Representation In short films- Amy

 Do Your Part

Masculinity:

• Man offering the woman a drink (steriotyipicly the way it goes when on a date)
• All of the men at the bar including male barman shows that pub bars are seen to be more for men
• He orders beer (steriotyipicly a man’s drink)

In this shot the man is offerening the woman a drink, this is the stereotypical thing that happens when you meet someone in an alcoholic drinking enviroment, as the angle is quite lot it is showing that the man is more powerful and he is the more dominant character, and he is taking control, the dialouge in this shot also shows this as he is offering her the drink and not the other way round, this also connects to the idea that she is a woman and needs people to do things for her as antifeminists may suggest that women should not be ordering alcoholic beverages for themselves as it is not seem very ladylike and it doesnt look as nice as a woman having a calm coffie. The shot is from his side so maybe suggesting thaat this is only one side off his personallity. There is very bright colours with a big amount of contrast in this shot, this could be to show the calm and happy enviroment but it may also show how he is feeling as he is pleased even exstatic that he has got this woman to agree to having a drink with him.


In this shot the man is looking over his sholder at the woman to smiling and showing that he is buying her drink I think that he's doing this to impress her. He is laughing, this also shows that he is very happy, it may show immaturety though and therefore is charactor development as we are finding out about his personallity. he isn't giving the barman much attention and he is pretty much entirely focused on the woman. This shows that he is showing off, it also shows some of his character because he is acting over the top and trying to seem like a good laugh to the woman, I know this because he is laughing. The shot is a eyeline shot from the woman so you are seeing what she does and you may feel as she does about the mans charactor. The man is wearing all black so this may suggest that he is trying to look smart for the woman and trying to make himself seem more mature.

Age:

 

• You know that the man is old enough to buy a drink as the barman doesn’t even question him or ask for I.D. As the shot is a Mid close up it shows that he is alright with the barman and is on the same level in maturety, I know this because it shows that the man may be standing quite close to the barman so is not afraid to challenge him, the angle of the shot is at eyelevel this also shows that the men are on the same level off respect as they are looking at eachother equally. This may just be the mans own opinion and as the barman 's facial expression is looking uninpressed and a little fed up, this may because he knows that the man is showing off and he is embarrised for him.

 

• The fact that he takes a shot instead of giving money to charity could show that he is quite immature because he needs a drink to talk to the woman, the low angle shot shows that he feels in control and makes him look powerful he may be feeling brave. The light coming from behind him shows that he could be feeling the drink hit him as his sight is slightly disorentated. The Deapth off field in this shot is very shallow, this shows that the man is very much the focus off the shot, this could be because he feels like the world revolves around him and he therefore feels very powerful and full off himself.