Exam Practice: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D

The clip analysed:

Firstly, the representation and issues raised in the clip are reflected through the characters and the character's costume.
To begin, the woman's costume signifies her femininity through the pink colour (which has girly/feminine connotations) of her shirt, and as well, the floral pattern on the shirt anchors this further.
Her shirt is also unbuttoned, which reflects how female characters are sexualized in film.

Moving on, the "bodyguard" character is a binary opposition to the female, due to his costume (amour, black etc.) and how he is represented mostly as strong.
His character is keeping to the criminal stereotype of the black male, as he checks another character for armour. Furthermore, his character is not present at the 'meeting' and neither is the female character which shows that they are 'less important'

An issue which is raised in the clip if the idea of the government going beyond the law.

Another issue is raised through technology. The bodyguard character has x-ray vision and this is representing the idea of the 'invasion of privacy'.

The editing further reflects the characters and the way in which they are represented.
The bodyguard and the female characters are being linked by the editing and shot selection. This is due to the fact that they both have severe injuries (although the female's are hidden). When the bodyguard character asks if she has any more masks lying around, this creates a link between the two of them, which is echoed further as they appear together frequently in two-shots.

In the meeting scene, there are no two-shots between characters as this represents the binary opposition between them.
The use of a pan between these characters, again demonstrates the attitude gap that is present.

However, at certain points, there are 2 shots, and there are some links drawn between the two of them which relate to the script.