Tuesday, 3 December 2019
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Question is:
How is media language used in the extract to display gender and sexuality in the 60's? [10 or 15 marks]
Write about the 2 first scenes in detail, then the key ones in detail, and then the last scene in detail too. Shows the examiner you know what you're doing and gives a sense of continuity.
In this scene, sexuality and gender is displayed very heavily, in a very stereotypical way. the first time we are introduced to the male in the episode, we meet a very typical man inside of the 1960's. He is wearing a bowler hat, a very typical piece of fashionable clothing in the 1960's, and the camera angle is low, making him seem dominant over us, and showing him as the strong alpha. To no surprise, Emma Peele is first shown to us in a high angle, showing her as a much lesser figure in societies hierarchy. She is seen wearing tight latex clothing, which could connote to the new and very fun idea of bondage and domination in the bedroom.
In this scene, the sound is used to show wether the scene is flowing nicely, or if something happens, it spikes or drops. For example, in the scene where they are fighting with rapiers (swords) the music drops as Steed smacks Emma's bottom with the sword, showing how this isn't appropriate, especially considering how we recently found out she is married, as we can see on the doorbell its says "Mrs". the music is very continuative, apart from when the directors/producers want to emphasise something that happens, then the sound increases or drops dramatically. this sudden change causes us as an audience to react. There is a lot of bawdy humour in this scene also. In the final scene of this extract, the dominant male in the scene ties up the woman in the curtains, another connotation to bondage, and she replies to that with "that is very very dirty" this shows the bawdy humour and sexual chemistry between the man and the woman.
Throughout most of the scene, the editing is flowing and has a nice continuity about, and is on a 180 degree angle.
How is media language used in the extract to display gender and sexuality in the 60's? [10 or 15 marks]
Write about the 2 first scenes in detail, then the key ones in detail, and then the last scene in detail too. Shows the examiner you know what you're doing and gives a sense of continuity.
In this scene, sexuality and gender is displayed very heavily, in a very stereotypical way. the first time we are introduced to the male in the episode, we meet a very typical man inside of the 1960's. He is wearing a bowler hat, a very typical piece of fashionable clothing in the 1960's, and the camera angle is low, making him seem dominant over us, and showing him as the strong alpha. To no surprise, Emma Peele is first shown to us in a high angle, showing her as a much lesser figure in societies hierarchy. She is seen wearing tight latex clothing, which could connote to the new and very fun idea of bondage and domination in the bedroom.
In this scene, the sound is used to show wether the scene is flowing nicely, or if something happens, it spikes or drops. For example, in the scene where they are fighting with rapiers (swords) the music drops as Steed smacks Emma's bottom with the sword, showing how this isn't appropriate, especially considering how we recently found out she is married, as we can see on the doorbell its says "Mrs". the music is very continuative, apart from when the directors/producers want to emphasise something that happens, then the sound increases or drops dramatically. this sudden change causes us as an audience to react. There is a lot of bawdy humour in this scene also. In the final scene of this extract, the dominant male in the scene ties up the woman in the curtains, another connotation to bondage, and she replies to that with "that is very very dirty" this shows the bawdy humour and sexual chemistry between the man and the woman.
Throughout most of the scene, the editing is flowing and has a nice continuity about, and is on a 180 degree angle.
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