Evaluation of symbolism in our final piece

Evaluation of the use of symbolism in our final piece

• We decided that we were going to explore the use of symbolism to develop a representation of the deeper aspects of masculinity which are not usually acknowledged. One of the key representation we stumbled across was the use of water. The idea behind this was that water embodies the fluidity of gender to highlight the fact that gender is purely a social construct, and this is a concept which is often overlooked. 

Evaluation:

We thought that this was a successful idea to use in our final piece as it was a key symbol which we could easily carry across our ancillary texts. It was a creative and contemporary way to portray a different perspective of the public view of masculinity. Below is a short sequence showing how we have used the water motif throughout our teaser trailer

• Another use of symbolism that we explored during the research process of our final piece was adhering to the common stereotypes attached to masculinity which are prominent in today's society. From our own knowledge from experience and also from completing research, we brainstormed some initial ideas about the stigmas such as: power, dominance, aggression and strength. We wanted to show our character struggling to attempting to conform to these stereotypes shown through the face paced boxing scenes:

Evaluation:

In the first shot it is demonstrating him adhering to the stereotypes of men being strong and powerful, however the second shot occurs later in the trailer showing his dismal face expression and looking downwards shows his weakness and struggle to conforming to these norms. We pared the boxing shots with pink lighting which works well to recognise the more feminine stereotypes.