Jan 2011 Gender representation

How is gender represented in the clip?

An establishing shot shows a shop with three characters; two customers and a shop assistant. The camera angle used during the conversation between the customer and the shop assistant is predominantly a high angle shot which gives the impression that the man is looking down on the woman. This creates a semantic code (Barthes 1964) that connotes that this first woman is not of the same social standing as the shop assistant or the other customer. Gender is represented via a motivated cut which is used to show the shocked facial expression of the woman when she hears the price. This is in binary opposition to the second customer introduced in a few seconds time. This shows the lack of power one woman has whilst another has a considerable amount. This represents gender in an unfair fashion.
Gender is represented again in this same sequence but this time through a woman of greater social standing. The high class woman is portrayed in a way that would suggest she has a better taste in fashion than the other character; again representing gender in a unfair way between two sexes. A conversation between the sales assistant and this woman shows she has what could be deemed extensive knowledge of fashion which supports the stereotype that woman know alot about clothes. The male gaze is used during this scene when the woman is wearing her dress. The stance she takes suggests power through her sexuality and her dress shows "skin." Dialogue is used to show her pleasure at the dress by repeated use of the word "yes." a Another semantic code which connotes an altogether different activity.
 However within this sequence it is not just the female sex that is represented. Gender is represented through the male sex through the sales assistant. He fits the stereotype of a man that knows fashion as his character is portrayed as being camp and someone that knows not just fashion but also how to communicate easily with the opposite sex. The male gender can be seen to be represented in a derrogatory fashion therefore because the clip seems to play on the stereotype of camp males knowing about fashion and being friendly with women.

From here there is a cut which takes the scene to what seems to be a bar. A sound bridge continues the previous music from the shop to the bar which shows that all are interlinked. An establishing shot using a midshot introduces two characters. One is dressed in a suit and seems to be "dapper." The way the midshot is angled ensures that this man is shown fully and the idea of a gentlemen is presented. This represents the male sex in a positive way; however it is a way that is not whole heartedly truthful as many men when they become older do not dress in such a sharp way. A conversation that is conducted between the two men creates the idea that the "dapper" gentleman is a busissness owner. This presents the male sex in a way that shows them to be successful and powerful. In this scene, the characters power is presented through his intellingence and dress; not neccessarly through levels of strength which is stereotypically used to present the male gender. This does not therefore present gender in a negative fashion; it just shows one view that can be taken about male power.

A cut returns the clip to the shop shown at the beginning of the clip and the two characters; the sales assistant and the high class woman are both present. Again a midshot establishes the scene. Here gender is presented ina negative manner as the woman suddenly realises she has lost her wedding ring. Her panic induces an increase in cutting rhythm and pace. This panic gives the clip chance to portray a commonly thought stereotype about woman. This stereotype is that they "flap" over situations. As the woman begins her panic a motivated cut shows the sales assistants face and his facial expressions. This expression is one of worry and this allows a second stereotype to be played on, the stereotype that men do not know how to handle "flapping" women. This is shown through the sales assistants inability at first to calm the customer down. However, this clip allows a third stereotype of gender to be represented. This is that men find it easy to control situations. This is shown through the sales assistants ability to calm th panicing customer down. This stereotype is reinforced in the clip through the abrupt end to the non diegetic sound track that has been running, and used as a sound bridge in and between clips. This abrupt end to the sound track firmly shows the male dominance and his ability to control the situation. This presents a sexist view of male dominance within the clip. Corresponding with this is the idea that the woman drastically needs the male help. This negative representation of gender is shown through the semantic code of the woman on her knees. This connotes her begging the male shop assistant for help.
However this clip shows a fourth stereotype about gender. A stereotype that strong women can easily control a situation just men can. This representation of gender is evidenced by the woman suddenly taking control of the situation and dispensing orders to the male shop assistant. This stereotype continues later in the clip when the male shop assistant is shown crawling around on the floor doing her bidding. This scene represents many stereotypes of gender in both a positive and a negative fashion.

A cut is used to move the clip to another scene wherein the male gender is represented in a positive fashion. This clip shows the male gender in binary opposition to that of the "gentlemen" on the previous clip. The establishing shot of the clip is one that includes a below angle midshot. The below angle has been used to show male superiority and dominance. In this clip the man is shown doing a manly task and the below angle shot helps to emphasise this. Mise en scene would suggest that he is a dominant male as he wears a open necked flannel shirt which suggests he likes to show his superiority. This short scene presents the male gender in a way that suggests men are powerful, dominant and do manly activities.

