Riptide

Question 1

Women-Mostly objectified and victimised

Answer 1

A woman being tied to a tree, dragged under a bed, covered in bruises
High camera angles, terrified facial expressions, low key lighting-Representation of women as fearful

Question 2

Audience feel uncomfortable

Answer 2

Allows us to see the victimisation of women as undesirable

Question 3

Long takes

Answer 3

Hard to look away from
Make the audience feel uncomfortable
Force us to question why it is the case

Question 4

Faster paced shots

Answer 4

Woman being tortured, tied to a tree, dragged under a bed
Feeling of fear and horror

Question 5

Intertextual reference

Answer 5

Horror films
Draw parallels to other products

Question 6

Woman act as their own ‘hero’

Answer 6

More powerful, independent representation of women
Woman being tied on the tree manages to untie herself and escape

Question 7

Women being objectified and sexualised

Answer 7

Shots only show parts of women’s bodies-‘Dehumanise’ them and make them seem like objects to be admired
Might appeal to a male audience

Question 8

Women with the microphone

Answer 8

Glamorous make up and outfit
Spotlight make her seem important
Highlight her sexualised image and traditional ideas about beauty of women

Question 9

Cutting back to the women singing

Answer 9

Smudged make up-Shocks the audience and creates enigma about what has happened to her
Emphasise the way women are often the victims of violence and control-Creates sympathy from the audience
Eyes-Getting more vacant
On screen lyrics help us to see she is singing the words wrong-Suggests she is panicked, nervous and emotional

Question 10

Violence

Answer 10

The other images of weapons might reflect the increase in the rates of violence against women
Helps us to see women as victims
Images of violence and objectification of women is supposed to encourage us to think about this issue, but might just entertain the audience

Question 11

Representations

Answer 11

Diverse
Lots of victimisation and objectification with some images of women as powerful and dominant
Not 1 clear specific representation, but many
Audience can interpret the images themselves

Question 12

Men

Answer 12

Typical powerful positions (Directors and producers etc.)
See them as ‘voyeurs’ looking at women through a ‘male gaze’

Question 13

Indie genre

Answer 13

Often takes an unconventional approach to many things such as media language and representations

Question 14

Vance Joy’s record label

Answer 14

Shocking representations of women being tortured in order to gain publicity and market the song