Monday 3 February 2014

Mock exam re-write - hotel babylon (ethnicity)

In the clip 'hotel Babylon', the representational issue of ethnicity is displayed in many ways through the 4 main micro features which build up a scene or an entire clip. Camera shots, movements and angles, Mise-en-scene, sound and editing.
The clip begins with a focus shot supported with a close up of a man who is dressed in a blue formal suit with a shirt and tie, immediately signifying that he has some kind of authority and power, moving on there is a jump cut of two policemen telling the man that they are here so 'no one can escape', once again signifying that the policemen are in a higher authority. The lighting of where the two policemen are is bright, showing that it's daytime and something must've been happening during the daytime. The Mise en scene of that certain scene was that the outfit of the policemen was an actual policemen suit, making it look real and believable. The location of this particular scene looks like to be somewhere in a basement of the hotel. With the dialogue, synchronous sound is supported and played in the background which immediately set tension to the audience.  There is a clear binary opposite of class and race.
The audience is introduced a completely different scene, a jump cut and continuous editing is used in order to set the scene. A mid shot followed by a zoom in of a women working in the reception area. The location is recognised with the Mise-en-scene. The props and the smartly dressed employers like Ben makes audience have a display of this location being a hotel lobby/reception. The women in the white suit by the reception desk, is wearing make-up and has very well groomed hair portrays to the audience that she must be important. The bright lighting is setting the scene to make the location look natural.
A man enters the scene in a casual suit; alongside there are two other people behind also in a smart suit and tie. This emphasises their power and their profession and role.  The long shot is used following a track, this camera movement highlights that they may be important, also they are positioned in an important way. Behind John Boyack there are two officers standing on either side. This illustrates to the audience that John Boyack has more power than then and is highlighted as the leader. The over the shoulder shot reverse shot signifies the conversation they both are having. The dialogue 'good morning sir' signifies that the woman is in her role and profession even though she knows what is going to happen. The 180 degrees rule is applied in this scene to establish the continuity of the scene.
In the next scene, the women in a white suit send Ben down to warn Jackie that the immigration officers have arrived. The non-diegetic sound is at a fast tempo instantly creating some sort of tension in which then the audience can identify that something serious is about to happen. It’s a pre-warning for the audience, making the scene more dramatic and convincing. The high angle of Jackie in the immigration office connotes that she is in less authority as she is been placed at the back, however she is wearing a suit with make-up showing that she has the same equal importance as any other higher status employee, for instance; the woman at the reception desk.
In the next scene, we are introduced to the illegal immigrant workers who are suddenly disturbed by Jackie who talks to them in another language, warning them to hide. This portrays that she cares for them. She is represented as a leader with high authority. Hand held camera and an eyeline match shot is used, emphasising the situation more and making the audience feel like they are part of this issue. The mise-en-scene in this scene is that the location is the kitchen; the audience can recognise the location by the props and the outfits which are featured in the scene. Examples of props that have been featured are knifes, vegetables, and pans. The audience can easily recognise that there are chefs due to the outfit worn. The hand held shot of everyone running proves the realism of the situation, making the audience part of it. A long shot is supported when the immigrants are running towards the closet/store room. The depth of field shot of the collapsible door displays that the workers look like they are in prison or represented as animals that are trapped. Jackie is an Asian who thinks quickly matching the stereotypical role of Asian people being smart. The door closing with a close up of a half broken sign ‘Staff only’ on the door proves that the workers belong to the hotel. Jackie then counts all the workers in the store room and straight cuts is used to highlight all the immigrants worried and panicked faces, making the audience have sympathy towards them.
A pan and a mid-shot convey the tension in that room of the entire group of immigrants. The diegetic sound of the immigrants sighing signifies that there is trouble.

