1. Lipservice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1_PYJNJQc4
(first 5 1/2 minutes)
“How are lesbian relationships
represented?”

2. Mise-en-scene
• The two girls at the beginning are represented as one being a
“man” and a “woman” in the relationship. This is shown through
their costume and overall appearance. The more masculine girl is
wearing a tank top and gold chains around her neck. Also she has
many piecing's, tattoos and has short hair. Later on in the clip the
same character is seen drinking beer out of a bottle and smoking a
cigarette, which could be seen as masculine. However the other girl
has long hair, and is wearing feminine clothes. Additionally the
character who is represented as more ‘masculine’ is taking the
photos, whereas the more ‘feminine’ is being the model which is
considered a more feminine job.

3. Camera Work
• Extreme close-up shot on her eyes.
• The establishing shot shows the busy life of a
city. This foreshadows the busy life of he
characters.

4. Camera work…
This shot shows the audience the sexual orientation of the character. It foreshadows
what is to come.

5. Camera work…
Wide shot – This shot establishes that the character is very messy and may have a
unorganised life. This could be suggest that her life or lesbian relationships as a whole
are seen as ‘messy’ or ‘unorganised’.

6. sound
• The music blurs out at the beginning when the girl
gets a phone call bearing bad news.
• There is a sound bridge in the beginning scenes.
• The music turns from non- diegetic to diegetic
when a new scene starts. His gives a sense of
reality.

7. Editing
• Continuity editing is used. This could suggest
how life goes on, within any type of
relationship.