Mock Exam Preparation Homework

1) Analyse how the representation of gender has been constructed in the still shot using mise en scene and camera work

2) Revise the key terms on slide 3

Camera – How has camerawork been used to construct representation of gender

Mise en scene – How has mise en scene been used to construct representation of gender?

The woman is standing at the front of the image therefore this represents her as superior and brave as she would be the first one to come across/see the danger. Additionally the camera is situated at a low angle resulting in the woman looking taller and broader than the man.

Men and women are represented differently The woman’s low cut top suggests that she could be the ‘male gaze’ within the film.

Help SheetWhat does the question mean?The examiner wants you to analyse how the representation of gender has been constructed.

Point – Identify a way that men or women have been representationExample – Give a specific example of how this has been constructed using a technique from mise en scene

or camerawork.Explain – Explain the effect created by the technique – how does this show gender to the audience –

positive/negative, fairly/unfairly, powerful/weak… Link – To key terms or theories (has is reinforced or challenged a particular stereotype or theory? Does it

support the theory of Strauss/Mulvey/Hall etc)

Points could consider: • Representing gender in a certain way• Communicating the gender’s position to the audience• Making the audience feel a certain way about the characters / gender

What key terms should I include?• Media language – connotation, encode, decode, icon, key signifier, symbol, mise en scene,

verisimilitude• Film language - Camera shots, angles and movements- Lighting, low key lighting, high key lighting, contrast, tone/ colours- Iconography - Costume, hair and make up, props, setting, - Positioning of objects within the frame• Genre - sub genre, key signifiers, conventions