Representation of characters (1)

Representation of characters (1)

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  Representation of Characters By RebeccaOsborne
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  Analysis of TheCabin in the Woods Sound: There is various screams throughout the trailer all of which come from the two women which are shown within the teaser trailer, this represents them as weak and the most venerable of the group as their screams are the only ones which are heard. Dialogue is used at the beginning which is spoken by the ‘jock’ of the group asking if anyone is ready he is taking the role of the dominant one here. He is seen as the protagonist here as he is seen as the group leader wanting to protect throughout and therefore the audience sympathises with him slightly. Sound is used throughout to create drama and tension, the use of non-diegetic sound is began half way through and is slightly upbeat and adds to the chaos that is happening, apart from that sound is not particularly used to represent characters. Although, there is silences when the blonde bimbo is screaming and this could show her lack of vulnerability. Editing: sound bridging of male voice as the camera shows the house, this editing of the sound can show the male dominance of the location in which they are in. Short clips and fast paced editing are used when the girl is screaming and she is being captured showing her lack of dominance in the scene and rapidness in which she may be killed. All editing is fast cut as all of the characters are venerable throughout and therefore need to be represented in this way. The title are used to represent the genre of the film and cut up the scenes of the characters enforcing the horror genre.
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  Mise en scene: Placementof characters is seen where the ‘jock’ character wraps his arm around the ‘bimbo’ character as if to protect her representing the idea that females need to be looked after by a male. This is then followed by the placement of characters where three males are seen to be standing in front of a female. Male that is near the beginning is seen as having a dirty face and is older which can possibly show him being wiser, which is justified through his dialogue advising them to not go there and therefore more valued but across the group he is seen as the most dominant. The ginger girl looking in the mirror can show that she is all about her appearance and this is stereotypical of the female gender. ‘Blonde bimbo’ character is wearing short shorts and a low cut top, this is representing her as only being shown on screen for the male gaze which follows Maulvey’s theory. Dark lighting throughout this doesn’t really represent characters in a certain way, all are made to be venerable and there is no clear difference in lighting. Character placement of the ‘blonde bimbo’ dancing erotically again making her sexualised and being used to satisfy the male gaze.
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  Camerawork: Close up ofthe ‘bimbo’ screaming which shows her as being the most venerable of the group as her farcical expression is clearly seen by the audience. Mid shot of the older male at the beginning again showing his dominance in this scene. The POV shot which is conducted shows that the male character here is slightly still or more in control as he is controlling the camera and therefore is represented as being slightly more dominant over the other characters. Low angle shot of the male walking, again this shows his dominance as he is made to look bigger. Close up of the ginger girl screaming at the end leaves the audience with the idea that females are the weakest and the most venerable out of the males.
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  Analysis of ThePoltergeist Camerawork: Wide shot of the mother and the son possibly presenting the idea that th woman and child are the most vunrable Sound: Voice over of woman’s voice, this repersents her as possibly a strong character as she is the one narrating the film, possibly a survivor which possibly goes agaisnt typial stereotypes. Mise en Scene: Editing: 0:10