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 sound on this scene is the background noise of the police outside the house while the dialogue between these two characters remains as the dominating sound indicating that these are both important characters.
The woman shown isn't at all treated like a damsel in distress 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 turtle neck. 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 nanny 'mum' which suggests she focuses on her work in the police more.
The scene the jump cuts to a sort of montage 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 protagonist. This shows that they have a deep partnership while it's implied that he isn't officially part of the police rather helping out the female protagonist.
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. Characters presented are dressed in dark coats which suggests a cold atmosphere quite literally as it may be set during the colder months which reinforce the the cold a almost dark atmosphere presented as there isn't any vibrancy as the colours appear to be more saturated.
The use of camera is always up close and doesn't stray 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 better rather than the bleak looking setting.
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 a hyper masculinity in this character.
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