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Match the term with it’s definitionUsing the hand-out provided.
Traditional representations of sexuality
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a
good fortune must be in want of a wife” – opening sentence of Pride and
Prejudice Heterosexuality
Male and Female as Couple Traditionally centred around male ‘acquisition’
of the female Female attracted to male physical attributes
and/or wealth
Representational Stereotypes
Males Males
Homosexual Heterosexual
Females Females
Homosexual Male Stereotypes
Gay men are portrayed as overly effeminate There can be the belief that all gay men desire to be women
or are feminine Gay characters are condemned to a life alone without children Mothers regret being too close to their sons, thinking that is
what "made" them gay The idea is that its just a phase. Drifting from one sexual liaison to another, they end up old
and alone; Gay men are only concerned with sex Gay men are flamboyant , feminine characters, have camp
mannerisms Represented as often feared, pitied or being the subject of
laughter Gay men do professions like fashion, design and hair styling Gay men are often depicted as suffering family rejection Speak with a lisp
Choose TWO
Of the previous bulletpoints and use examples from media you have seen/know about to justify.
e.g.
Gay men are flamboyant , feminine characters, have camp mannerisms
= Cameron from Modern Family in the moment where he screams running after the guy who hit their car.
Homosexual Female Stereotypes Gay women are portrayed as overly masculine Often represented to be aggressive and mouthy There is always the ‘masculine’ and the ‘feminine’ partner
in any gay female relationship Drifting from one sexual liaison to another, they end up old
and alone Gay women do jobs such as sports/P.E. teachers and
military and are butch Lesbians commonly represented as pursuing heterosexual
women. Gay women are often depicted as suffering family rejection
Choose TWO
Of the previous bulletpoints and use examples from media you have seen/know about to justify.
e.g. Gay women are portrayed as overly masculine
= Crazy Eyes in Orange is the New Black is masculine and aggressive in her approach to Piper.
Stereotypes about Bisexuals
People deny that bisexuality is realThey are confused, undecided, dabblers, insecure,
experimenting or “just going through a phase”. People are either ‘gay, straight or lying’
They are promiscuousThey are greedy
Stereotypes about Heterosexuals
It is the ‘norm’ ‘There is nothing at all wrong with
heterosexuality’ Male partners are the abusers Straight couples always have children
Laura Mulvey’s Male Gaze (1975) What is the Gaze? The concept of gaze is one that deals with how an audience views the people presented.
It can be thought of in 3 ways: 1. How men look at women, 2. How women look at themselves,3. How women look at other women.
Laura Mulvey’s male gaze (1975) She believes that in film audiences have
to ‘view’ characters from the perspective of a heterosexual male.
Features of the Male Gaze The camera lingers on the curves of the
female body Events which occur to women are
presented largely in the context of a man's reaction to these events.
Relegates women to the status of objects.
Editing Key Terms Reminder… Intercutting and pace: to build tension Jump cuts: show chaos, tension, panic Prevalence: who is more important?
Who has more status or power? Shot reverse-shot: the amount of time
on someone’s reaction could suggest their status or encourage the audience to identify with a specific character
Sexuality & Editing
Watch this clip and LIST the editing techniques they use. Next to each item in the list, suggest why it has been
used. Now pick out a 2 or 3 techniques and suggest how it adds
to the representation of sexuality.
E.g.SRS – to show the character’s emotion – prolongs the emotional impact and allows the audience to identify who they should sympathise with.(this also works with…prevalence – longer screen time so they’re more important – audience builds more of a relationship with them)
Glee – representations of sexuality
"Dude. You're gay. And not like Rock Hudson gay. I mean really gay. You sing like Diana Ross and you dress like you own a magical chocolate factory."
Burt from Glee, giving son Kurt a pep talk.
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THROUGH THE MICRO-ELEMENTS
Read through
The moderators report with your group and summarise for the class what successful students did in response to the video…
This link is to a past paper which was high scoring. It has the video, the exam typed up, and includes marks and time written in.
This is another link to a paper written which is ungraded. Grade it, email it to me and let me know your thoughts.
HOMEWORK
Email to me!I will send it back with loads of feedback.
Using the Torchwood video, write up an analysis of the clip in terms of it’s representation of sexuality through the micro-elements.
You can use the notes you wrote on editing, so you only need to add the other three (sound, camera, mise en scene)
