This document analyzes how cinematography, sound, editing, and mise-en-scene are used to represent gender in a primeval television show. It discusses several examples where the representation challenges stereotypes, such as a woman shown in a position of authority operating heavy machinery while men work on the ground. However, it also notes some stereotypical portrayals, such as a man shown being brave and using survival skills while a woman's emotional dialogue reinforces stereotypes. The analysis considers both non-stereotypical and stereotypical representations of gender through various film techniques in the show.

1. Representation of gender within
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Ian Orttewell

2. Cinematography
• One way in which cinematography helps us
analyse this extract is at the beginning of the
scene the women is high up, in a digger and
all the men shown before and after this have
been lower too the ground, this shows could
represent that the women have more
authority than the men do, this heavily
challenges the stereotype as it is usually the
other way round

3. Cinematography 2
• Another way that cinematography helps us
analyse this piece of video is that in the action
scenes that the women are in the camera
moves very quickly and also has quick cuts,
this makes the action scenes with women in
seem a lot more dramatic

4. Sound
• The sound in the first scene is the dialogue of
a women who is angry and upset, this shows
that the women is very emotional, this could
be seen as very stereotypical as this is what is
often portrayed in the media

5. Sound 2
• Another way sound develops are analysis of
gender is that when stuck in the hole the man
whimpers away from the sabre tooth tiger,
this is very un-stereotypical as it is often
portrayed in media that men are strong and
brave.

6. Editing
• The main drama in the scene comes from the
man being attacked by the sabre tooth tiger
and running away, this shows that he was
cowering away and not being brave, this is not
stereotypical due to the fact that him being
the lead role he should be brave.

7. Editing 2
• This shot is very stereotypical as it shows a
man using his survivability skills and bravery
as he is sliding down a zip line by his belt with
a sabre tooth tiger (edited in) attacking him.
This is stereotypical as it goes along with the
representation that men should be brave and
forward thinking.

8. Mise-en-scene
• The clothes that this man is wearing could be
seen as not stereotypical of a man as he is not
showing off his body and is not wearing
typical manly clothes, this could represent him
as being less manly, as other men who are
doing more “manly” things are wearing a tight
t-shirt.

9. Mise-en-scene 2
• In this scene the women is seen as wearing
very stereotypical clothes as she maybe seen
as wearing clothes that represent her as a sex
symbol, however it may be seen as that as a
women she is allowed to wear what she
wants, this would represent her as powerful,
and strong