Primeval extract representation of

Gender By Owen, Owen, Matt and Steffan

Ginger Woman• In this scene, the woman says “It

shouldn’t be happening, none of it” with an over shoulder shot of the woman. She proceeds to storm off, we can infer from this she is annoyed about something the man is involved in. She is represented as a character driven by her emotion and morals which would match dominant ideology about being feminine as woman are perceived to be controlled by their emotion and feelings.

Digger woman• This woman is portrayed as heroine due to her

role in this mission to control the digger and that she fights off the tiger and as a result saves the man’s life. Her clothing also plays a part in her subverting stereotypes about feminine qualities as she wears a black leather jacket. Her pictured in a tractor makes her seem like a strong independent woman, subverting stereotypes that suggests women need the support of others to function. Also, her controlling the digger subverts dominant ideologies that a man needs to be in charge of machinery such as this, making her seem more independent and capable in these situations. She contrasts the two other males in this scene.

Man• Man goes off independently to save the

woman, this would conform to dominant ideologies as men are expected to be independent and solve their own problems. He proves that he can do this later on when he uses a zip wire to escape the tiger, another expectation of men is to be intelligent enough to make decisions, this is demonstrated later on when he thinks to use his belt on the zipline, this shows quick thinking a quality seen to be an important part of the masculine man. He also appears quite physically fit as he out runs a tiger which would conform to what is expected of a man as he is expected to be physically fit to be truly masculine.

Scarf Man• The scarf man’s outfit and figure

makes him seem less masculine, he is skinny man and not muscly, he also wears a fedora and a scarf (which is basically a crime against fashion) and generally does not look very masculine. His appearance doesn’t match stereotypes of the male gender. However, he is isolated in this scene which would match dominant ideologies about men. Later on, he appears at the barn with a shovel which would show that he isn’t very prepared or able subverting dominant ideologies about the masculine man.

Barn woman• In this scene, the woman is sexualised and

objectified by her clothing, which could be seen as revealing. Her clothing also tells us about her status and wealth, she is clearly high up the chain as she is wearing an expensive coat. This character conforms to dominant ideologies as she seems to care a lot about her appearance with her makeup and clothing being obvious features. This represents the female gender as very feminine as it follows the stereotype that woman are very considerate about their appearance.

Barn Man• This man is pictured as big in size, he

is dressed like a farmer with a scruffy appearance and also has a masculine voice. These are all stereotypes of men that they are chubby, don’t care about their appearance and try to be masculine. This conforms to dominant ideologies about middle aged men as they often would look like this. However, this character also subverts dominant ideologies as he threatens the woman and acts in an ungentlemanly manner.