In this essay I will discuss how gender is represented in the scene I was shown in a drama called Harley Street. Harlet street follows the story of doctors of a General Practioner's located at Harley Street.
In the first scene, there is a low angle shot of the Doctor in the scene, Dr O. This shows he is the most powerful person in the scene as the camera is below him. Another man is introduced with a low angle shot,Mr Morgan, which suggests he is also another influential male character. The next shot is a high angle tracking shot, which only shows women. This suggests that women are less powerful in this scene as all the shots show men from a low angle and women from a high angle. While Dr O is injecting the women with botox, a younger woman is brought in, who has a much lower angle than all the other women, as she has a much lower angle suggesting less power. When he pretends to inject her with the botox the next shot of holly is a lot higher suggesting she gained influence and power by decieving Mr Morgan.
In the next scene, Dr martha elliot is talking to an older man who seems to be on an equally low angle with her. This suggests that even though all the other women are less powerful in the scenes, but Dr elliot is on an equal angle with the powerful old man. This could be taken to say that the majority of men are more powerful than the women in the scenes but Dr Martha Elliot is more powerful than the other women suggesting some sexual equality in this male dominated programme. In this scene there is also a shot reverse shot which shows the emotions of the old man and Dr elliot. This suggests that her reaction and emotions are important, which shows her as a powerful and influential character. At the end of the two scenes we were shown, the camera zooms in for tension and to maximise emotions on Dr elliot's face. This is another pointer to suggest she is more equal than the other women in this clip.
Mise en scene is also another factor of representing gender in Harley street. In the first scene with Dr O and Mr Morgan and the girls, Dr O and Mr Morgan are both in suits. This represents the fact that the males in this scene are influential, powerful and sexual. However, the women in this scene are dressed in more casual colours and clothes, suggesting more averageness and less power and influence than the males, suggesting the power in this scene is male orientated.
