Merlin-Male Representaion.

What representations of gender are constructed by the extract through the use of mise en scene, editing, use of camera, sound?

As soon as the trailor starts we can see Merlin sat in what seems to be a big castle, he is sat on his own in a relatively large room, the camera angle looks to be a long shot, which is also similar to when he is stood on his own in some case. This could be done for the two reasons, the first is that it could have been used to show that the male is the dominant, and has superior strenth compared to the female. The other is that the director is trying to show that Merlin will have to deal with some tricky situations on his own, and when it comes down to it, he will have nobody to rely on.

We then see a close up on Merlin's face where we see that there is a sparkle in his eye, this could be used to show that Merlin will be unique to others and do what nobody else can do, and produce magic, which could mean he will once again be dominant and can over power others.

Also usually they the camera pointing upwards when looking at the men e.g. when one of the men is pointing up at the castle, which once again could be used to show that the women had to look up to the men.

The voiceover throughout is a man, this to me sounds like it could be a 'wise man' (maybe like Merlin when he's older) trying to spread his knowledge, but it once again look like the man is dominant, and everything that a man says is more important than whatever a woman says, almost as if a male would make all the decisions and would be seen as more important than the woman. The music also builds up expectations and builds up tension, and it playing as Merlin and somebody else are in a confrontation, this once again makes out men are superior as they are the ones who go and fight battle, and can be more physical.

Throughout the trailer we say that men are treated with more respect, and look like they're more domiant and much more important.