When Jackie realises that there is someone missing, the dialogue ‘Ibriham’ depicts the tense and gives an effect of suspense. The name ‘Ibriham’ portrays a religious name of the guy being caught which links to him being innocent.
The high angle of the woman fainting conveys that she is weak. Other workers who are black, Asian and European help her. Black/African cleaner steps forward helping the lady, this process that all ethnicities are coming together, also beating the stereotypical role of Africans/black people as they are always viewed to the world as gangsters and criminals. The lighting of this scene is dark, elaborating the negativity and tension of the immigrant checks and hoping no one gets caught. The dialogue ‘I wasn’t always a cleaner’ strongly beats the stereotypical role of Africans proving that not all ethnicities do same things.
However in this problematic clip, there are stereotypical roles of different ethnicities and their roles. Black people are cleaners, Europeans are maids and chefs, and alongside Asian being chefs.
Parallel Editing is used to show the idea of the tensions and suspense. When Ibriham is captured, beforehand a long shot is used to portray what he is doing. When he tries to run, he trips over which connotes to the audience that he is weak and trapped. The low angle of the white men conveys that they are in a strong authority, dominance and power which math the stereotypical of a white person being in lead and powerful, and making the rest of the ethnicities not as powerful as them. A pan movement going down shows a Henry Hoover unattended, proving that the black guy is captured.
Jackie comes out to save Ibriham. The shot reverse shot supported with an over shoulder shot depicts the conversation in which Jackie is weak in. As a powerful Asian/Chinese, the stereotypical role of an Asian would be smart however weak in authority which is being is represented by Jackie in this clip. The dolly zoom gives the audience a clear indication of the characters facial expression, the audience can see that Jackie’s facial expression is worried and helpless, which makes the audience have sympathy towards her helplessness as she couldn’t save Ibriham. Another depth in field shot in a long shot between Jackie and the women in the white suit exaggerates the seriousness. The use of dialogue ‘we got him’ from the immigrant office expresses that he is in lead and in power compared to the rest of the people who are majority a different ethnicity. The formal dialogue ‘sorry’ once again signifies that the woman is calming the tension in the lobby.

The close up of Jackie taking Ibriham’s belongings out of his locker proves that she is helpless. When Jackie closes the locker, the audience can get a view of a number, proving that Ibriham and the rest of the immigrants have no identity but just being a number. With all ethnicities coming together and helping conveys that it’s all stereotypical and that there is equality amongst the workers. The sad melodious sound in the background makes the clip sadder so the audience can feel sympathetic towards all workers, especially toward Ibriham. Ibriham’s fellow workers who are the same ethnicity are beside Jackie, signifies that they were the only ones who are worried.
The panning in the canteen, begins with 4 Asian men who are talking to each other very loudly while eating, continuing from going to the left, the camera moves showing a group of Europeans talking and arguing at the same time with the lady should ‘niet’ shows she is Russian and throwing the food in anger proves that this ethnicity is complaining. Last of all, the camera pans to the African/Black workers who are calm and praying before they eat, which is completely opposite to their ethnicity stereotype. This whole scene signifies that all ethnicities are still categorised and separate depicting that there is still no equality.
The black women and man are praying shows they are religious and positive. The man stops the lady into starting her food which shows another representational issue of gender. The man has more authority and power to stop the women and that the female is weak and being instructed.

Monday 20 January 2014

Dr Who Essay



Dr Who – Representation of Gender

In this Dr Who clip, the audience are presented with the ideas of binary opposites. The two different genders that are featured in the clip have got 2 different sides. The man being the villain and the women being the slave and obeying the master’s command. Throughout the clip, the audience see the characters and how they represented with the topic of Gender.

In the opening of the clip, the audience are introduced to a male character. The character is dressed up wearing a classic, sophisticated and smart Black and white suit and tie. He is well shaven, with a clean hair cut that tells us that he likes everything to be in order and is a neat freak. This character appears to be a strong successful male who is very powerful and knows this. He is also standing on a higher platform from everyone else to show that he is powerful and the other characters are literally below him. The platform which he also stands on makes the audience think that he is the greatest and the most powerful currently. He appears to be more powerful and dominant. It’s a stereotypical thing to see a man in suit as it can easily show that he is at a higher class as well as being dominant. Normally, the antagonist would wear an outfit or dark colours to portray him ‘evil’. However in this case the audience see the villain in a black suit, showing he is classier and wants to show more of this wealth and power which is linked into that.


