https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGY44DIQb-A

Ex-Machina

In the next shots cut away from the clip I will break down and analyze the difference in gender presented through these 3 characters.

Over The Shoulder Close Up

Here the rule of thirds,Is used, with the woman and man off to the side. Here we can clearly see the mans hands on the woman’s shoulders, firmly gripping them. The idea of stereotypical masculine strength and control is shown. The woman (an artificial intelligence) is shown to be programmed to not understand the English language, but to interpret speaking as the man wanting sex. Here she is shown as an object for the male fantasy by taking off her shirt. The man however breaks male stereotypes by denying want she’s doing and thinking its absolutely ludicrous.

Medium Long Shot

Here the rule of thirdsin used once again. the man is shown to have a higher status as he is given an isolated loose frame for his entrance, making him the focal point.He is also showing off lazy body language, whilst holding a beer in his hands, showing a stereotypical act of a male.

Medium Long ShotHere the rule of thirds is used once again. The lighting in the shots changes from normal to red. Red has the connotations of ‘love’, ‘lust’ and ‘danger’, which correctly reflects the mood in the scene. Here the woman is trying to seduce the man into dancing with her when hearing music, we can see this by her pointing at the man whilst dancing, beckoning him to join her. Here the man breaks stereotypes once again by refusing to do as he has bigger things on his mind. The Medium Long Shot creates a lot of space, like a loose frame, which gives a colder feel to the scene, it seems less intimate by using this technique. Everything is concrete and modern adding to that feel.

Long Shot

Here the use of the man presenting the woman like a gift through his body language shows her being objectified, and thus represents a stereotypical act of a man. The man in this shot seems to not understand why this man isn’t dancing with a willing, sexual and beautiful woman who is hardly clothed.Here we see a real contrast between the way both of the men are acting. One is challenging male stereotypes the other is living up to it.

Medium Central Shot

Here the woman is the focal pointof the scene. she is isolated in a loose frame which loses a sense of intimacy to her dancing. Another affect of this framing shows us she is the POV of both the males, they’re watching her dance for their entertainment, which presents the woman in this scene as being objectified and something for male entertainment.