Representation of Gender, Cutting It Clip

This clip from the TV show 'Cutting It' shows representations of gender in through the use of editing, camera work, mise en scene and sound.

From the mise en scene in this clip we can see that the man is presented negatively compared to the woman. This representation of gender is first displayed in the taxi through the clothes the characters are wearing, the man is wearing a dark suit whereas the woman is wearing a bright coat, this subtly suggests the woman is more innocent than the man. As well as this, whilst the couple are outside talking to one another, the light shines on the woman's face compared to the man, whose face is dark and in the shade, representing the man in a negative light. As well as this, after the woman is hit by the bus and is on the ground, we can see that she has been knocked down next to some white flowers, this supports the representation of the woman being innocent we also see here flower patterned dress which she hides throughout the clip which could represent her trying to hide the innocence to make her seem more empowered as both the man and the woman are wearing formal outfits.  

There is minimal editing in the clip which is a transition of a fade to black at the end. This done to show the woman's death, but it also allows us to see how much this is affecting the husband and how he could feel like part of his life is fading away as she does. As well as this, after the woman gets hit by the bus time is slowed and we see the mans reaction followed by a cut to a shot of the woman on the ground. This was done on to capture the emotion in the scene and on the mans face, highlighting that this relationship means a lot to him and that it may have all been taken away. This links into the fade at the end which shows us how much is being taken away from him.

The use of sound plays a part in the representation of gender as at the end of the clip, the woman shouts across the road but is barely heard over the sound of traffic so when she is hit by the car which sound overpowers this portrays the woman as lesser than the man who is stood to the side and you can hear his heart beating and slow breathing at the same volume as her shouting was which makes  us focus on him and see him as the main character and most important character in this clip even though the woman was just hit by a car.

The camera work is also minimal to tell how has more power until the end. The majority of the shots in the clip are at an equal level, except from at the end of the clip where the man is shown to be dominant as when we are focusing on the woman we see it from a high angle which is the man perspective and the woman perspective is a low angle on the man face. The woman's face is also to the left of the screen whereas the man's is centre screen which portrays to us the the man is more important at the crucial moment in the clip even though throughout most of the clip the camera angles and framing suggest equal power.