The audience are then introduced to Martha, a strong female character who currently looks weak due her captivation. She is surrounded by two big bodyguards who are dressed in black and armed with weapons suggesting the mise en scene used of the props sets a realistic tone to the clip. The guards are men, proving that weaponry can only be used only by men and that women are not capable to use dangerous weaponry. This is a stereotype of both men and women.
Martha walks through the door with the villain beginning to walk down the steps waving his hands at her as if she was a dog and calling her to him. This shows us that his character is quite cocky and does not show her any respect because they are binary characters. While Martha is walking, There is a crescendo in the music to parallel the suspension, action and build in protagonists power. While she Is walking she makes eye contact with the 2 housemaids who are also captured and then to a man who is being held by the antagonists men is covered in dirt and looks rough, suggesting less power and wealth. He is wearing blue which connotes that he is loyal and intelligent.

The music begins when the woman is entering but stops when the man begins to talk, suggesting the man has more power.

Throughout this clip, continuous editing is used to display all the important key parts of the scene. He goes not greet her or make an attempt of phatic talk but goes straight into ordering her about, because she is under his authority Martha obeys his command, which then shows that the male is in command as this is very stereotypical. Martha ‘kneels’ down and obeys the commands of the villain.

The high angle shot is used to show that Martha is controlled by the villain and she is helpless and weak. However the gradual close up of Martha proves that with her dialogue, she is gaining power, especially towards the end when she is trying to make each second go by. She talks faster proving she has got more power and confidence.

Shot reverse shot is used to portray the conversation between Martha and the villain. The zoom in of the shot reverse shot proves the seriousness of the conversation.
A Low angle shot used to portray the villain as the strongest character in the scene. The way the villain is already on the platform proves that he wants to be the greatest man and to prove this point of his powerfulness, a low angle shot is used. Males are generally shown to be more focused and dominant.

The male character has got many close up’s of him portraying that the facial expression within him is stereotypical. It allows the character to take up one whole frame alone to show that he is more important.
The camera also appears to be looking up at him in a superior structure like form to highlight that Martha has no power what so ever.
The male character also speaks as if he is full of himself or really sure that his plan is going to work, to make this even more obvious they have shown that he is in command over the majority of the characters on the set, as no one tells him what to do or interrupts him at all proving the representation of gender, with the stereotype of male being in charge and bossing people around whereas the women are more quiet and are expected to obey the rules.

There is a mid-shot used of him where he is looking at his watch, in this shot we can establish that he is married because he is wearing a wedding ring, and also looking at his watch which explains his richness and how wealthy this man appears compared to Martha who has nothing at all.

As the clip builds up with Martha’s conversation with the male character, proves that she slowly gains power and courage to speak up to save the Dr. this is represented with the use of high angle shots to show that even though she is talking, she is still less superior than the male character. The Dr was saved by Martha, a female character suggesting that females are strong and can be reliable to save whether they are strong or not.
Martha is wearing just a long black coat, which is the only piece of clothing we can see, her hair is nearly done up in a bun exposing her face for us to see that she is more vulnerable and an easy target. She is wearing casual clothes which look ‘tomboy’ compared to the woman in blonde who was wearing a red dress and standing behind the male character helplessly.

The women in red must be his companion – she is at the back, behind the male character – man is stronger and the women are less powerful – she is standing there. She is wearing a red dress – connotes the power she has alongside the man. Red can also be associated with femininity as it’s the well-known colour to make female more attractive. Cliché of women in the red dress. She is known as a sexual object – owned/possession of the villain.

The male character is associated stereotypically with technology and gadgets which is the mise en scene of this clip. The certain shot portrays the mise en scene very strongly. In the background, the props are used to set out where the this situation is held. As this show is Dr Who – a sci-fi drama. There is meant to be technology related items and concept.

There are sound effects that create the diegesis. The Foley sounds create verisimilitude for the genre. The non-diegetic sounds such as the lights and Tardis sounds are not real. The ticking of the countdown in diegetic following the sound of the computer bleeping. The space ships are obviously non-diegetic but for the diegesis they are supposed to be diegetic.

Now Martha is turn to be in power, because she is a female she is more underestimated and people would not think she is clever enough to come up with a master plan and ultimately go behind the masters back and beat him at his own game.
Martha now appears to be a strong leader rather than a female obey commands. She breaks what we see to be her under control and actually stands up to the man proving that she is right and he is wrong.

While Martha is talking, jump cuts are used to portray Flashbacks are used with a gradient and black and white filter to prove that the events were the past and she is narrating it to the audience to understand the situation more. Cross Cuts and Jump cuts contribute to emphasise the moment Martha is narrating supported by the flashbacks.

