This document discusses the representation of gender in a student film. It notes that the film only features female characters, which could subvert stereotypes of women as weak by showing them survive. However, it also acknowledges that having the characters run rather than fight could support stereotypes of women. It also references the "final girl" trope in horror films. The document then analyzes how elements like camera angles, editing, sound, and props were used to both challenge and potentially reinforce gender stereotypes in the film. It recognizes other social groups were not represented due to the short length but could be in a longer version.

1. Evaluation Question 2
Elizabeth Addis

2.  Our film mainly represents women, as all the
characters are female. In some sense it
subverts the stereotypes of women as ‘weak’
as the two characters left surviving are both
women; showing they must be strong to have
survived as long.
 however as they are
running from the
zombies rather than
fighting and one
character dies, this
could be seen as
supporting the
stereotype as it would
be more expected for
women to run and men
to fight.

3.  Also, in the horror genre, there is always
‘the final girl’ who is left the last character
standing at the end of the movie –which has
become a stereotype for the representation
of gender in horror films.
Final girls in ‘Halloween’ and ‘Scream’

4.  We constructed representation of gender with:
 Camera angles – high
angles show weakness
 Fast editing shows the
characters are in danger
 Sound – girls screaming
suggests fear (supports
stereotypes of women
being scared easily)
 Mise-en-scene – carrying
weaponry (shows they
are strong, able to fight
off enemies)

5.  The use of fast cuts and the sound gives the sense that the
characters are in danger (screams from the characters could
be seen as supporting the stereotype of females being
weak/scared), however the music is dramatic but gives the
sense that the characters are powerful –and the mise en
scene suggests that the characters are due to them carrying
weaponry (which would be seen as a more masculine role,
therefore subverting the stereotype)
Clips from our film showing fast cuts &
the sound/music.

6.  Although we acknowledge the other social
groups such as:
 age
 disability/ability
 ethnicity & class
 In our 2 minute opening there wasn’t time
to show our representation of all these
social groups.
 However if the film continued, there would
be opportunity to show the representation
of most of these groups.