Cutting It re-write

In this clip, the representation of gender is shown via the use of binary opposition. The use of camera, editing,sound and mise en scene portrays the opposition of males and females. The tuse of camera has been used through out the clip to represent gender. At the start of the clip, a medium shot is used to enable the audience to get a clear view of the characters. During this shot, a couple can be seen, and the male character takes hold of the woman's hand and kisses it. This shows the audience that they may be in a relationship and that the male clearly cares for the female. However a little while after, the woman can be seen comforting the male character as she places her hand onto his. Which is shown via the use of a close up shot. This shows some slight role reversal as the man is usually the comforting one in a relationship as it is a stereotype for males to be the supportive ones in a relationship. Yet in this case the woman is the one comforting the man, possibly showing she has a slightly more reliable role in the relationship as a woman. The use of shot reverse shots allow the audience to clearly see the characters facial expressions during conversation. This is mainly used during a conversation between the male and female after they leave the taxi. The woman requests the man to stay outside and the audience can clearly see via the use of a close up shot reverse shot that he seems worried about the woman. This shows he feels reluctant to leave her, however he respects her decision and waits for her. This shows the male as respectful to the womans choices and that he seems to be overpowered by her decision to want him to wait. Demonstrating she might have more authority as a woman. Continuity editing is used to create meaning to a story , so not to confuse the audience. The viewer is positioned as an impartial observer with slightly more attention given to the woman who gazes outside the frame. This suggests that at this point she is both in control of the relationship and the key to the narrative enigma. As an audience, people would then view the woman as the more dominant person. Slow motion is used as an editing effect twice in this clip. Once is during the scene of the man sitting at the table. The people in the background move slowly, which puts more focus onto the male character. Within this scene, the audience can see he is clearly thinking about the woman as the fiddles with his wedding ring. The second time slow motion is used is when the woman has been hit by a car. The man runs to her in slow motion which portrays him almost like a superhero figure, running to the womans rescue. Digetic and non digetic sound is used to create meaning and emotion in this clip. By using digetic sound to create a conversation between the two characters , the audience can tell who is the more controlling and dominating person within the relationship. However in this clip, both the male and female character seem to be of balance in the relationship. However the female appears to have a stronger say in an opinion or decision, whoich portrays females as the more dominent and persuading gender. In one part of the scene, the man tells the woman to "forget" a conversation and hushes her. Which shows that he takes some dominance. Non-digetic sound is used during the end of the clip whilst the man can be seen holding the woman via the use of a high angle crane shot. This non-digetic sound is a mornful instrumental piece which makes the audience feel sympathy towards the death of the woman and the obvious sadness her death caused the man. This represents males as caring and equal to women as he lies next to her on the floor.