A High angle shot is used to show the weakness of the Dr, who is in this form. He is in a cage and trapped which proves he is imprisoned. He is made to look more ‘old’ as it signifies that old people are weak and helpless and cannot do anything by themselves and this is why the Dr needed help from Martha.
When the Dr is back into power, A wide shot is used to emphasise on the situation,. In this case we see that the Dr is back and is more powerful than ever. The villain is stepping back, showing the relationship between them both. Furthermore, the camera shot portrays the mise-en-scene of the ‘lab’ – computer, machinery and sci fi related items/props. The music gets grander as the doctor is reborn. The music gets louder and almost blocks out his shouting of ‘it’s not fair’
Cuts between the people saying ‘Dr’. This is building up the excitement of the Dr returning.
In this clip we have seen how the representation of gender has changed halfway through and what we first expected has now changed to what we expect now.

Martha represented the female side and showed up to the stereotypical vies, of women who don’t get listened to, believed in and obeying orders from men, which gave into the male gauze, however she then turned that around to order around the man and told him what he didn't know and actually spoke up for herself towards the end.

Friday 10 January 2014

Dr Who – Representation of Gender

In this Dr Who clip, the audience are presented with the ideas of binary opposites. The two different genders that are featured in the clip have got 2 different sides. The man being the villain and the women being the slave and obeying the master’s command. Throughout the clip, the audience see the characters and how they represented with the topic of Gender.

In the opening of the clip, the audience are introduced to a male character. The character is dressed up wearing a classic, sophisticated and smart Black and white suit and tie. He is well shaven, with a clean hair cut that tells us that he likes everything to be in order and is a neat freak. This character appears to be a strong successful male who is very powerful and knows this. He is also standing on a higher platform from everyone else to show that he is powerful and the other characters are literally below him. The platform which he also stands on makes the audience think that he is the greatest and the most powerful currently. He appears to be more powerful and dominant. It’s a stereotypical thing to see a man in suit as it can easily show that he is at a higher class as well as being dominant. Normally, the antagonist would wear an outfit or dark colours to portray him ‘evil’. However in this case the audience see the villain in a black suit, showing he is classier and wants to show more of this wealth and power which is linked into that.


The audience are then introduced to Martha, a strong female character who currently looks weak due her captivation. She is surrounded by two big bodyguards who are dressed in black and armed with weapons suggesting the mise en scene used of the props sets a realistic tone to the clip. The guards are men, proving that weaponry can only be used only by men and that women are not capable to use dangerous weaponry. This is a stereotype of both men and women.
Martha walks through the door with the villain beginning to walk down the steps waving his hands at her as if she was a dog and calling her to him. This shows us that his character is quite cocky and does not show her any respect because they are binary characters. While Martha is walking, There is a crescendo in the music to parallel the suspension, action and build in protagonists power. While she Is walking she makes eye contact with the 2 housemaids who are also captured and then to a man who is being held by the antagonists men is covered in dirt and looks rough, suggesting less power and wealth. He is wearing blue which connotes that he is loyal and intelligent.

The music begins when the woman is entering but stops when the man begins to talk, suggesting the man has more power.

Throughout this clip, continuous editing is used to display all the important key parts of the scene. He goes not greet her or make an attempt of phatic talk but goes straight into ordering her about, because she is under his authority Martha obeys his command, which then shows that the male is in command as this is very stereotypical. Martha ‘kneels’ down and obeys the commands of the villain.

The high angle shot is used to show that Martha is controlled by the villain and she is helpless and weak. However the gradual close up of Martha proves that with her dialogue, she is gaining power, especially towards the end when she is trying to make each second go by. She talks faster proving she has got more power and confidence.

Shot reverse shot is used to portray the conversation between Martha and the villain. The zoom in of the shot reverse shot proves the seriousness of the conversation.
A Low angle shot used to portray the villain as the strongest character in the scene. The way the villain is already on the platform proves that he wants to be the greatest man and to prove this point of his powerfulness, a low angle shot is used. Males are generally shown to be more focused and dominant.

