Ashes To Ashes
At the beginning of this extract the camera tilts slowly to reveal the confused female character, this creates mystery which makes the audience more surprised when a typical male antagonist is revealed from behind the woman. The close up shot is then cut to a long shot which allows he audience to see how isolated the two characters are which creates a tense atmosphere.
The two characters then look up to see the arrival of a bright red car which suggests danger to the audience, a male character is revealed exiting the car, but only his feet are shown, however the audience are already aware of the characters importance simply by the characters snakeskin shoes. He is also later presented from a low angle long shot through the female characters legs which highlights his dominance which is typical of a male character. The audience also find out that the male protagonist has arrived to take down the male antagonist and essentially save the female, which is another stereotypical male role and also contributes to making the female character seem weak.
The next shot shows two more male characters exiting the vehicle and a two shot is established which presents them as less important than the first male that exited the car, these male character are also there to protect the female character, this makes her seem vulnerable and weak which is a stereotypical view of women.
At the end of this scene the female character faints to make her appear weak, her weakness is also enhanced by the fact that a low angle shot is established which makes the male protagonist seem dominant over her.
