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British Soap Opera
Episode aired on 12/09/2011
Representation of Men and Women: Mis En Scene
• Appearance:
• Wearing a suit.
• Looking smart.
• Business man.
• Positioning:
• Male towering above woman – takes up majority of the frame in comparison to the female.
• Facial expression:
• Male looking harsh, menacing - frowning
• Facial expression:
• Female looking happy/ditsy – smiling.
• Appearance:
• Denim jacket
• Blonde hair .
• Plain brick wall
• Game machine
• Looks simple/boring/
cheap.
• Lighting:
• Naturalistic .
Representation of men: Sound
• Bored, uninterested;
Just making conversation
Trying to be polite.
• Talking ‘down’ to woman
• Rude
• Bringing up her past
• Hints at her being a stripper
Representation of men: Camera
• A selection of mid shots and over the shoulder shots –
naturalistic, aids narrative.
• It is more the dominant positioning of the men in the
shot that highlights them rather than the position or movement of the camera.
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