A longshot is used in the next clip to emphasise the binary opposites between male power via intelligence and male power via strength. The longshot shows the two gentlemen still engaging in conversation. However this longshot helps show the grandeur of the setting. This presents these two men as being powerful in an additional way to that of their intelligence. It shows they are powerful through wealth. This represents the male gender favourably suggesting that men are wealthy.

A cut returns the clip to the shop. A high angle shot is used to show the sales assistant crawling on the floor, still doing the powerful, hih class womens bidding in a subordinate manner. This represents the male gender negatively as it is shown that men can easily be made to do the bidding of females. A new character is introduced and he stands directly above the sales assistant, suggesting power. His dialogue represents the male gender in the stereotypical "lad" way, suggesting he thinks he is a "true lad". The new character finds the ring which helps initiate a stereotype. The stereotype that men fight and often come into conflict with one another. Shot reverse shots show this conflict between th two male characters and a motivated cut shows the sale assistants shock at being challenged. This breaks the stereotype that men like to fight however and  bolsters the idea that he is camp as his body language suggests he doesn't want to fight. This plays on the stereotype that camp people do not like to fight. This represents gender in a derogatory fashion.

Gender throughout the clip is represented in a fluctuating fashion that neither presents male gender in a positve view or the female gender in a negative view and vice versa. Instead of presenting characters in a fashion that is either discriminatory or negative the clip seems to prefer to play of a number of stereotypes, presenting gender in a manner that many know is stereotypical and rarely true. These stereotypes can help create a more dramatic representation of gender.

Regional Identity: The Rotters club

Analyse how regional identity is presented in the clip

The clip starts with the camera panning across a table of food and drink, then it moves onto a frame filled with one characters head. It isn't until he starts talking that we realise that the food is stereotypical. The people in the clip are "Northern" and the food they eat is "hearty" northern food. Chips and beer, most likely bitter. We see individual shots of each character, effectively introducing them into the scene. We see that the bosses are sitting next to each other. The individual shots let us study their faces and it would seem that the bosses look wary and the workers angry. Stereotypical again of northern people. the camera then moves to a shot which shows all of them centered on the table. Giving us an insight into where they are eating. It would seem to be in a pub, implying that the north doesn't have restaurants.

This would seem to be the time to comment on the sound in clip. There is not soundtrack making the music coming from the "pub" and the clink of knives and forks diegetic and natural within the scene. This has been used because it is highly effective in creating social realism inside a scene. The knives and forks are also action codes that imply the action of eating is being undertaken.

However most of the clip focuses on the characters within and it is interesting to see how they are portrayed. The two workers are sat opposite their bosses, becoming an obvious example of binary opposites, evidence being, the workers drink beer whilst their bosses sip on wine. There is tension in the scene with clear mistrust between the two sides. Playing on the northern trade unions. The only time the group comes together is within one stereotypically sexist minute when they all watch the waitress stroll away, with the character we learn to be Roy, jesting with a rather "raunchy" comment, key in presenting beliefs about the north which aren't correct but stereotypically believed. The scene is edited to clearly express the mistrust between the worker Roy, a man who looks most out of place in his suit and the seemingly rambly grey old man, his boss. The tension between the two is made obvious by the how stubborn Roy is, his character being presented in this manor lets us understand the friction between the workers and the bosses, therefore increasing our understanding of the scene.

We learn of the wider northern social unrest when the camera is filled by a shot of an angry Roy confronting, his co-worker, about his son's education. Using the charming terms "poncy toffs academy" we are informed of how the workers are sitting below the bosses. The junior manager's son happens to go to the same school but the worker gets a free grant. Suggesting that without it, it would be impossible for his son to attend. Before this we are again reminded of the clear differences by each characters vocabulary. The older boss uses "son" while Roy uses "kid."

We are introduced to the stereotypical rife fear of homosexuality apparently present in northern society. This is demonstrated in a joke made by the unnamed worker at Collin, the junior managers expense. This issue is brought up once more at the end of the clip when we learn that Collin's boy Ben Trotter has been nicknamed, Bent Trotter. This is when a close up is used to film the almost panic stricken face of Collin.

Regional identity is presented in the clip through the use of stereotypes, this being the easiest way to present a society as stereotypical and infamous as the "North." Obviously these stereotypes are highly unfair but they increase regional awareness in the clip, and therefore making viewing easier.

