The document analyzes how camera techniques, editing, sound, and mise-en-scene are used in a scene to convey meaning and establish power dynamics between characters. A woman in red is presented as a prize or object for the villain through her positioning and lack of agency. The villain is depicted as powerful through his physical positioning over others. The Doctor is initially shown as weak but gains power as the story progresses and people unite behind him.
2. Camer
a woman in
The
between the
guards is made to look
defenseless and fragile in
comparison to the two built
guards standing on with side of
her with large guns going across
their stomachs. The blur at the
start on the clip on the over the
shoulder shot makes the woman
look as though she isn't worthy of
sight; she’s nothing. The woman is
in Imprisonment meaning she’s
being held captive against her
own will and isn’t able to escape
the clutches of the villain; the
villain is shown as a character who
is able to hold someone captive
regardless of whether or not
they’re innocent; he gets what he
wants and who he wants.
3. Camera
The low angle shot shows the villain as
the higher person; he’s more powerful
than the woman in black. The woman
is shown to be defenseless and has no
way of getting away from the villain as
he has authority over her. The stance
he takes demonstrates he’s carefree as
he places his hands in his pockets. The
villain being placed on top of the stairs
illustrates that he’s on top of the
world; at that point in the scene he has
the capability to destroy all man kind.
The villain being placed at the top of
the stairs is a metaphor for him having
the world in his hands; one press of a
button and he can destroy all man
kind.
4. Camera
The Doctor is small, illustrating
how powerless he is as the
villain is twice his size. The
Doctor being caged has the
connotations of there being no
hope for the human survival as
he’s not is his normal
form, including the fact that he
has no possible way of getting
out due to his weak state. The
cage is a metaphor for all the
trapped humans who can’t get
away from the villain he is
about to destroy the world
giving people not other
possible alternatives but to die
as there isn't anywhere to go.
The high angle shot illustrates
how the two characters have
no control over the situation
an that point.
5. Camera
The woman in the red
dress is shown to be a
prize; she’s owned by the
villain and she’s there to
look pretty. Although the
woman in the red is placed
at the top of the stairs
she’s worthless to the
villain, she might as well be
his slave; the woman is the
villains own personal toy.
She has to do what he says
and stay quiet as she has
no say. The woman in the
male dress is there to
make the villain look good;
‘the male gaze’ – old cliché
‘the woman in the red
dress’.
6. editing
The graphics of the
weapons allows the
audience to realise how
much mass destruction
will be caused if the
villain gets away with his
plan. The audience
permitted to understand
that without the Doctor
there isn't any hope for
the human race; with the
Doctor being caged up
the audience start to
realise there might not be
a way to rescue the world
as all the people who can
are trapped in that room
with the villain standing
defenseless as he
threatens to destroy the
world.
7. editing
The graphics of aliens in
the metal spaceships
permits the audience to
realise that there’s more
than one villain how the
human race is most likely
to face destruction as
there isn’t anyone that
can stop the aliens from
invading at that point in
the scene.
8. editing
The Light orb is used to make The
Doctor look almost God like as he
floats through the room. The
9. editing
The flashback shows that
there might be hope after
all. The flashback shows
significance and it lets the
audience see the backstory
to the show.
11. Mis en
scene
The candle shows
there's hope for the
human race.
Illustrates that there’s
a light at the end of
the tunnel and not all
is lost for the human
race.
12. Mis en
scene
The TV shows the
billions of people
that are standing
together to make a
change. They aren’t
strong alone but
together they are a
force that can’t
reckoned with.
13. Mis en
scene
The dirt on his face connotates
that he’s been through a
struggle and its been a hard
journey to get where he is
now. Fighting to save the
planet isn’t the easiest job.
14. sound
The woman in red speaks
for the first time
“doctor”. Even she see’s the
bad the villain is doing, she’s
standing up for what is
good.
15. sound
The gadget sound reflecting from the
light orb connotates that nothing can
stop the Doctor from saving the
universe…he can be penetrated; he’s
invincible.
16. sound
Uplifting music as the
Doctor rises connotates
all is good and the doctor
will save man kind. It will
be as if nothing ever
happened.
17. soun
d
Sound of all the people saying
doctor, shows that when the
worst is happening the human
race can find it in them to work
together a solve the situation.
As one the universe is strong
and can achieve anything.
18. • Meaning making moments – gender
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• Camera, sound, editing, mise en scene
•
• Woman in the red - His prize/ object, there to make the man look good
• Making her kneel – demeaning
• Man standing in a high place – he’s powerful
• Doctor small – powerless (in a cage)
• Doctor normal – powerful, takes a higher stance; higher than the bad guy
• The people who were told the story have dirt on their face and look powerless but when they all come together they are powerful as a unit; good can
concur all – social class doesn’t matter
• Non diegetic music is uplifting near the end
• Squeak of the small machine is unsettling
• The bad guy at the end - low angle shot; has no power
• Mid shot view of woman’s freighted face makes her look vulnerable and alarmed
• The woman is looked down on – she’s nothing
• Starts with her being powerless and through the clip we see her gain power
• The woman in the male dress ‘the male gaze’ – old cliché ‘the woman in the red dress’ – she just stands there and doesn’t do anything - she’s owned by
the man – she only says something at the end when she says “doctor”
• The bad guy is try to humiliate the woman
• The lighting at the start when she comes out is dark representing her powerlessness
• The doctor has a lot of light at the end shows he’s extremely powerful
• The bad guy assumes he’s the ruler
• High angle - fear
