Exam Questions

1. Discuss the ways in which the extract constructs the representation of gender using the following:

· Camera shots, angles, movement and composition

· Editing

· Sound

· Mise en scene

In the extract the characters are represented very well. The man is show to be soft, sweet & tender but at the same time extremely brave for following the petrifying looking pig. He sees to be in love with the female in extract so it generally does show what kind of character he is.

The lady is represented as a powerful female who has authority over her entertainment group (dancers) and she clearly has a soft side for the man in the video as well, which could possibly be her lover. The female is clearly a very important person with in that dance group because she is wearing white coloured clothing with sparkling diamonds around it. Her partners wear red which obviously shows that they are just sidekicks or there on the side and this shows her authority and how important her presence is. She’s also very much in love with the man in this extract. The man is wearing smart, yet casual clothing which is probably ordinary dress code in them days (1960s). His clothes seem a bit loose which would show me that he has had a rough day at work and is looking to have a break right now.

As the man was moving into the dark room with the scary pig, tracking shot was used to follow him so it adds to the suspense, and not knowing what could possibly come out of the dark. Low angle camera angle was used when he entered the room with the pig moving reckless around him. He didn’t know exactly where the pig was because the room was dark so a panorama shot came into place to make it more intense and to baffle the people watching. Once he realised there was a large toy in the room and it was making noises, he then relaxed and thought that was making all the noise and then the close up camera shot was put into place. The pig came running at him in full speed and you could see the pig clearly with the medium close up shot being used.

The language used in this extract seems to be very formal and well spoken. The accent and language is key to knowing what time they are in, because you can tell if you watch the extract they are most certainly in the 1960s because of the dialect used. They both speak fluent English and have no use of slang or dialect which would also back up my point that this is an olden day based extract. The diegetic sound in the scene adds to the suspense in the extract and builds up the scene even more; it makes it more thrilling and exciting.

Comparing Lara Croft with Jade (mortal kombat)

Lara Croft:

She represents nothing other than female gamers who live in an unrealistic world (mentally), some would call it a cyber world. She doesn't really represent most woman because I've done some research and i've noticed that majoritty of women disagree with how her character is formed and how she is dressed. Most women believe that she is just their to please male gamers because of her attractive body. I've also noticed that some women have had confidence problems because of the game.


Lara Croft is represented as the 'Ultimate' woman is controlling, powerful and destructive. She seems flawless and quite frankly untouchable. Her clothing in the game also shows me that she is a woman of desire and very sexual. She is wearing little to nothing which would give many gamers the same idea. She is represented as the adventurous, exciting and animalistic character which most male gamers would be engaged by and most female gamers might not.

Lara Croft challenges stereotypes of woman in more than one way or another. She isn't your average housewife who cooks cleans and looks after the children, but thats probably the only way she challenges stereotypes because men would usually agree with the fact that women should be wearing revealing and sexual clothing, which Lara Croft has obviously done so I dont think she REALLY challenges male stereotypes of women. But nonetheless she still is very different from what a man would expect from a woman.

The male gender is most likely to play this game because of how she is dressed with in the game. She is very revealing and is quite 'sexy' to some male gamers. She very adventurous and action filled so the male gender is definitely most likely to play this, whereas the feamel group might not because of how she is dressed and portrayed. This is very common with male and female gamers.







Jade (Mortal Kombat)

Despite her portrayal as a "good" character in the games, Jade appears in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation as a character who remains loyal to Shao Kahn until her death. After failing to seduce Liu Kang and leading the other warriors to an ambush (not before testing Liu Kang and leading him to the Temple of the Elder Gods), Kahn himself has her eaten and swallowed by a living gargoyle in his palace due to her alleged failure at keeping the Earth Warriors from escaping. There is also little to no indication in the movie that Jade and Kitana know each other from the past. Instead, Kitana glares at Jade when she betrays the group during a later part of the film.