Regional Identity

The North stereotypes

• Flat cap wearing
• Pigeon racers
• Friendly but "bloody-minded"
• stubborn and argumentative
• whippet owning
• Menail manual (hard) labour
• Little eductation
• Sexist
• thick accent
• Bitter drinkers
• Hot pot eaters
• Miserable weather
• cobbled streets

Country stereotypes

• West country-scrumpy addled yokels
• Incest
• Stupid
• Happy
• Livestock bothering
• Farm hand yokel

Or

• Lord of the manor
• Hunting toff
• Slow pace of life
• Have animals

Skins

How is sexuality presented in the clip?

The sound in the clip I watched was completely diegetic until the last few seconds. It starts with church bells tolling and this straight away links to Sunday, church services and the sabbath. We know Sunday to be a holy day. This is an important cultural code in the scene as people in England know that Sunday is a holy day. This is key in the presentation of sexuality, which I'll come to shortly.

The next sound we here is his alarm clock, which when starts to play is answered immediately, why is he awake? This is an action code, spurring some movement of the character. In this clip it is him jumping out of bed which is the action.

The clip opens with a close up of the character lying in bed. We can see the character is lying in bed, where most people sleep but we can see that he is awake. Immediately we pose the question why is he awake? It is not usual, in typical circumstances, for a teenager to be awake on a Sunday morning. In his face we can see he looks pale and his bed is completely straight, suggesting it hasn't been slept in or the character just hasn't moved because he is awake. The camera angle tracks out slowly from the characters face and this gives us chance to analyse the boys room. The first thing I notice is his duvet, which is very brash. On it is a picture of a naked man and a naked woman. However our character is centered in the middle of both. This suggest that he might be unsure, or that he likes both genders. Making him bisexual. The duvet is a useful prop in that it poses more than one question. Most boys wouldn't have a duvet like he has because it is to brash, or their parents wouldn't let them have it. This duvet is a component in the scene which creates something called an enigma code, basically something which poses a question. We wonder why his parents haven't made any intervention in to the duvet. is he rebelling or have they fallen out due to his sexuality?

Sound in the clip links well into the camera shots. When the camera tracks slowly away from the character the diegetic church bells are tolling away in the background. The camera moves slowly because of the symbolic nature of the bells and a Sunday morning. Sunday mornings are famed for being easy, so like this, the camera shot is slow and easy. This is proven to be when the character towards the last seconds of the scene plays his own non-deigetic music and the camera flashes quickly from moment to moment. Sexuality does link to this also in that Sunday mornings, in biblical terms are the sabbath. Like I mentioned they are holy and religion frowns upon any sexuality other than being heterosexual. this character would seem to be confirmed in his contemplation by the church bells and how neatly they tie in.

When the camera angle is through its track and we have a full view of the room we can see just how tidy it is. Stereotypically speaking, neatness is often associated with being camp and "gay." This would link well to the characters sexuality and presents it well in the scene.

However there are different ways in which sexuality is presented within this clip. If I use the duvet as a prop again I can show that someone who sleeps under something so brash as this must be fairly comfortable with themselves and their sexuality. He may not have had a row about his sexuality with his parents which has caused him to be rebellious and put this duvet on show, he may be simply just more independent than other typical teenagers and may have chosen his own duvet, and not have his mother choose it for him.

Either way you look at his sexuality it is still presented in many different ways throughout the clip.

Sound

Diegetic-Natural sounds within a scene.

Non diegetic-Sound added to a scene -soundtrack. A potential problem is it might be less realistic. a potential benefit is it could be more dramatic.

Sound bridge-Sound which carries on over two scenes, literally creating a "bridge" between events.

Incidental music-short sequence of sound to create an emotion/feeling

Asynchronous sound-a "natural"sound out of place and without a source.

contrapunctual- sound which creates an opposite emotion to the one on screen

Skins Notes
Camera angle-Tracks up and away from the boy in the bed. It starts with a close up.
                       It starts as a close up then tracks out revealing information slowly, letting us analyse everything. Making us notice everything. The camera shots link to the sound being heard. Church bells=slow camera also because it is a Sunday morning and Sunday mornings are slow. His music=fast camera.

Sound-Church bells and alarm clock are both diegetic sounds within the scene. Each sound links to a code as well.
Alarm clock=Action code as he jumps out of bed.
Church bells are a cultural code as we in this country know it symbolises Sunday mornings.

