Representation Of Gender In Eastenders - First 5 Mins

Sound:
At the start of the excerpt it is clear that the voices of the four characters are hushed and serious indicating that the content of their convocation is secret and perhaps incriminate, in terms of gender representation we can see the men being more confrontational were as the woman is being more defensive and tries to brush of accusations were as when the men accuse and confront each other they retaliate with different arguments for each other, however we must take still keep the content of the discussion in mind. After we have seen the discussion between the four male characters in the car park we are given a discussion between two women, as with the last discussion their voices are hushed and agitated, one of the women is confronting the other, however both characters are displaying more emotions than the confrontation between the men, whereas before the male characters were angry and outraged, now both characters show earnest sadness and the woman being confronted still shows compassion and calmness for her accuser. After these two instances of vocal expression we are given a livelier scene of a bar with many characters vocalising in different ways, we can see confrontation regarding the previous topics but also about the state of a woman’s wedding cake, we also see both male and females acting brashly and assertively.
Camera Shots:
The camera shots at the start of the clip are intimate to the convocation, with loose over the shoulder shots and close-ups as well as midrange, also through use of the 180 degree rule the camera divides the accused and the accusers, giving a greater sense of confrontation and giving the audience a greater sense of inclusion as if they’re in on the secret. There are also some panning shots whilst in the pub all taken at head height, once again creating a sense of being there, perhaps this is specifically intentional to live aspect of this particular episode.
Editing:
The editing of this clip is fast and urgent fitting with the nature of the story, sharp cuts leading from one scene to another create a heightened sense of excitement giving the feeling that the audience have a view to a killing, making them witnesses and enticing the to make their own assumptions alongside the characters.
Mise En Scene:
In the first part of the clip when we are given the confrontation between the three male characters and the female on we can see that the woman is dressed in a white coat, this increases the differentiation between male and female and gives her a sense of vulnerability against the dark suits of the men. In the second scene we can see an advertisement for the cars that the recently murdered man that has been the topic of discussion, the man in this picture appears to have red paint smeared over his head, this connotes death, violence and blood and increases the sense of gravity of the situation within the community and creates mystery and intrigue as to who killed him. In front of the vandalised poster we see two women, one wears her hair down and is plainly dressed while the other is dressed more expensively with her up with a fascinator, the more lavishly dressed woman is accusing the other of the murder, it could be said that her more pretentious style matches her assumptive stance on the situation creating more drama in the scene.
After we have seen the confrontation between the two woman the scene changes to that of a pub, this setting like the rest of the scene is very domestic and gives a connection between the British audience and the programme, and in this particular storyline increases a sense of realism and again creates the idea of the audience being placed into the story line which could be intentionally in spirit with the fact the it is a live episode. Once in the pub the imagery is very stereotypical for a British location and the gender roles of the males and females are somewhat slurred through the inclusion of alcohol making both genders more aggressive and boisterous, we can also see that the females are dressed in a rather revealingly again creating links with the idea of alcoholism