Representation - American Beauty /James Bond - Die another day

American beauty -
American beauty shows how the male gaze is put in to place and how it is used.  It begins as the male father catches eyes on the young girl and a spotlight begins to shine on her in his mind which separates her from all the other girls and makes her unique and different. A slow zoom then begins on his face focusing on his eyes and the reactions he has and and there are reverse shots to her with another slow zoom which suggests that it is just them two focusing on each other. As the the camera begins to zoom in the diegetic music begins to change to non diegetic and slows down this is to create a tension between the man and girl. This also begins to create a fantasy mode for him as none of this is really happening he is just wishful thinking and is all happening in his own mind. You then begin to get an extreme close up of the males eyes which shows he is mesmerised by this girl and her actions and his mouth is slightly open which can show he is gob smacked and near enough drooling over this girl. The camera then follows the girls body and zooms in of fragmentations of her body to make it a lot more sexualised and suggests she is a sex object, they use a tilt camera to follow the figure of her body which makes the girl a lot more sexualised. The camera is being male as it is only looking from a males point of view and sexualising the women. When the slow motion begins as it is zoomed in on the girl a bell is being played in the background which suggests that she is only young as it can signify school bells also it can signify as a fire bell which suggests they must leave the building immediately.
The audience is from the males point of view as the women is being sexualised and it is showing you they way he thinks and how it is shown it also uses the camera as a male as it shows from a males point of you and how they sexalise women. The male are in the active audience as they are being shown there point of view and the women are the passive audience because they are not showing there point of view.
The girls are represented as a stereotypical cheerleading american for example short skirts, badges and hair tied up. However the daughter is a stereotypical moody teenager as she is always angry at her parents and not wanting to no about her life and whats going on in it. The man which is admiring the young women is around middle aged which could show that he is having a mid life crisis and looking at a lot younger girls at his age. However his wife signifies as stereotypical wife as she is just looking out for her child and happy to be around her by clapping and being happy and not realising that anything is wrong.

James Bond - Die another day -
This differs a lot from the first analysis as this is showing the representation of men. As the clip begins James Bond is looking through the binoculars as the women who is in the sea. It shows a tracking shot as it scans the landscape looking for the women. When he focuses in on the women it begins to have a close up of the women in her bikini and uses a tilting shot and begins to use slow motion as she walks up to the beach which causes tensions and sexualises her and it focuses in on her body. However as she reaches James she becomes a lot more controlling. They use a lot of close ups of both of their faces which then show sit from the women's point of view as she is just focusing upon his face and nothing else. He then begins to talk about how he is different to all other men pointing towards the people over to other side with women sat on there laps to try and win her over. They also use a close up of the mans cigar which can show that he is a lot more masculine then other men as it is very strong to smoke and not very many people do. Also because not many people do smoke this it can show that he is unique and different compared to others. In this text the roles reverse as the women becomes a lot more active as she is taking control and plays more of apart as she begins to flirt with him however he becomes a lot more passive as he does not play a bigger part in this. They also use zoom o get close up of different fragments of her body to make it more sexualised.
The audience is from both the men and women's point of view as i begins the male is checking the women out and following her figure and body however as the women becomes more involved in the clip she becomes the point of view as she become more controlling and looks at him more.
The women is represented as a very stereotypical women as she wars a tight skimpy bikini to show of her body and figure and also is soaking wet as she begins to walk up towards the beach. the man is also very stereotypical as he is looking at the women through binoculars which focuses in on her body and shows that it can be very perverted. However he tries to show hat he is different from others as he points to others who treat girl like sex objects which is a stereotypical view point of men.

The Place Beyond The Pines - Official Trailer

Representation

Film trailer - The place beyond the pines

The representation of men in this trailer is very strong and powerful they are represented in this way by showing that they have tattoos and muscular bodes. They also have very strong voice which shows they are very over powering. Although they show the men being very powerful they also are shown to be mischievous and adventurous by taking part in motor biking and smoking and causing problems and disasters. Also at the beginning the men are sexualised as he lifts his shirt of and takes it off this makes him out to be a sex object. it differs a lot when it comes to the women as they are manipulated and made out that they do not how any power over them. This is shown by the men pushing women to one side and ignoring them, they also make out that they are moaning a lot and just getting in the way of what they are wanting to do.The non diegetic sound which is played over the top of the trailer is off a man being very stern and strong which gives the opinion that the men are ruling this. When the men are on the film a lot of high key lighting is used which suggests it is a lot more up beat and powerful.

This is a very stereotypical viewpoint of men and women as it is shown in many films that men always over power women and it is right for them to do so the men are also very controlling over the women and feel that they are able to over power them and make them do what they want however the women do just abide by the men. Also when the men go in to the bank to go and rob the place there is only a women in there which suggests that the women aren't strong enough or controlling enough to put a stop to it. When a man is speaking t a women they use a high angle shot to show that the men are over looking the women and making them out to be insignificant. The women in this trailer are always having to be empathised with as they are always crying or upset so the men are having to look over the women and comfort them to give them support. The lighting when the women are on screen generally are low key lighting which suggests that they are very upset and degraded.