Props-His duvet shows naked man and naked woman. He lies in the middle. Bisexual?
          Suggest he is very comfortable with himself as the duvet is fairly brash.
          In the corner of his room is a stolen trolley. Why is it there? why haven't his parents inquired? 
         
His duvet and trolley form questions-Could he be a rebel?
                                                            Do his parents care?           Each of these is an enigma code
                                                            Is he very open with them?  

His room is very neat. He is very organised-Symbolic code.

He is awake before his alarm. Why is he awake? enigma code.
His curtains aren't drawn suggesting he hasn't slept in the slightest. Been out/not slept.
The light from windows fall across his face, splitting two shadows meaning two personalities.

Hotel Babylon

Explain how Ethnicity is represented in the clip. Mention:
Mise en scene/Editing/sound

The clip starts with a man in a suit. He is filmed using a tracking shot from the other side of the pool and the lighting is low, almost mysterious in a sort of night club style. Stereotypically presenting black men in suits to reside in night clubs. Over this scene a soft hip hop sort of music is played. Benjamin meets an old friend who greets him, his friend is again presented as being a stereotypical young, black man who is covered in tattoos and has dreadlocks. He looks like the type of person who would enjoy partying. These two acquaintances are binary opposites of each other. One has found himself a strong, important job, the other seems to have partying on his mind and the idea of "Pootytang."
Benjamin and his friend exchange small talk whilst being filmed by a shot over shot. Firstly over his friends shoulder, then over Benjamen's. His friend brings up the idea of a party and he is shown as being a young man and therefore breaking rules and laws. "Ganja and pootytang." Benjamin seems a bit put out by the the idea of a party, again showing the clear binary opposite between them, he used to party but now he works hard and seems to be grown up. However the conversation puts the idea of them liking to party over there ethnicity and implies that this is what young black males like to do.

The scenes flow well into each other and the next one shows two European maids who are cleaning rooms. The two maids are tracked by the camera as they come round the corner. Each pushes or pulls a cleaning cart. These two maids seem to have a stereotypical job of people who would most likely be labelled in today's society as "immigrants." The first maid, who we deem French explains to the second that the man who's room they are going to clean "pays double for double" showing a stereotypical way of trying to earn more money. A close up of the cleaning card is shown to reiterate this fact. We have a shot over a lengthy period of time, showing the younger cleaner looking anxious and nervous suggesting she doesn't want to do this and is being forced into something she doesn't want to do. Like we picture in eastern Europe.
Once inside the room we have he a close up of the man, who turns out to be Japanese, a race of people who is often stereotyped as being "dirty" or "unclean", buying whatever they want. We then see the maids striping with a shot over the Japanese mans shoulder, frequently reverting back to close ups, showing him looking sweaty, wide eyed and excited. The sound track to the scene is a buoyant beat to which stripping is usually associated. This scene shows two different ethnicity's coming together and again the stereotypical faults of each are shown.

The next scene, which is again edited so it jumps straight into it, shows a woman racing into the room armed with toilet roll. Inside the toiled is an angry English man who has a stereotypical posh accent and is angry. She hands him the toilet roll and comment son how this keeps happening, linking the stripping for the Japanese man to the poor room service. Or even digging at how "immigrants" don't perform properly at their jobs. Not so much attacking the ethnicity of either of the characters in the scene but again presenting a poor side to another characters ethnicity.

The scene after this is of two, what seem to be hotel managers, walking down the corridor. They are filmed by a camera that paces away from them the whole time. This scene leads onto the next well containing both the man and the woman and two new characters. One being the head chef, an Italian named Gianni and the other a co-chef who is English. The scene containing only the man and the woman is important because the dialogue between them reveals that Gianni has been sleeping all over London, with married women. A stereotypically Italian thing to do. We progress to the scene containing all the characters. Giana is in Black and his English Co-chef is in white. Classing foreigners in an evil colour, suggesting it is in their nature to be underhand. Giana is everything that Italians are stereotypically classed as. He looks greasy and is shown to do stereotypical Italian hand gestures, like the kiss on the head. We have a mid shot of him kissing his co-chef on the head. At the end of the scene he is shown kissing his fingers in appreciation to what the business woman says. He is condescending and hurtful about English food. Most people are aware of how Italians are proud of their food and are often portrayed as being snobbish about "English slop." Lastly we have Gianni using underhand fighting techniques, such as the meat cleaver. A close up shot is used to enforce this idea.
I'm going to move onto the English co-chef. He is everything English people are stereotypically categorised as; angry, pathetic, fat and useless at insults. "piggy little eyes" as an example. The camera shows close ups of both their angry faces to enhance and heighten the mood of the scene. The English man is stereotypically shown as being aggressive and Gianni is shown as being sly, greasy and underhand.

