Riptide

Question 1

Shot of woman tied to a tree, woman dragged under a bed, tortured in a dentists chair and woman covered in bruises; assaulted

Answer 1

Women in Riptide seem to be mostly objectified and victimised in some way.

Question 2

High camera angles, terrified facial expressions, low key lighting

Answer 2

Create representation of women as fearful.

Question 3

Effect of representations on the audience

Answer 3

The representations often make audiences feel uncomfortable, which encourages us to see the victimisation of women as undesirable.

Question 4

Effects of long takes

Answer 4

Long takes like the woman singing are hard to look away from, and often make viewers feel uncomfortable and force us to question why it is happening.

Question 5

Fact paced shots

Answer 5

Of women being tortured and trapped.
Editing creates representations of women that seem scared and jumpy and feel ‘horror’ like. May draw our attention to how women are portrayed in horror films.

Question 6

Powerful, independent representations of women

Answer 6

Woman untying herself from tree.
Act as their own “hero” in the music video.

Question 7

Objectification of women

Answer 7

Shots that only show parts of women’s bodies help to “dehumanise” them and make them seem like objects to be admired.
These representations might appeal to a male heterosexual target audience.
Maybe portraying a message that we shouldn’t be objectifying women.

Question 8

Voyeurism

Answer 8

Low angle shots from behind a bush create a voyeuristic view of women, as though they are being watched / stalked.

Question 9

Woman singing.

Answer 9

The glamorous make up and outfit plus spotlight make the women seem important, but also highlight her sexualised image and traditional ideas about beauty for women.
The choice to cut back again and again to the woman singing and her deteriorating make-up, shocks the audience, creates enigma about what has happened to her, and emphasises the way women are often the victims of violence and control.
The shocking representation of her face covered in blood and bruises and make up, encourages audiences to sympathise with her.

Question 10

On screen lyrics

Answer 10

The on screen lyrics help us to see she is singing the words wrong, and this signifies she is panicked, emotional, and scared.