TV programme - CSI

In many CSI programmes they all set the scene in a very stereotypical way for example they begin with enigma codes which means lots of questions are being asked as you are wondering what is going on and who has been killed and what the situation is this will all then be revealed at the end of the programme, this encourages the audience to carry on watching as it leaves unanswered questions. They also provide a lot of flash backs which provides you with information about what has happened in the past and builds up a lot of tension. Also todorov is used as they police are going about there normal lives until thy discover something that has happened in this case finding lots of different bodies which then creates a non equilibrium as they are now not going about there normal lives and having to discover what has happened and why, it will all then be restored when these questions have been answered.
The representation of women in this programme differs as all of the bodies which are being dug up are all women which suggests that they are a lot more vulnerable. However the women police are more dominant and seem to no more then the men do about this situation and are controlling the men on what to do, however the men do try to become more controlling they do not succeed. This programme is very patriotic as it is american which suggest that it is to love, support and protect ones country and its people. This is shown as the police are very protective about there own country and there role as a job is to protect citizens and discover and unanswered questions. in this programme they are presenting dominant ideology, this is because women are equal to men as the women behaviour in a way that they no just as much as the men do and they are able to control the men and show them that understand what is going on.

Narrative

Skyfall

Propp

The villain - is the man who forces James to try and shoot the shot glass on top of the girls head as it is wrong and he knows that james is not able to shoot as well as he could after his accident.
The hero - is James Bond this is because he feels he is not able to shoot this girl as she is innocent and has not done anything wrong and he knows his shot isn't as good as it was so he misses by a mile so that he doesn't have to shoot her. However he is not able to save the girl but he mages to kill the helper and you can see that he is heroic through the non digetic sounds.
The helper - is the other man who is holding james at gun point so that if he turns the gun against the villain he can easily shoot James
The Princess - is the women who has been tied up and shot as she has not done anything wrong but has been killed for being innocent.

The genre of Skyfall is an action film you can tell this as there is a lot going on at once, for example there are lots of men in suites which makes them seem very important and formal, they then tie an innocent women up and hold her at gun point, when the gun is pulled out they use a close up of the gun to show that it has some importance. The setting of this clip is on top of a building which shows they like risking their lives. The music which is played in the background builds up tension and makes you wonder if you will shoot her, then when he kills the helper the music plays shows that he is heroic as it is more up beat music.

Todorov -

At the being the equilibrium is normal and James is living his normal life.

Then non - equilibrium happens as he is then captured and made to shoot a girl which he does not want to do.

In the clip we do not see the ending so we don't no if the equilibrium is then restored.


Casino Royale

Propp -

Hero - the hero in this is James Bond as he manages to save the girl from being killed and kills the other man, you can see that he protects her and looks after her.
Princess - Is the women who is nearly killed as she is being protected by James however you can hear through the non digetic sounds that she is very sad and lonely.
Vilain- this is the man which is trying to kill James and the princess you can tell this as the non digetic sounds show that the action is very fast and tense.

The genre of Casino Royale is action because there is a lot of non digetic sounds which creates build up and tension as you don't no what is going to happen, also the camera angles are very short and sharp to make it seem that a lot going on and very quickly. The setting this clipped is played in is a corridor which makes it seem a lot less formal and the lighting is low key which makes it seem very dark and mysterious. It also shows a close up of smashed glass which indicates someone is hurt.

Todorov -

At the beginning it shows the non equilibrium as james is having to fight for his life and this is not a normal day to day life.
It then reaches the restoration as everything goes back to normal.


Sleepy Hollow

Propp -

Villain- Is the women who cut the girls hair and was trying to kill their young girl, you are able to tell this as they use a low angle shot to show that she is looking down at the girl and is overpowering her as she is bigger and more important. There are also non diegetic sounds when she is talking showing that she is scary and building up tension.
Princess - This is the girl who has been woken and is innocent yo can tell this by the costumes she is wearing and the high angle shot shows that she is lonely and innocent.
Hero - is the older man who manages to get the girl and boy out of the building and set fire to everything below them.
Hero's helper - The other younger boy tries to save the young girl to start with however he is not strong enough and is unsuccesful.

Genre - this is a horror, you are able to identify this as there is a lot of low key lighting which is a stereotypical viewpoint of a horror, also there is a lot of dark cloud and thunderstorms which builds up tension and scares the audience. They also use a tracking shot when the horses are running through the forrest this helps you feel involved in the scene and builds up a lot of tension as the non diegetic sound is being played of the horses running which makes the audience scared and nervous. It also shows that they are in a grave yard which is generally a very scary place for anyone to be. Also the villain is holding a skull which shows she is bad and not good and makes you ask questions to where the skull has come from.

Todorov -

Equilibrium - the young girl is just sleeping and nothing has happened just yet and she doesn't realise what is about to happen.
Non- equilibrium - she is then awoken by the witch and everything unravels to what is going on and she is then having to fight for her own life even though she is innocent as hasn't done anything wrong.

First Paragraph

The representation of women and men through advertising and various theories are very stereotypical and very common, i will explore this. Through advertising, specifically perfume advertsiing women and men are represented as sex objects this is used so that it influences the opposite sex to buy these perfumes as they they feel that men or women will then be attracted to them because of how it is advertised, for example where the perfume is placed and the reation people have when you wear this perfume. In Tom Fords advertisement women are represnted in a very contoversial and objectified way, this is to help sell the product to their target audience which is men and women. In Guccis advertisment it is very different as they are using glamour to get across to thei audience. I will be using different theories such as Laura Mulverys theory 'male gaxe' and objectification of women and their stereo typical gender roles; i will also be looking at the hypodermic needle.