HOW GENDER IS REPRESENTED THROUGH OUT THE EXTRACT
In this extract the director have used different components to represent gender through out the extract and the first one l'm going to look at is "MISE-EN-SCENE".
As the extract begins, it's outside and we are introduced to two characters that are sitting outside under a shade and one of this two characters is a female who is dressed in a black costume and a trousers, which is untypical to female actors, we normally see man dressed as she is.
Soon after that we see the same female character controlling a very big machine, this is untypical aswell and as she is told to stop there is a male character who have been picking wood who saw a dead body and this is also not typical to how man are normally presented, normally it is the other way round, man controlling a big machine and woman on the ground picking up wood.
As the man was trying to look at the dead person, a Saber tooth tiger came wanting to attack the him and then he jumped into the hole that was being dug while the female character in the digging truck starts it and start swaving trying to hit the saber tooth tiger to save his life and this is very rare to see in such movies, it's untypical to see woman doing this. The man runs away shouting "come on" this is not typical aswell, man normally stand up and try to fight whatever it is, while woman are the ones that normally run away. Despite of the man running away, she follows where he was and shot the saber tooth tiger as it was about to kill him and he was shocked, this is untypical for a woman to be running after a saber tooth tiger trying to save the life of the man. After the fight as she walks with the other three man she walks just like the other man and the difference is hardly seen except her hair and this is also not typical to woman.
Mr Wastern's costume is typical to most male farmers and the barn they were in. Mr Wastern have got a gun to protect himself and many male farmers have guns aswell. The woman in a white court in the same barn is typically dressed like a female and as she was pushed down she shows no power like all other woman, looking vulnerable on the grass and the farmer looking dominant, backed up with the dogs that were bucking and this is typical to most male farmers as they have their dogs protecting them aswell.
Towards the end of the extract we see the woman we saw at the beginning in black asking if the other woman is fine and also about the saber tooth tiger, which is untypical to woman, as much as they were man, they are the ones that normally ask and check if everything is fine.
Secondly looking at "CAMERA WORKS / CINEMATOGRAPHY". As the extract starts there is a two shot where two people are talking and then there is a long shot to show the people sitting under the shade and this was used for the audience to be able to see how she is dressed and it will give them an idea of how she might be like. After that we have another long shot which was used so that the audience will be able to see the size of the big truck she was driving and a mid shot for the man who was picking up wood and the actions that the director wanted the audience to see are untypical to the gender that was doing it, it should be the other was round.
As the man was in the hole, a low angle was used so that the audince can see how vulnerable he was and also a close up for the saber tooth tiger to see how angry it was. As the tiger was distructed by the female character in the big machine, the guy starts running away and a long shot was used for the audience to be able to see where he is going, and a high angle was used to show him clumbing the tree. Soon after that there is another long shot used to show the woman in black running after the saber tooth tiger and this is untypical for a female to be holding such a big gun running after this kind of monster, and as she shot it with the gun a mid close up of the man was used to show the shock he was in as he was looking at her.
Mr Wastern's costume is typical to most male farmers and the barn they were in. Mr Wastern have got a gun to protect himself and many male farmers have guns aswell. The woman in a white court in the same barn is typically dressed like a female and as she was pushed down she shows no power like all other woman, looking vulnerable on the grass and the farmer looking dominant, backed up with the dogs that were bucking and this is typical to most male farmers as they have their dogs protecting them aswell.
Towards the end of the extract we see the woman we saw at the beginning in black asking if the other woman is fine and also about the saber tooth tiger, which is untypical to woman, as much as they were man, they are the ones that normally ask and check if everything is fine.
Secondly looking at "CAMERA WORKS / CINEMATOGRAPHY". As the extract starts there is a two shot where two people are talking and then there is a long shot to show the people sitting under the shade and this was used for the audience to be able to see how she is dressed and it will give them an idea of how she might be like. After that we have another long shot which was used so that the audience will be able to see the size of the big truck she was driving and a mid shot for the man who was picking up wood and the actions that the director wanted the audience to see are untypical to the gender that was doing it, it should be the other was round.
As the man was in the hole, a low angle was used so that the audince can see how vulnerable he was and also a close up for the saber tooth tiger to see how angry it was. As the tiger was distructed by the female character in the big machine, the guy starts running away and a long shot was used for the audience to be able to see where he is going, and a high angle was used to show him clumbing the tree. Soon after that there is another long shot used to show the woman in black running after the saber tooth tiger and this is untypical for a female to be holding such a big gun running after this kind of monster, and as she shot it with the gun a mid close up of the man was used to show the shock he was in as he was looking at her.
After that scene, there was a new one and a two shot was used and this was for the audience to compare the male in a black suit and the female in a black jacket of which they look almost alike mainly because of the way the female carries herself and dresses.
Straight up in the ban a close up of the farmer breeding dogs was used and this was for the audience to see how rough his face is and it's typical to male farmers. On the same scene we see the farmer holding a gun and a mid shot was used to show the woman in the white court lying down and this was to show her vulnerability. As she was down, the director used a wide shot to show the whole team and the woman in the black jacket asked if the other one was alright and also about the saber tooth tiger, which is untypical for woman to do such a thing.
The editing of this was continuity editing through out, and was slow paced at first but as the action builds up, the pace of the editing builds up as well.
When it comes to sound, the only thing that helped construct the represented of gender was the dialogue.
Straight up in the ban a close up of the farmer breeding dogs was used and this was for the audience to see how rough his face is and it's typical to male farmers. On the same scene we see the farmer holding a gun and a mid shot was used to show the woman in the white court lying down and this was to show her vulnerability. As she was down, the director used a wide shot to show the whole team and the woman in the black jacket asked if the other one was alright and also about the saber tooth tiger, which is untypical for woman to do such a thing.
The editing of this was continuity editing through out, and was slow paced at first but as the action builds up, the pace of the editing builds up as well.
When it comes to sound, the only thing that helped construct the represented of gender was the dialogue.
