2. Ex-Machina
In the next shots cut away from the clip I will
break down and analyze the difference in
gender presented through these 3 characters.
3. Over The
Shoulder Close Up
Here the rule of thirds,
Is used, with the woman and man off to the side. Here we
can clearly see the mans hands on the woman’s
shoulders, firmly gripping them. The idea of stereotypical
masculine strength and control is shown.
The woman (an artificial intelligence) is shown to be
programmed to not understand the English language, but
to interpret speaking as the man wanting sex. Here she is
shown as an object for the male fantasy by taking off her
shirt.
The man however breaks male stereotypes by denying
want she’s doing and thinking its absolutely ludicrous.
4. Medium Long Shot
Here the rule of thirds
in used once again.
the man is shown to have a higher status as
he is given an isolated loose frame for his
entrance, making him the focal point.
He is also showing off lazy body language,
whilst holding a beer in his hands, showing a
stereotypical act of a male.
5. Medium Long Shot
Here the rule of thirds is used once
again. The lighting in the shots
changes from normal to red. Red has the connotations of ‘love’,
‘lust’ and ‘danger’, which correctly reflects the mood in the scene.
Here the woman is trying to seduce the man into dancing with her
when hearing music, we can see this by her pointing at the man
whilst dancing, beckoning him to join her.
Here the man breaks stereotypes once again by refusing to do as
he has bigger things on his mind.
The Medium Long Shot creates a lot of space, like a loose frame,
which gives a colder feel to the scene, it seems less intimate by
using this technique. Everything is concrete and modern adding to
that feel.
6. Long Shot
Here the use of the man
presenting the woman like a gift through his body language
shows her being objectified, and thus represents a
stereotypical act of a man. The man in this shot seems to
not understand why this man isn’t dancing with a willing,
sexual and beautiful woman who is hardly clothed.
Here we see a real contrast between the way both of the
men are acting. One is challenging male stereotypes the
other is living up to it.
7. Medium Central Shot
Here the woman is the focal point
of the scene. she is isolated in a loose frame which
loses a sense of intimacy to her dancing. Another affect
of this framing shows us she is the POV of both the
males, they’re watching her dance for their
entertainment, which presents the woman in this scene
as being objectified and something for male
entertainment.