The male character has got many close up’s of him portraying that the facial expression within him is stereotypical. It allows the character to take up one whole frame alone to show that he is more important.
The camera also appears to be looking up at him in a superior structure like form to highlight that Martha has no power what so ever.
The male character also speaks as if he is full of himself or really sure that his plan is going to work, to make this even more obvious they have shown that he is in command over the majority of the characters on the set, as no one tells him what to do or interrupts him at all proving the representation of gender, with the stereotype of male being in charge and bossing people around whereas the women are more quiet and are expected to obey the rules.

There is a mid-shot used of him where he is looking at his watch, in this shot we can establish that he is married because he is wearing a wedding ring, and also looking at his watch which explains his richness and how wealthy this man appears compared to Martha who has nothing at all.

As the clip builds up with Martha’s conversation with the male character, proves that she slowly gains power and courage to speak up to save the Dr. this is represented with the use of high angle shots to show that even though she is talking, she is still less superior than the male character. The Dr was saved by Martha, a female character suggesting that females are strong and can be reliable to save whether they are strong or not.
Martha is wearing just a long black coat, which is the only piece of clothing we can see, her hair is nearly done up in a bun exposing her face for us to see that she is more vulnerable and an easy target. She is wearing casual clothes which look ‘tomboy’ compared to the woman in blonde who was wearing a red dress and standing behind the male character helplessly.

The women in red must be his companion – she is at the back, behind the male character – man is stronger and the women are less powerful – she is standing there. She is wearing a red dress – connotes the power she has alongside the man. Red can also be associated with femininity as it’s the well-known colour to make female more attractive. Cliché of women in the red dress. She is known as a sexual object – owned/possession of the villain.

The male character is associated stereotypically with technology and gadgets which is the mise en scene of this clip. The certain shot portrays the mise en scene very strongly. In the background, the props are used to set out where the this situation is held. As this show is Dr Who – a sci-fi drama. There is meant to be technology related items and concept.

There are sound effects that create the diegesis. The Foley sounds create verisimilitude for the genre. The non-diegetic sounds such as the lights and Tardis sounds are not real. The ticking of the countdown in diegetic following the sound of the computer bleeping. The space ships are obviously non-diegetic but for the diegesis they are supposed to be diegetic.

Now Martha is turn to be in power, because she is a female she is more underestimated and people would not think she is clever enough to come up with a master plan and ultimately go behind the masters back and beat him at his own game.
Martha now appears to be a strong leader rather than a female obey commands. She breaks what we see to be her under control and actually stands up to the man proving that she is right and he is wrong.

While Martha is talking, jump cuts are used to portray Flashbacks are used with a gradient and black and white filter to prove that the events were the past and she is narrating it to the audience to understand the situation more. Cross Cuts and Jump cuts contribute to emphasise the moment Martha is narrating supported by the flashbacks.

A High angle shot is used to show the weakness of the Dr, who is in this form. He is in a cage and trapped which proves he is imprisoned. He is made to look more ‘old’ as it signifies that old people are weak and helpless and cannot do anything by themselves and this is why the Dr needed help from Martha.
When the Dr is back into power, A wide shot is used to emphasis on the situation,. In this case we see that the Dr is back and is more powerful than ever. The villain is stepping back, showing the relationship between them both. Furthermore, the camera shot portrays the mise-en-scene of the ‘lab’ – computer, machinery and sci fi related items/props. The music gets grander as the doctor is reborn. The music gets louder and almost blocks out his shouting of ‘it’s not fair’
Cuts between the people saying ‘Dr’. This is building up the excitement of the Dr returning.
In this clip we have seen how the representation of gender has changed halfway through and what we first expected has now changed to what we expect now.


Martha represented the female side and showed up to the stereotypical vies, of women who don’t get listened to, believed in and obeying orders from men, which gave into the male gauze, however she then turned that around to order around the man and told him what he didn't know and actually spoke up for herself towards the end. 

Tuesday 17 December 2013

Primeval essay


Geeta Gohil
Primeval Essay – Representation of Gender


This clip from primeval has got the representation of Gender. Gender is represented through the main key micro features which are Camera, Editing, Mise-en-Scene and Sound. Primeval is a sci fi British TV drama which has got the male role being more dominant and more active whereas the female character are often providing information or being saved. The whole clip itself is made out of continuous editing.