Ethnicity in this clip is represented in a poor and disparaging manner, Hotel Babylon makes the ethnicity's of each character fill a common stereotype that is easily related to the culture and background of that person. This simply shows the worst in every ethnicity that is shown in the clip and creates a sinister aspect to everybody present.

Calvin Klein essay

How does Calvin Klein represent females in the above advert? Are they objectified or sexually empowered?

Firstly one could argue that Eva is shown as being empowered by Calvin Klein and there are a number of reasons which support this.

Firstly, if we focus on her legs you can see that she is standing in a powerful stance; legs apart and her hands on her hips this is often adopted by people who are angry or in charge of a situation, she would seem to be giving it “attitude” as the colloquial kids say, this still certainly empowers her. Next I’m going to draw attention to the camera angle used to photograph her. It can be seen that it is a low angle photograph, giving her more height and a greater sense of power. She looks taller than she would and this is aided by the fact she is wearing high heels shoes. This gives us the impression that she is a strong, powerful person. Lastly I’m going to say that the use of her eyes is clever. The way Calvin Klein has made her close her eyes, emphasizes her underwear thus giving her control because everybody else is stuck staring at her.

However, you could argue that Calvin Klein were certainly trying to objectify her, there is enough evidence to suggest this is correct.

Starting with her face, always a good place to start, you can see that she has damp hair. This suggests that she has just come out the shower and the head flick with the clenched teeth suggest a certain sexual nature to the photograph such as her sex face or orgasm face. Moving down I can comment on the slyness of Calvin Klein. By giving her a more “masculine” bra the viewers attention is drawn to her legs and groin area, which has more being revealed than her top half. I’ve already mentioned how her manly stance is empowering but the fact that she isn’t wearing a wedding ring isn’t. This doesn’t give people the impression “I’m in” it gives the idea that she is going to be dating and that she isn’t married. Most people think that those who are dating have more sex than those who are married. Whether this is true or not I don’t know but the impression is important. Obviously what she is wearing is important in objectifying her. Her suspenders are very important in this, they add a kinky element to the photograph and they are generally associated with “sexiness.” Even her feet are objectified by the use of high heels; they make her legs look more attractive and make her look taller. This aspect works both ways, for empowering and also on the side of objectifying. Lastly, I’m going to refer back to the idea of her having just got out of the shower. This suggests she has been getting washed to go out and the fact she dresses like that suggests she is going out “pulling” bringing back the idea of sex. Also, Calvin Klein seems to have oiled her to make her more attractive to the opposite sex.

When all these points are put together I think that it can be seen that there is overwhelming evidence of this being made for the males in society and that Calvin Klein are objectifying her.

Trevor Millum

Seductive:

A milder smile with the eyes lesss wide.

Carefree:

Active and healthy look, likes the outdoors and is often smiling.

Practical:

Concentrating, engaged in business. They look like they're working.

Comic:

Over the top smile, which often looks exaggerated.

Catalogue:

The person is looking vacant, like a dummy. Eyes will be open wide with a smile.

Majorie Fergusen

Majorie Fergusen identified four types of facial expression used in British media.



Chocolate box



 Chocolate box:

• Smile is half/full
• Teeth barely visible
• Looks sweet, hence the name



Invitational



Invitational

• Emphasis on the eyes
• Seducing someone or "inviting them"

Super smiler

Super Smiler:

• Shows all the face
• Big happy smile
• Hair often wind blown

Romantic/sexual

Romantic or sexual:

• Often includes two people. Can be of the same sex
• Dreamy/heavy lidded
• Sensual

The male gaze-Laura Mulvay

Feminists see the gaze in three ways:

• How men look at women
• How women look at themselves
• How women look at women

film audiences have to "view" characters from the perspective of a heterosexual male.

Features of the male gaze
The camera lingers on the curves of the female body and events which occur to women are presented largely in the context of a mans reaction to these events.
This relegates women to the status of objects. The female viewer must experience the narrative secondarily by identification with the male.

Sexualizing of the female body even in situations where female sexiness has nothing to do with the object being sold is common to help promote the object to men. E.g cars.

