12D Cover Work - Thurs. 25/11, p6

Graham Norton, BBC1 – Schwarzenegger 

In this clip men are presented in a variety of ways, e.g. Graham Norton, is more feminine whilst Arnold Schwarzenegger is a very stereotypical man, who is seen as a body building icon. He is the dominant representation of men, whilst Norton is an alternative representation of males. The woman, Miranda, although she doesn't speak her physical appearance is an alternative representation of females due to her short her and broad structure. This subverts the stereotype and opposes Perkin's theory. 

London 2012 – Bond/Queen 

London is presented as an expensive area and wealthy and posh partly due to the grandeur appearance. The soldiers are presented stereotypically and the black cab is a stereotypical London vehicle. The representation of the tourists is also dominant as they are usually from other countries and are usually interested in the royal family. Tourists are also seen to be on holiday and learning new things about different cultures. This is the dominant representation of the place which therefore links to Dyer's theory and also Perkin's as the representation is predominantly positive.  

Some Girls – BBC3 trailer

The portrayal of the 4 girls is alternative as they are all part of a football team which is more of a masculine sport also this subverts the stereotype of girls being inactive. However within the 4, the characters conform to different ideologies and also challenge others; there's the 'dumb blonde,' who isn't aware of what she's doing.This links back to Mulvey as the dominant view in the media is masculine and created for the benefit of men. Women are presented for men to look at, hence the ‘male gaze’. This links to the idea of ‘sex sells’ and women being represented as sex objects.