The extract begins with a female character who storms away from a male character which immediately puts the audience thinking that something has gone wrong and has made the female character upset or annoyed. This is represented with the first mid two shot of the male character and the female character. The way the male character gets control in trying to her to talk to her proves that men have more dominance than women. Leading into an over the shoulder from the male character, which is also at a high angle showing that the male character once again has more dominance and power of the women. This scene is strongly showing on how female’s takes situations and this is shown through a stereotypical way. The mise-en-scene of this particular scene is that the cars behind them show who owns which car. With the female character heading towards her car you can see that the old khaki car is hers. This proves that females cannot be linked in with car interest.
The scene is supported with non-diegetic sound in the background which changes from an originally calm and relaxed piece, to a louder and more intense piece of music. Coincidentally, the music changes the tone at the same time as the dietetic sound of one character speaking, but one of the character’s tones of voice changes from calm to almost stressed and angry.
The music is a signifier of the change of tone depicts the strong transition of a calm situation to a very serious upcoming situation.

In the second scene, a wide shot is used when we first see Abbi, It acts as an establishing shot of the scene and location of the woods and forest. The mise en scene of this main part of the clip is in the woodland where there are big open spaces but with a zip wire as a prop which is used later on in the clip. We see Abbi is a yellow digger which is man-made machine which is stereotypically used by Men however in this case it’s used my Abbi, who is wearing a black leather jacket which goes with the rest of her black attire which makes represent herself as a different female, she is known to be the strong ‘tomboy’ female which links into with the close up of the end of the digger which establishes the facts that Abbi is more experienced than any female character in this clip, therefore the use of the Machinery, Costume and Close up show reinforces her non-stereotypical character which she is given the impression of  a ‘tomboy’. Alongside Abbi, there is Nick as well who doing the more physical and active work. He is wearing ordinary everyday clothing which has got dirt stains and looks messier than Abbi’s clothing. He wears a faded blue shirt which could signify his intelligence and even loyalty, later on as his clothes get dirty and stained it portrays him as a strong character as he doesn’t matter about his clothing and getting his hand dirty in mud. The dirt stains may suggest that he was more involved in the work than Abbi who is wearing more fashionable clothing and are clean, however the representation of gender comes in when Abbi challenges the typical stereotype of a weaker character when she get more involved and saves nick by distracting the creature when it’s attacking Nick.
Nick  calls out ‘stop’ to Abbi in sign on the creature coming this indicates the power he has even though he is not controlling a machine or anything to make him look more dominant, also looks like he is the head of the crew.
The other male character in Pink is setting up a trap by placing some kind of rock on top of leaves proving that he is organised and planned in which it’s beating the stereotypical view of men being more active than women being more organised. The man who is dressed in pink attire is portrayed as more of a pretty boy not a fighter, the colour pink is more common to girls, women therefore gives him an air of effeminacy whereas the rest of the cast are wearing earthy colours or smart formal wear. The man in feminine colours turns the stereotypical image of a man.

A reverse shot is used to show Nick’s facial expression as a close up shot of the buried arm is revealed. Due to the man looking frightened and slightly worried, it is a juxtaposition of a stereotypical man seen as a independent and strong man. 

Later on, there is sound effects are used to create imaginary to the audience. The sabre-tooth tiger roaring has been used to create a sense of a horrifying atmosphere and image for the audience which makes Nick and Abbi helpless and weak. Visual effects are contributed a lot into this clip as it has been used to create the sabre-toothed tiger showing the creature is not real however it’s made to look realistic.  The tiger itself is a prop as it instantly creates new problems and is a mystery to the team. Sound perspective is featured as the sound of the tiger’s roar in the distance hints to the audience that there’s danger nearby. 

