1. Skins We have chosen to make our presentation based on the UK hit teen-drama, Skins. Skins follows the lives of a group of teenagers that live in Bristol. It explores a number of different issues that this group of particular teenagers face such as; Homosexuality, Dysfunctional families, Substance abuse, Anorexia, Death and many more. We have chosen to explore how sexuality is expressed by the mise-en-scene in a scene with Emily and Naomi.
2. Emily Emily is a twin and enjoys being one, but is often taken advantage of by her dominant sister, Katie. Emily begins the series being a closeted lesbian, possibly because her sister Katie is homophobic and she is scared of how she would react. However as time goes on she comes out as a lesbian to her friends. She loves Naomi but receives mixed messages back from her leaving her confused about where she stands.
3. Naomi Naomi is a confident, fiery and very passionate young girl. She seems adamant that she isn’t gay, but her feelings become very confused after finding out Emily likes her. Naomi is unsure to what her orientation is and it remains unclear to the audience too. She knows how Emily feels yet doesn’t know how to deal with the situation she faces with her. Naomi eventually learns that she isn’t straight and begins to accept her sexuality .
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5. Location: The location of the clip we have chosen is in a residential street which we soon learn is Emily’s house being visited by a very confused Naomi. The main location is Emily’s front door. The two characters have a conversation with one another sitting opposite sides of the front door. This is because Emily refuses to open the door as her face is “all puffy” and has been “crying a bit” because of Naomi.
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7. Body Movements and Proximity When Naomi first arrives at Emily’s house she stands close to the door to show how much she wants to see Emily which helps us understand how attached they are to each other. When Naomi knocks Emily hides behind the wall, she is close to Naomi but the door is creating a barrier which represents their relationship with each other. Naomi sits down outside despite Emily not answering the door so she can be near Emily. Emily sits down as well as though she is not giving in to Naomi but is still wanting to be close to her. Naomi places her head against the door similar to how she would put her head if she was being comforted by someone else, this shows that she wants to be sat like that with Emily. Emily stays sat up and headstrong to not give in to Naomi but moves closer onto the door near Naomi. Emily wants to be with Naomi but still refrains from opening the door so she takes her hand through the cat flap so that she can feel Naomi without having to face her and show that she cares. Naomi rests her head against the door, close to Emily again for comfort now that she can feel her.
