HOW IS SEXUALITY REPRESENTED THROUGH THE MACRO ELEMENTS IN THIS CLIP?
sexuality is represented through the misenscene. i denote bright clothing on the two homosexuals Justin and Marc such as pink purple and yellow connoting they have confidence and like to wear feminine colours as it shows part of what they are which is conforming the stereotypical representation of a homosexual.
moving on they both use lots of hand gestures which is a typical trait a woman has. for example when Justin runs to get the pen he pops his hands out conforming the stereotype as he shows aspects of femininity. Another example is of Marc when he has his hands on his hips connoting he is feminine and subverting the typical view of a man being masculine.
Moreover i denote that Marc works at a fashion magazine company this connotes that he is fashionable and has trendy contemporary ideas of how to dress which is also conforming the stereotype of a gay man as they are stereotypically thought to be fashionable and usually have a job associated with a job in the fashion industry and salon etc.
The cinematography also shows the representation of sexuality. The first cinematography i picked up on is a mid shot of Marc and Justin which is connoting their relationship and portraying the bond they have. This shot reveals that homosexuals are nice polite and caring which is conforming the stereotype as Marc does not know Justin that well as he is Betty's Nephew.
Another shot used in this clip is a low angle on the interns while Marc talks connoting that he is superior in comparison to them and is the more significant dominating character which is subverting the stereotype of a homosexual as they are seen as complete opposites to what Marc has been portrayed as which is an insignificant inferior character.
A low over the shoulder shot has been used on Marc connoting that Justin is in power as he has the information that his boss has asked him to find out about.
sound has been used to show the representation sexuality. the diagetic sound of Marc's voice connotes his sexality as he picks out something someone would not expect a man to pick out . "now you need sun screen" because Marc talks about body products it reveal so much about his character such as he is feminine, like to take care of himself something a typical man would not care about.
You start well Shapali and show a clear understanding of sexual identity stereotypes. You haven't commented on editing in this essay, if you are finding it difficult to pick this out, you need to practice it. We went over editing in class on Friday, so copy someone's notes to help you. A better structure in this one than the ethnicity one but sometimes you have made your point and explained it but not analysed, make sure you are doing this on every point PEE. Your terminology is pretty good...instead of show, use denote and diegetic not diagetic. Make sure you are being accurate - a low angle on the interns would suggest they are superior but you have written that Marc is superior....inaccuracies will lose you marks so be careful. Another good attempt though. Practice ethnicity more.
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