1. Composition

2. FRAMING

3. Why use this
composition?

4. How could this be
used to show
stereotypical gender?

5. • They used framing in the extract of Eastenders
in order to make the audience focus on the
the woman praying for her children. They
wanted the audience to focus on her in order
to see her distress in her characterisation and
how she has turned to God. This is
stereotypical as often Asian characters are
seen as having strong religious Muslim views.
The aspect of set used to frame the image
was an archway in the mosque which
enhances the stereotypical view of ethnicity
because of the religious connotation.

6. RULE OF THIRDS

7. Why use this
composition?

8. How could this be
used to show
counter-stereotypical
regional identity?

9. • Based on the rule of thirds, the director puts
the child in a position which adheres to this
rule which makes us focus on them. They
want to do this because it is emphasing the
counter stereotype as the child is quiet and
reading a book alone in a dark room. This
combined with the use of lighting makes us
assume something is wrong.

10. DEPTH OF FIELD - Focus

11. Why use this
composition?

12. How could this be
used to show
stereotypical
ethnicity?

13. • A shallow focus is used in order to focus on the
woman in the frame. The foreground is in focus
leaving the male not in focus. This creates the effect
that the woman is seen as in control and having
power as she is in focus and also in the foreground
of the frame. The smile on her face and confident
body language adds to this. This is counter
stereotypical as usually men are seen as the ones in
control. This however changes when there is a focus
pull and the man in now seen in focus. His angry
facial expression regains his power and adheres to
the stereotype as the man is portrayed as strong
and has a temper.

14. Framework for writing about
composition
• A name of composition is used in order to what is the
purpose in general terms and who is in the frame. This is
stereotypical / counter stereotypical of the
representation of name of representation because
???. It also ???

15. Camera Movement

16. See video

17. Tracking In
• What is the purpose?
– To increase someone's power and / or status in the
scene, draws the audience into the action, makes
them focus on someone or something in particular.
• What could it show in terms of the
representations?
– Tracking in could be used to track through a hallway
into a kitchen to set the scene of a home. The fact
that it is a kitchen is a stereotypical view of women.

18. Tracking out
• What is the purpose?
– Shows location or scenery, suggest a lack of
importance of a particular character or point,
show the end of a scene, action coming to a close
• What could it show in terms of the
representations?
– Status and class due to a better view of scenery, to
show a characters status being lowered.

19. Sideways track
• What is the purpose?
– Follow an object or person moving, change
scenery, focus on something while moving
• What could it show in terms of the
representations?
– Focus on shoes to show something about the
character (high heel = feminine) or to show the
pace at which someone is moving (slow = control)

20. Tilt shot
• What is the purpose?
– Tilting upwards suggests them having power, see a
character from another’s point of view, see full
costume,
• What could it show in terms of the
representations?
– Costume (mise en scene) what kind of person they
are.
– Women – tilting upwards showed her power –
counter stereotype

21. Zoom
• What is the purpose?
– Highlight certain features of a person or object,
show facial expressions, focus on whole person
within a crowd,
• What could it show in terms of the
representations?
– Focus in on facial expression or feature can help
us understand a range of characters for mise en
scene (eg. Wedding ring = traditional wife)

22. Arc shot
• What is the purpose?
– To show emotions in a range of characters, in
conversations to show emotions, reactions and
relationships
• What could it show in terms of the
representations?
– Represent power and status to see peoples
expressions and where they are sat can denote
power

23. Panning
• What is the purpose?
– Show location and characters journey – where
they are going, show what characters are looking
at off camera
• What could it show in terms of the
representations?

24. Crane shot
• What is the purpose?
– Used to show an aerial perspective, make
someone look small and unimportant, show the
wider area of a scene.
• What could it show in terms of the
representations?
– Class and status – low status in a high status
location – show how he looks small and out of
place.

25. Cutting
• What is the purpose?
• What could it show in terms of the
representations?

26. Example Paragraph
• A zoom out is used in order to create the effect
of the mother loosing her power and
importance in the eyes of her child. This is
counter stereotypical of age because normally
parents are seen as very important in the
child’s life. This camera movement shows how
as the child has got older and is going to
university his mum is less important in his life
and also shows how she feels sad about this
due to her closed body language and sad facial
expression as she watches her son leave.

27. Framework for writing about
camera movement
• A name of camera movement is used in order to
create ???? effect. This is counter
stereotypical / stereotypical of name of
representation because ???. This camera
movement shows ???.