Seven Areas of Representation, Gender

Seven Areas of Representation, Gender

Gender definition:
Gender is the state of being male or female (typically used with reference to social and cultural differences rather than biological ones).

Stereotypes associated with gender:


These are original stereotypes associated with men and women; 
Men:

Aggressive

controled by sex
Sexual Predators
Non emotional

Messy

Athletic

Math and Science Oriented

CEO

Money Maker

Women:  

Submissive 
Sexual Objects
Sexual

Emotional

Quiet

Neat/Clean

Clumsy

Artsy

Housewife

Child rearing 

A common stereotype which is commonly associated to families within our society is that men are the part of the relationship who are known to go to work and earn the money to support the family. Then the women are expected to stay at home, look after the children, do the washing/cleaning and have the tea ready for when the husband arrives home from work.
Another stereotype of gender is that the females are thought of sexual objects to males and that males are thought to be sexual predators and evolve about having sex and females.

This is a music video from the song shes so lovely by scouting for girls. In this video a very attractive women enters the bowling allay. She wearing red high heels, tight clothing and smiles cheekily at all the men as well as biting her lip her gestures are very sexy which shows women as sexual objects and submissive over the looks from men. The body language and flirting she does makes females come across as sexual because of the looks and gestures. All the men are mouth dropping, stopping what they are doing, being distracted or acting silly because this women has come in. They all drop what they are doing to watch her which shows men as sexual predators and that their controlled by sex. One man gets up and pushes another man because he looked at his girlfriend, this shows men as aggressive over anything and little things.

 

This is a clip from the program Rome. In this clip at the start it shows a clear stereotype that women stay at home cook and clean and care for the children. But it also shows that men are non emotional as he shows no caring for the women as she cries which also shows that women are very emotional which is another stereotype. It also shows that men are the ones in the world of gender that go out and do the work as the men in this video are out fighting and working. At the end the man takes advantage of the women and treats her as a sexual object only and this shows men as sexual predators and women sexual objects to males.

Issues and problems that occur:
-Women become annoyed that men have the stereotype of holding the power in relationships and every day life. They believe and hope that women are not always at home cleaning and cooking they can get jobs and be the ones to bring in the money for the family also that man can't walk all over them and expect women to want sex and women feel they need to be respected more.
-Men on the other not believe they are aggressive that they can be caring and loving to others also that these stereotypes make males seem desperate which they are not always sexual predators.

Essay for representation of the character Jack from Lost - Mr Nicolle

Representation of Jack (Lost)

The opening scene of Lost we see the character we are representing which is Jack; we see him lying in a bamboo forest, we later find out this is due to a plane crash he was on. Jack is wearing a smart dress code including: smart trousers, shirt and blazer. This represents that Jack must have a high, professional job; possibly a doctor or businessman. These clothes have got rips and holes; we assume this is likely to be due to the fall from the plane during the crash. He is represented in the first scene with injuries to his face and we also notice Jack touching and in pain due to an injury on his chest but we don’t see enough to know what he has done. Throughout this essay i will explain the scenes within the Lost clip which represent Jack as a heroic character; also using the representation through Camera Angles, Sound and Mise-En-Scene.

During the first scene in the bamboo forest Jack instantly wakes up and stands up, he hen checks his injuries but ignores them as he can hear the diogetic sounds of people screaming. Jack is also shown as disorientated as he acts more dramatic and quickly flashes through camera shots and angles. At this moment there is also a quiet non-diogetic tune of music in the background, this was building tension of the scene as it made the audience feel something big was going to happen. After hearing the diogetic sounds Jack urges himself to run/jog to his maximum speed towards the loudness of the shouting and screaming. Jack making his way through the forest towards the screaming is filmed using a tracking shot, this represents the heroism as it shows is urging to be rushing to the crash and investigating what was happening. The pace of the running and camera track shows that Jack is urgent to get to the crash scene and highlights some leadership as he is interested to locate the crash. The camera shows his wounds and what he looks like using a close up and gradually zooming out. The Mise-en-scene of this part of the clip represents a very lonely, lost feeling as it is very dark, you can only see bamboo and there’s nothing else in the scene. During this scene Jack also reveals a small liquid bottle out of his pocket this creates a suspicious question about him because we, the audience aren’t yet sure what it is and why Jack is in possession of it.

The first scene which outlines Jack as heroic is when he shouts to the other members of the plane crash, demanding they support him helping somebody from under some rubble. This represents heroism as he has power over other people to help him and they do as he says, it also is shown as he is the one who commits himself to help this injured person and make commandments to get this succeeded. A close up shot of Jack shouting shows a sign of control during the situation. The mid-shot allow the audience to see the location of the plane crash and how much damage has been done such as fire, smoke and broken parts of the plane. This outlines what disaster has occurred in the clip. The location is shown as an exotic holiday island but as the mid shot shows it allows us to notice the island is quite deserted. Jack is also shown as heroic as he is represented as always being alert; we see this as the volume of his commandments lower and the volume of diogetic sounds; screaming and shouting rises. Jacks shown this way as he is in a wide angle which allows the audience to see a women in pain and he notices this then tells the other members helping him with the man under rubble what to do, showing control and power, then makes his way to this which is his second heroic scene.