 A point of View shot as well as an over the shoulder shot is used as the sabre-tooth tiger chases towards the man highlighting that now the tiger is the most powerful thing in the scene making the man inferior, Moreover, the low angle shot of the sabre-tooth tiger underlines the danger and the power he has than the human due to him being a dangerous creature and the high angle shot of Nick demonstrations the position of Nick being trapped as the creature tries to attack him. Nick calls out Abbi’s name which can be a sign that Nick needs help which is not stereotypical for a man to do as they are known to be the hero instead of the victim. It goes to a cross cut in which the mid shot reveals Abbi taking control of the situation by turning back on the digger and the attention of the tiger to save Nick, showing the representation of women is different to what it’s stereotypically shown.
Non diegetic sound begins to play in the background. The music is fast paced and dramatic creating a sense of tension to the scene. The tempo of the music is related to Nick who is escaping from the tiger. Sound bridge is also featured when Nick is being chased by the cheetah, constructing continuity of the two scenes. It creates tension in the first scene which was a discussion. In order to signify that the scene is going to be tense, the music changes right to the end of the first scene and carries onto the second scene in order to build up the suspense and a certain level of emotions throughout the clip. Fast pace of the editing signifies the tempo and tension that is building up in this chase. 
Additionally, a continuity edit is presented when Nick is running and also when he uses the zip wire, close ups show fear and exhaustion on his face. Blurring transitions are used between each edit which gives the action the impression that it is too fast to see and fortifies the tigers speed. Nick uses a belt for the zip wire in which this case both counts as props. The Zip wire can be used as a getaway prop which helps Nick escaping from the tiger. The way how Nick is presented on the zip wire is completely different to what you would normally see when someone is on a zip wire. Normally you would see someone wearing a harness and safety wear however in contrast, Nick is using a belt as to get along the wire alongside he doesn’t have any safety wear like an helmet which strongly proves the ability and skills Nick has, as well as being brave and confident. Later, a quick cross cut is used to with a wide shot of Abbi which displays her running through the bushes with a shotgun – another prop used. She is attempting to save Nick for the second time illustrating that Abbi is female who is there for immediate help and Nick is in a situation where he is helpless and needs help. Abbi is portrayed brace and strong whereas Nick is also strong and courageous however they both contrast as Nick is in fact running and being chased to whereas Abbi being sat in the machine and distracting the tiger. Abbi saving Nicks life highlights her tenacity. The sound effect of the gun shots are sharp and generate shock to the audience suggesting the power of man. The use of weaponry portrays who has the power and who doesn’t. At the scene where Nick lands and the tiger is killed, there is no artificial light used as it looks like natural light.

Next, 4 people are walking, amongst them are Abbi, 2 other characters in which one of them is dressed in earthy colours like Nick and one who is dressed in pink and is different to other male characters, There is also a official looking person in a black suit. He is wearing this smart attire to represent who he is, behind are big cars – small black estate car, portraying that men look more powerful and have a higher priority – another prop used to display gender and how it can change the audiences view. 
Parallel editing is used to connect the authority of each gender. The stereotypes are switched with the woman saving and helping the man. Furthermore Nick should have been stronger and face the tiger instead of running away which is contrasting to Abbi who kills the tiger. This is Juxtaposition to which woman are more fierce and braver.
In the barn the fore front of it is in the light however it fades into darkness towards the black.
The woman is wearing more of a strangely smart and glamorous outfit portraying the status she has. The make-up she has is slightly more than other female character in this clip. Make-up is used on the woman to maybe entice the farmer on her conditions. She is shown more of a stereotypical view of a lady, especially when she shouts ‘My best coat’, showing a clear insight of her personality being more womanly compared to Abbi who is not afraid and is more fiercer. The colour of the coat is white which connotes purity and pristine. Ranges of Mid shots are used several times to demonstrate the facial expressions and the appearance of each of the character.
The over the shoulder shot is revealing the anger of the farmer. He is weak when the woman threatens him but he gains power when he has the gun showing he has control. The diegetic noise of the barking dogs also conveys a sense of threat. Quick cross cutting between the farmer and the gun, the dogs barking and the woman lying on the hay reveals the man’s rising anger and frustration of being interrogated.
The dogs are used as a prop as guarding and being malicious. As it commonly known ‘Dogs are man’s best friend’ gets the point through clearly as the dogs are trying to protect their owners. When the woman is thrown onto the hay the light used is slightly dark reinforcing the power and authority in which this case is the male character. Just about when the woman has nearly got the gun point to her head, 2 male character come in to save her- showing that men are hero’s whenever a female is in danger, this is because men are known to be more courageous and aggressive whereas woman are known to be elegant and non-violent. The mid shot of the 3 characters at the barn highlights the seriousness and authority they have to capture the man. The man in the middle has the gun pointing towards the farmer which portrays once again the power.