How is gender represented ?

Ivan Bailey-Wilson

The clip

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJpMtam_TrM&list=HL1363022296&feature=mh_lolz

• At the beginning of that clip Martha jones (the girl in black combat gear) is represented as weaker and powerless by the fact that the camera looks down onto her. The master (man in suit) is represented to be strong, powerful and clever by the fact that the camera is looking up at him. This shows that in this part of the clip he has all the power. The master is also shown as more powerful than Martha because he commands her to kneel. There is also a woman in the background she is only really there to “look good” and is represented more like the property of the master. There is also the doctor (the old man in the cage). He is shown as having lost all of his power and presented as a weak frail thing. This is shown by the fact that he is in a cage and the camera is looking down on him. He is also shown as weak by the fact he is looking depressed and sorry for himself.

• Further into the clip Martha is shown to be getting stronger and more able to fight for herself. This is shown well by the cut scene of her battling through cold and dangerous weather. The master is also show as slightly weaker as he acts confused at what Martha is saying. Martha also shortly after stands up showing again that she is gaining more power. Eventually Martha and the doctors plan is revealed and the master has realised he has lost. Once the doctor is freed the camera angles switch and Martha and the doctor are looked up at and the master is now looked down on. However Martha is not shown as the complete hero as she has to then get comfort from some people . She is not shown as the person who saved the day, she is only shown as the person who helped someone else save the day.