The second scene which outlines Jacks heroic character is when he dashes from supporting the man under rubble to the next scene where Jack is helping a woman who is pregnant; this automatically represents Jack as heroic as he is yet again helping someone. His heroic act includes him taking control of this situation by commanding a new character to stay with her; he tells him what he needs to do then carry on his heroic role looking for other things he can do to help. During this scene there is a mid shot used, this allows the whole location to be fitted into the picture and lets us, the audience see Jack supporting the new character which is the pregnant women. The camera angle also allows Jack to be seen doing his heroic act of holding her making sure she is ok. The sounds in this scene include diogetic noises only of the screaming and shouting still and the noises of fire and breaking of the plane in the background, these sounds allow the scene to feel more realistic and more like its actually all happening at the same time. When Jack speaks to the other new character who he commands to take care of the pregnant lady we have an over shoulder camera shot, this allows the audience to see the situation from jacks point of view and give us a feeling that we are part of the scene.

The third scene which outlines Jacks heroic character is when he notices a women laying, un-breathing but a young life guard attempting to give her CPR. This shot is an act of heroism as he is multiple caring, he has been supporting a pregnant lady but during this taken notice of another casualty and to help. In this scene Jack stops the life guard from giving the women CPR wrong and takes up the responsibility to give her it. But during this he supports the life guard by teaching him quickly how CPR is meant to be carried out. From the first meeting of the life guard we get an impression he isn’t the cleverest but Jack understands this and keeps him maintained by sending the life guard to do an important role of finding a pen to support Jack in the CPR. Jack shows power, dominance and heroism during this scene as he again takes control of the problem, organises the other character and gives him a role and then finally saves the women’s life using CPR. Many camera shots were used in this scene; the first shot was the over shoulder shot which allowed us, the audience to see Jack talking to the life guard but also seeing what the life guard looks like. A close up angle was used when Jack was participating in CPR; this allowed us to see the importance of doing this and how he was doing it. To start the scene a mid shot was used to outline where Jack had gone to and what he was dealing with. The life guard is dressed in a casual dress code; jeans and a navy shirt (undone buttons with white t-shirt underneath). This dress code would have been placed on this character to represent he didn’t have such a high role as he isn’t dressed smartly like Jacks character.

A conclusion to this representation of Jack would be to say he was a caring person as he is looking after all these people, with an autocratic mind as he takes up responsibly upon himself then makes personal decisions to delegate to other people. The director uses all of these scenes to make us, the audience feel this way towards Jack and like him as a first impression. 

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The Male Gaze

The Male Gaze

Marjorie Ferguson - 

Chocolate Box: the Chocolate Box expression, is described as a half or full smile, with the lips together or slightly parted, and the face full or three-quarters to camera. The projected mood aims to be soft and sweet, not too hot or cold, where the uniformity of the woman’s features in their smooth perfection (like the surface of a chocolate) is more important than her quirks or individuality.

Invitational: emphasis on the eyes, mouth shut or with only a hint of a smile, head to one side or looking back to camera. This is suggestive of mischief or mystery, the hint of contact potential rather than sexual promise, the cover equivalent of advertising’s soft sell.

Super-smiler: full face, wide open toothy smile, head thrust forward or chin thrown back, hair often wind-blown. This reveals an aggressive, ‘look-at-me’ demanding, the hard sell, ‘big come-on’ approach.

Romantic or Sexual: a fourth and more general classification devised to include male and female ‘two-somes’; or the dreamy, heavy-lidded, unsmiling big-heads, or the overtly sensual or sexual. This presents the person as possibly available and definitely available.

Trevor Millum - 

Seductive: similar to the cool/level look in many respects - the eyes are less wide, perhaps shaded, the expression is less reserved but still self-sufficient and confident; milder versions may include a slight smile.

Carefree: nymph like, active, healthy, gay, vibrant, outdoor girl; long unrestrained outward-flowing hair, more outward-going than the above, often smiling or grinning.

Practical: concentrating, engaged on the business in hand, mouth closed eyes object-directed, sometimes a slight frown; hair often short or tied back.

Comic: deliberately ridiculous, exaggerated, acting the fool, pulling faces for the benefit of a real or imaginary audience, sometimes close to a sort of archness.

Catalogue: a neutral look as of a dummy, artificial, wax like  features may be in any position, but most likely to be with eyes open wide and a smile, but the look remains vacant and empty; personality has been removed.