Leon Festinger

Stereotypes shape public opinion. They are narrative shortcuts which orientate the audiences expectations. Some people argue that stereotypes are fixed and unchanging

• Mass audience-all people share the same views
• Hypodermic theory-Injects an idea into people

Festinger believes that we resist changing our opinions unless faced with overwhelming evidence against what we believe. Cognitive distance is when our "brain" encounters new ideas and rejects them because they don't match our expectations. This is know as reflective or a two way believe.

Roland Barthes

Roland Barthes was a semiologist; basically he was paid to look at texts.

Texts may be:

• Open-unravelled, in many threads E.g soaps
• Closed-only one obvious thread to pull on E.g Children programmes

Barthes decided that these "threads" are called narrative codes,there are five codes:
Action codes:

• Any action that implies a further narrative action E.g a gun fight

Enigma codes:

• Refers to any element in a story that is not explained and therefore exists as an enigma for the audience, raising questions that demand explication.

The semantic code:

• Any element in a text that suggests a particular, often additional meaning by way of connotation.

The culture code:

• Any element in a narrative that refers "to a science or a body of knowledge." In other words, the cultural codes tend to point our shared knowledge of how the world works.

Is Max a typical teenager?

Is Max a typical teenager? Explain your answer using only the montage scene. Use Mise on scene.

The Mise en scene of the montage from the film Rushmore would suggest that no, Max is not a normal teenager. It might not be that Max is not normal, just slightly strange. It can be scene from the montage that he is ambitious. He clearly likes being the “president” or “founder” of groups and conventions. Again however the aspect of this that would suggest that Max is not a “normal teenager” is that the things he is keen on and president or founder of are strange topics and choices for hobbies. It  is this aspect that would suggest to audiences that are not from Max’s social standing that he is not normal. Being the president of the French club or the calligraphy club president is not what people would say is a normal hobby in the modern world’s social standing. People who do these hobbies are labelled as being “posh” or “well to do.” I know for certain I’d label them this and I like to think I am not one to stereotype. The Mise en scene shows that Wes Anderson, the director, wanted to clearly focus in on Max. Each shot is identical to the last in some way. This is mainly shown by Max being centre stage and having himself flanked by two people or there being a space for this. Every shot is parallel. The montage takes many different settings emphasizing the fact that Max is busy and that he likes to be busy. Again this differs from what teenagers would think is normal. In the media are teenagers not casted as being youths who merely want to “lounge?”

However you might like to say that Max is normal and that every teenager feels ambition on some level. Yes it may not be as prominent in everyone as it is in max but you can’t deny that the youth like to do well. Also as can be seen in the montage he acts as Russia in the United Nations talks. This is a subtle hint at a wish to be powerful or at least admired or possibly looked up to in some way. This again is not strange in teenagers. Humans are social animals and the wish to be part of a group is obvious in everyone. In some ways this is poignant because this makes Max a very “typical” teenager. Longing for friends is not unusual but the montage just happens to make Max look like the type of guy who is a loner, poor Max.

Frankly it’s either he is an ambitious chap or he’s a teenager with too much spare time. He does however strike me as a little bit odd.

Re-Presentation

Re-presentation (My definition)
Re-presentation is presenting yourself/someone differently to how they'd act or be in society. E.g by posing differently to how they would in real life.

Re-presentation (proper definition)
Re presentation is the way the media present "something" as though it were real, it is not real, merely a copy of something.

Signs and signifiers
A sign is something that communicates a piece of information.
A signifier is multiple ideas or feelings behind a sign.
All signs belong to cultures.

Gatekeepers
These are the people in charge of what we see.

Ideology
This is a belief system, E.g Communism.

Rushmore-Film
Mise en scene:

• camera angle
• props
• setting
• lighting
• acting

Questions on the film:
Where is the film set?
The film starts in a school called Rushmore.It is a all boys, christian school. After the scene in the class room they move to a chapel.

Describe the main characters personality.
From the beginning you we can see that max, the main character is different to everyone else. He seems posher, or more upper class than his peers. Even if they are in private school. He seems this because he is wearing a blazer formally when everyone else is more relaxed and casual.

What is he excellent at?
The opening scene we watched would suggest that he is excellent at Maths because this is what he dreams about and this subject seems to be the focus of the scene. However we do not have enough information on Max and it could just be that he is a superb day dreamer.

How do others view him?
Again like the last question, in his head and his mind the others view him as a maths hero. In reality however, if he dreams that then it is more likely that he is viewed as a bit of a "loner"

How was he dressed?
Like the question "describe the main characters personality" it would seem that he dresses himself to be more upper class than his class mates. I can tell this by his use of a blazer and a tie.