to be smart and present
yourself well. This representation is
challenged by Arabella because she
is not very well presented, and it
seems she has a laid back attitude
to her appearance.