How does this extract from Doctor Who represent gender?
The Master is in a suit and tie, which indicates a high status/power. All men in the scene are dressed in black (and white). The women in the scene - except for Martha of course - are dressed as maids which implicates stereotypes of women being workers and the slaves of men. The guns that the guards hold implicate power (over Martha and the others). Captain Jack is dirty and he is seen wearing blue overalls that display an idea of a working class, manual working male stereotype. The red dress of the Master's Wife emphasizes her difference from the others and alienates her with a loner status, the colour implicates connotations of love or danger. The dress itself is very feminine and sexual in comparison to Martha's clothes. Martha is wearing military clothes to suggest her equality of power alongside the men, displays a fighter, strong, status, power, etc. The set design links to the science-fiction nature and genre of the show, as does the props such as the Master's 'sonic screwdriver', as does the lighting. the lighting in the scene is very bright and exposed. All of the security guards in the scene are men to further implicate a higher status as a sex/gender than women. Colour grading/alterations in saturation, to indicate flashbacks.
Camerawork:
Low angle shots on the Master to suggest a higher power and status. High angle shots on Martha to indicate a lower status, in comparison, within the scene. This switches towards the end of the scene when the Master is defeated, and the (in)balance of power is reversed when Martha - and the Doctor - obtain power. The Tracking/POV/Eyeline shot on Martha's family, Captain Jack and The Doctor indicates Martha's vulnerability in the scene. The level of the camera balances midway through the scene when Martha begins to obtain and balance out the power and status between her and the Master. The ticking clock is constantly referenced through insert shots and focus pulls to display The Master's power and create tension, within the scene. There is a use of master shots, long shots, mid shots, medium close ups, close ups, extreme close ups, to focus the audience on particular points of action and what is most important in indicating representation within the scene. A use of shot/reverse shot during conversations; The Master has the most screen time in this which further implies power - he is the center of the action, etc.
Editing:
Shot/reverse shot during the conversation between The Master and Martha to show the dialogue and reactions of the characters. The Master has the most screen time which further implies power and status as a male. insert of the ticking clock,l constantly referenced throughout the scene, to emphasize and remind us of The Master's power over everyone else within the scene. Similarly, the use of a cutaway further implicates this power that he has, showing his arsenal (the shots of the missiles and the alien creatures above Earth). All of the latter are used to implicate power and to give tension.
Sound:
A diegetic sound that his often over amplified for the effect of tension, is that of the ticking clock. The over amplification emphasizes The Master's power by constantly reminding us of this, to establish tension for the audience. The Doctor's voice is old and whispery to show his age and a lack of power in comparison to his usual self. There are transitional (sci-fi) noises to indicate flashbacks. The non-diegetic sound of the music in a dramatic and hopeless theme to indicate The Master's success over The Doctor and Martha. When The Doctor and Martha regain their power/status in the scene, the music swiftly alters into a dramatized, heroic theme which implicates their ever-nearing victory over The Master. The voices of the alien/robotic creatures are that of women, and they are slaves of The Master, which could suggest symbolism of male power over women. Throughout the scene there are sci-fi noises to link with the genre/theme of the program and to become normal within the fictional aspects of the scene.
