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xp/ore how women ore represented in this c/ip from the
series 5pooks
Moke tefeteoce to cometo eJltloq ooJ mlseosceoe

@ cllp ls from L
srls "Spooks" lL
blns wlL an
sLabllsln Lrackln
soL ln wlc L
camra Lracks lnLo L
ous sLabllsln L
sLLln of L scn and
followln and drawln us
Lo L acLlon almosL
makln lL as lf w as
vlwrs ar prsnL ln L ous followln L caracLrs @ 180 dr rul ls
usd as L womn walks ln up Lo L man slLLln down and blns Lo lnLrroaL

As w mov ln Lo L room w
dlscovr Lwo womn
lnLrroaLln a man
Consldrln L us of lvls
L womn sLandln up and
lookln down aL L man maks
L womn look mor
domlnanL and powrful
compard Lo L man slLLln
down wlc subvrLs from L
fmlnln mysLlqu as womn
ar LradlLlonally sn as passlv ob[cLs for mn raLr Lan bln L mor
domlnanL flur and mn usually bln L conLrollln flur so L rol rvrsal ln
Lls cllp maks lL mor clLln and unlqu
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lf w s L Lwo womn ac
ar drssd dlffrnLly Lo on
anoLr wlc convy dlffrnL
mssas Lo L audlnc of L
caracLrs @ on wlL lon
alr sms mor fmlnln as L
soclLls av accpLd womn
Lo sLroLyplcally av lon alr
ln comparlson Lo LaL L oLr
womn as prdomlnanLly
masculln ouLflL on of a black
laLr [ackL and [ans wlc subvrLs L vryday womn ln clnma as lL ls a vry
unconvnLlonal lda of a womn wlc convys a sLaLmnL of L caracLr bln a
modrn woman wo ls [usL as sLron and s bllvs Lo b qual ln sLaLus as a man ln facL
ln Lls cllp L man ls L on wo s lss lmporLanL
uurln lnLrroaLlon Lr ls an arc soL wr L camra clrcls L man wlc puLs L
vlwrs ln L poslLlon ln wlc w ar followln L acLlons of L woman almosL LarLln
L man and makln lm look vulnrabl and vlcLlmlsd
@ls cllp uss a loL ovr L souldr soLs and soL rvrs soL wlc maks L
convrsaLlon mor lnLns and brlns abouL L rlaLlonslp bLwn L Lwo caracLrs
lL lps us as vlwrs Lo fl L aL and Lnslon ln L scn almosL puLLln ourslvs ln
L caracLrs sos

@ mls n scn of L soL on my
lfL sows an ovr L souldr
soL ln wlc L woman
lnLrroaLln sms Lo b
mpowrln L man and L
poslLlon of L Lwo caracLrs
sows L sLaLus of L Lwo
caracLrs and L us of ovr L
souldr sows L rlaLlonslp
bLwn L Lwo caracLrs

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nar Lo L nd of L cllp Lr ls
L us of dlL maLc on acLlon ln
wlc w s L woman's arm
Loucln r card on Lo L cnsor
flrsL wlc Ln conLlnus Lo L
nL soL of L clos up of L
womn wlc lncrass L
conLlnulLy and lL adds mysLry ln
rvalln L caracLr


@ cllp also uss qulL a fw clos
ups llk L on on L rlL wlc
mpaslss L caracLrs'
prsslons and ralss L
slnlflcanc of L prson ln Lls
vry slLuaLlon for ampl durln
L lnLrroaLlon Lr ar
frqunL clos up soLs of L man
wlc brlns abouL L lnLnslLy
and L Lnslon 's undr @
cllp also nds wlL a clos up of L womn lavln an nlma for L audlnc and
mpaslsln L rol of L caracLr and L cllma dramaLlcally

@ cllp uss a loL of low ky
llLln wlc brlns abouL L
lnLns nvlronmnL of L scn
lL maks L lnLrroaLlon mor
mLaporlcally dark and craLs
an approprlaL aLmospr for
L vlwr's so LaL Ly can
rlaL wlL L mood L
caracLrs ar craLln and
undrsLand L mood L man ln
parLlcular ls ln
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@rououL L wol cllp L convrsaLlon bLwn L Lwo caracLrs uss a loL of fasL
dlLs wlc sows L vnLful rlaLlonslp bLwn L Lwo caracLrs and sLs L
lnLns mood of Lls parLlcular scn uurln Lls scn L fasL dlLs mpaslzs ow L
man's bln domlnaLd by womn
@ls wol cllp complLly subvrLs from ow womn av bn convnLlonally
rprsnLd ln L mdla and lL provlds L audlnc wlL somLln nw and orllnal
@ls unlqunss wlll appal Lo womn ln parLlcular as lL maks L womn look for
powrful for a can