In the Dalziel & Pascoe episode 'A Clubbable Woman' gender is represented in many ways, using the 4 key areas of analysis. To begin with, mise-en-scene is used throughout the episode to represent gender, with setting and costume being created well at the very beginning. The scene opens with a group of men huddled round on a pitch, in rugby kits, playing rugby. This creates a sense of active sportsmen and the image denoted connotes the masculine side of men, and that in general, men are into sport. There is another common setting, which a pub is denoted, where the men commonly go throughout the episode, to have a drink. This connotes that men drink a lot and that its common to see men regularly in a pub. These two factors have definitely been a stereotype towards men. The pub is regularly seen in the episode, so as an audience we get to know the setting and it becomes a local place. This makes the pub seem important and you that it must have strong significance to the episode. Another strong costume that was denoted is suits for the male investigators/police officers. This connotes that they are of high recognise status, but somehow additionally connotes that the stereotype that all police officers are men/male, and there clean cut suits are in contrast to the mean in dirty rugby kits. Another example where mise-en-scene was used effectively was when there was a funeral scene and all the characters were dressed in dark colours, and the colour black was denoted. This connoted sorrow and death and showed that both genders are affected by the death of someone.
Secondly, camera was used to represent gender in different ways using different shot types and angles. For example, a point of view shot is denoted, where the man is looking in on his wife, sitting on the sofa in the front room watching television. This connotes that women are more innocent than men, as she is just relaxing watching TV, but he is watching her as if he is up to something, which further connotes how men are mischievous. An example of a shot angle that was used quite often was the low angle shot. This shot was denoted when screening a man and connotes that men are powerful and are looked up to more than women, This is because when there was a woman being filmed, mid shots, long shots or flat angle shots were denoted. This connotes that women aren't as important as men and aren't wanted to be seen as powerful or in control, so normal shots are used to keep them looking a average status.
Editing is also used in 'A Clubbable Woman' to represent gender more effectively when the titles and names of the actors come up on screen at the beginning to introduce the show and at the end as credits, because most of the names are male names. This denotes that there are more male actors in the episode, which connotes that the show is mostly aimed at a male audience, and that its more masculine, so would be expected to use masculine humor within the episode.
Finally, sound is used to represent gender in the episode with music (ambience) and dialogue being used. The dialogue used denotes a northern accent in characters, however the men in particular denote a common dialect, especially the men on the rugby team who attend the pub, which connotes that men are more laid back and talk however they want. It also connotes a working class image among the male characters. In contrast, the women have a different dialect, as they talk nicer, which supports the stereotype that woman are more polite and feminine. Music is used as well, and an example of this is when there is a man walking down the street of a night, where its really dark and spooky violin music is denoted. This connotes that men have higher power to look more intimidating and scary as the walk the street of a night time.
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