How does camera, mise-en-scene, editing and soundtrack represent gender?
One way in which the soundtrack represents gender in this extract is that it presents women as being very manipulative. This is shown when the lady loses her ring and she is frantically listing chores for the owner of the shop to complete for her. The dialogue she uses also shows she is very bossy, for example she says "i need an entire shop search" and "call me as soon as you find it". This is going against the representation that men are the demanding ones as the lady is shown as very demanding and manipulative. This also shows that she is overreacting and being hysterically irrational.
The young lady in the shop is also being shown as being very judgemental which can be shown when there is a cutaway from the conversation between David Walliams character and the other lady in the shop. The young lady's facial expression in the cutaway shows that she is almost looking down on the other lady as she is unable to pay for the expensive dress. However, this could also show that she is being sympathetic. Both the judgemental and sympathetic attitude support gender stereotypes about women.
Throughout the extract there are various cross cuts. The cross cut between the dress shop and the gentlemen's club is shown when David Walliams' character skips off excitedly when he has found out that the lady will purchase the 3,000 pound dress. As he exits the scene there is a wipe which is followed by the cross cut to the club. This shows a strong juxtaposition between a stereotypical female environment and a male environment and also presents David Walliams as being quite flamboyant which is counter stereotype of men. The female environment in the shop is very light and glamorous whereas the club is very dark colours and they are all smoking and drinking.
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