Media- sexuality

In this clip it shows the representations of the sexualities of being heterosexual and lesbian. Sexuality is a persons sexual orientation or preference.

  The first camera angle that showed the representation of sexuality was a medium close up this was of two young women looking into a mirror with the women behind holding up a dress for her.This camera shot allows the background of the scene to be shown. There was a diegetic voice over in the background of the women behind her saying 'She looked so beautiful' this was said in a very calm and graceful tone. This could show that the representation of this women is that she is a lesbian through her attraction towards this other women as she is complementing her. However she isn't directly to her face which could show that this women who is represented as a lesbian to be very shy and scared to admit that she is attracted to the same sex as her. The transaction between this camera shot to the next is a dissolve this has been put in as the two camera shot relate to each other as the women who is holding up the dress dissolves into the library where the love she felt for the women she can release.

  Following this shot is a dolly shot which is in a library. This setting of a library looks very old and wooden with dark lighting to show that this space is a quite escape with no distractions. This women is sitting down which could indicate that she is escaping reality as the attraction she has for this other women is to overwhelming for her. There is a diegetic voice over of the lesbian women saying ' she even changed my uncles books, the words came alive' this shows that the producer has represented lesbians to be absolutely amazed and attached to the women they are in love with. The diegetic piano music being played in this camera shot is very elegant and graceful and is part of the story she is telling about love. This diegetic piano music indicates that this genre is a costume drama as classical music is a main convention for this particular genre.
  
 After this is a zoom in camera shot who the women who is representing a lesbian running her fingers in thin air over the other women's body. The zooming inwards is very slow and effortless this has been done to fit the intense and sexual atmosphere and to create tension between both the characters. This shows that this women who is a lesbian has sexual attraction towards this women and has an urge to touch her but her representation of being very shy and scared stops her from doing what she wants to do and being the sexuality she wants to be. The camera shot is at a low angle to show the women sitting up to be at a higher status as earlier in the clip the women sleeping called her 'Miss' in respect. The lighting in this camera shot is very dark and intimidate to emphasis the movement that the women sitting up is doing.
 
 There is then a fade to black and a fade up again to show an ending to a scene to a new one. The non-diegetic, asynchronous sound of birds tweeting show that its the day time. The setting is full of nature and a lake this shows relaxation. The colours of this new setting are very neutral and green which show the beauty of nature. There are several close up shots which represent sexuality this is of the women who is a lesbian staring deeply then a eye match close up shot of the women asleep body which is what she is looking at. This shows her passion for this lady and her attraction again as she is love struck when staring at her. The women represented as the lesbian is shown to be expressing her feelings towards this other women while she is sleeping therefore when this other women cant see them. This shows that the producer has represented lesbian to be very conscience and scared to show there true feeling towards there attraction. The pace of the cutting gets quicker as the male comes in to shot this is to emphasis his forcefulness towards the women. The pitch of the diegetic piano music also becomes lower and sharper to create a threatening tone and establish the character of the male more.
 
 Furthermore there are extreme close up shots of the women who is a lesbian dropping her paint of her paint brush while she is staring at the women she is in love with. The music is very sharp when the paint drops this shows that the man is beginning to realise that this women is a lesbian and is in love with the same sex as herself.

Following this is a long shot of the man who is representing being heterosexual dragging her across to a tree. This shows that the producer is representing straight men to be very intimidating and rough.
 Who makes sure that they are dominating the opposite sex. There then is a medium close up of the heterosexual man saying ' she'd laugh in your face if she knew' this is a very manipulative thing to say and shows that the producer has represented  heterosexual men in this clip to be very insecure when they don't have control because in this situation this women who is represented as a women doesn't love him anymore but has falling in love with a women. Further evidence that show that this women who is representing lesbians is over him and in love with the same sex as herself is because the man goes to kiss her and she turns her head very abruptly.

Lastly I have identified a medium long shot that represents sexuality as the women who is lower class taking her top off to get in her sleep wear very slowly and a close up camera shot of the women representing to be a lesbian scrunching her quilt to her face as the producer is representing her to be very scared to express her feelings and emotions however she is forcing herself not to as well.

There is a diegetic sound of a piano playing throughout this clip which is very slow and mysterious which represents the women who is lesbians secret that she hasn't told anyone about her sexuality. However when the heterosexual man finds out the piano tune becomes very tense.

The mis-en-scene of this clip is that the women are wearing very long dresses with there hair tied back very neatly with elegant gloves and the man is wearing a full suit with a waist coat. These costumes do not identify there sexuality however there actions do. The main action that shows that the upper class women is a lesbian is when she is laying besides her lover on the bed having the urge to touch her body. This shows a sexual attraction however the man shows that he is straight with the words when he says 'Marry me' this is said in a very intimating way as the heterosexual man keeps a macho attitude as he wants to come across very dominating and masculine but really he feels very insecure that this women doesn't love him. The lighting in this clip is sometimes very dark this shows mystery and gives a sinister feel to the clip.

In conclusion the producer has shown the representation of being lesbian and heterosexual to be both very insecure and afraid however the representation of being heterosexual covers this with dominance where as the representation of being a lesbian doesn't.