Representations of Gender

CameraWork - From the very begining of the video we sense a vunerability in the woman walking into the room. We notice the man is in a higher postion, looking down to the lady. This suggests that the male is more  dominant than the female and has more power, even having his very own female assistant. 

Editing - We see a good example of a Computer Generated Image as the camera points at. the miniturised and seemingly aged Doctor Who. CGI allows us to see this in the scene despite it not being real.

Sound - The man looks down at her in a derogitory mannor and persistantly proves his inteligence and wit when asking for the 'Teleport Device' and getting some kind of enjoyment out of her suffering. Western like background music plays throughout the scene, creating tension and an idea of a showdown.

Mise-en-scene - The lady obediently follows his orders, kneeling to the ground and submisively bowing her head at his demand. Again this is a significant symbol of the male being the dominant figure in this clip. The man then orders his robot slaves to do as he sais, further potraying his powerful figure.

The tables only turn when the woman boasts her inteligence, to the annoyance of the male, rising from her lowered position as he is presently sat down, to show her defiance to submit to the man. This shows courage and some degree of power, two characteristics not usually portrayed in the female stereotype in media. The clip ends with the previously dominant male backing away into a lower position, showing that the once apparent power has suddenly disappeared. 

From this short clip alone we can see some interesting themes and defiances with the representations of different genders in media.