This document analyzes how a scene from Doctor Who portrays gender stereotypes through camera shots, costumes, and character roles. Several shots highlight the stereotypical divide between male and female jobs, with women in caretaker roles dressed as maids and looking concerned while a man holds a position of authority as a uniformed soldier. Other shots depict women in the background or foreground to prop up men in positions of power, reinforcing the stereotype that women are subordinate. Facial expressions and blocking of characters also play on stereotypes of men being patronizing and in control versus women being quieter and caring. Flashbacks portray a woman going against expectations by taking action to save people despite suffering.

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KATIE SNOOK

2. This mid shot portrays the divide in jobs due to gender. The two females are dressed in maid outfits
showing they do a service job which is stereotypical as females are seen as inferior to men and having a
Detrimental effect on them as they can’t really seek for more than a service job. The concerned look on
their face is again making them fit into a females stereotype as they are portrayed as looking concerned
and therefore are more caring. In comparison he one man with non direct address to the camera is dressed
in a smart uniform and is holding a gun at those around him representing him as containing a higher
authority. Alternatively, the fact he’s not looking at the camera suggests he doesn’t care about the situation
making him seem heartless. This highlights him as someone who fits the stereotype of a man: someone
who wants to be the best to maintain a high status. This scene lasted longer because of the fact these are
the main girls family again reinforcing the fact females are more caring portraying her as not in charge.
This low angle shot is significant in highlighting the stereotypical representation of gender as straight
away its prominent the man is more dominant. The man is higher up which is acting as a hierarchy
showing he’s at the top and therefore contains more power. The lady in the background is in a red dress
and again in the background representing her as more like an item as it’s clear she is just there to support
him, this links the fact woman are seen as inferior to men and therefore should support their mans dream
over their own.
The close up of the man smiling alongside the man looking down portrays him as patronising because
of the fact he feels he have more power. This links in to the stereotype of a man because they tend to
think that they are in charge so he uses this trait in a negative way.

3. This shallow depth of field shot of these two men and woman show the contrast
between gender. Its shown to us that the men is In control and the woman are seen as
quieter than men and should therefore not speak out. The woman is in a red dress
making her seem both ‘loving’ and ‘evil’ but it’s almost as if this man has put her in this
dress. The look on the girls fact infers she's concerned about what the man is going to
do and she knows it’s wrong which links into females being more caring but she has no
control.
This a colour fade, the shot flashes white which shows the shot is going back in time
and therefore we can see clearly it’s a flashback. White has he connotations of
goodness, innocence and purity. Which links into the this lady’s personality, her aim
is to save a large amount of people going against the stereotype of woman as they
are seen to be the ones who let all the man do the hard work. We see she’s suffering
but determined.