I will be analysing gender on a clip from 'Wire in the Blood'. During the course of the clip there were more males shown while the only female shown appears to be a main character of the show. The two most prominent characters shown were one male and female.
At the start of the scene you can see the camera focused on the female character coming out of the house while the characters in front are faded out, which suggests how she is a main/ important character. The camera follows these characters then close-ups which cut to one perspective to another are shown. The characters appear to have some sort of bond as towards the end of the end of this segment, it doesn't take too much to convince him to help her out.
The woman shown isn't at all treated like a women in danger character but appears as a serious and independent woman who appears to take her job very seriously. She appears to be around her mid-to late thirty's and wears a grey coat with a dark sweater . This presents a certain tone to this character as someone who is serious about her job as later on during the scene her boy accidentally called his nan mum which suggests she focuses on her work in the police more.
The scene then jump cuts to a short montage with music in the background of the Tony - the male main character, viewing the case files in which this scene jumps to one file to the next hastening his deduction on the files. There is a predominant use of shaky cam in this clip which suggests haste and as they appear to be on a case.
The non diegetic music is shown to emphasize the intensity as he checks the files in hopes of helping the female character.
The mise en scene appears to be based around a urban/suburban setting. The use of colours don't look vibrant as it is also set during the autumn/winter months as they wear coats. The scenery appears dark and depressing suggesting the dark tone of the show due to lack of vibrancy and washed out. The characters themselves seem ordinary while they look middle class rather than lower or higher class.
Tony appears also around his mid to late thirty's while he seems a little more laid back compared to the more serious female lead as he is also very well liked by her son when he appears. His appearance is also quite similar as his wears dark colours as well which suggests this TV show's premise is quite serious since the colours appear sort of washed out and lack vibrancy. He appears to get along well with the woman's son as they appear to bond quite well while watching TV also it appears that the son has a somewhat more open relationship with Tony in comparison.
Another scene shown presents what appears to be thugs in a sort of crack den looking area. The scene begins with an establishing shot of the outside of the house while a car pulls in which closes up to another character introduced.
The use of camera is always up close and doesn't go away too far from characters as they like to show the facial expressions of the characters and also the characters are more presented than the setting itself as the show possibly focuses on character expressions on different situations so that the audience can identify the characters more freely and what everyone is feeling.
The female portrayal shows a female lead who appears as someone who takes their job seriously while the male character shown alongside her appears more laid back compared to her which shows contrasting characters. The main bald thug shown appears violent and in control of the other criminals which shows almost dominant masculinity features in this character.
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