Doctor Who. Gender representation

This extract follows the stereotypical representation of women in one aspect. In another aspect, this extract goes against stereotype.
Martha Jones (female lead in this case) ends up saving the day. Whereas, most TV shows or films including some sort of crime are resolved by males. Mainly males with a strong "macho" build. This is usually because of the strong look, however, in this extract the female saves the day, and in turn the world.
The aspect of going with the stereotype is a idea of a female character being hopeless and constrained by the villainous character. This is similar in this case due to the lady in the orange/red dress who is in the background. With a villain, there is usually a female, however portrayed as an object to attract more people. Another aspect to do with the mise-en-scen is the costume of the two ladies at 0.07. It appears to be a nursing costume, which is generally portrayed by females in TV/film. The male at 0.12 shows someone in conflict, which is what you would usually see to be portrayed by a male.

In terms of camera shots and angles, at the beginning, Martha has more mid shots and the male character opposite has more close ups. For this moment, the attention would go to the male character. This works due to the plot and context. It implies Martha has given up and will die. However, when it is revealed she has not given up, Martha has more close ups with the male opposition in more mid shots. In doing this, the attention is diverted to Martha - when required.

The soundtrack at the beginning gives the impression of a mission to be somewhere, with an impact of suspense wondering what the mission or strive would be. The moment the improvisation singing of "aah aah aah" comes in there is the feeling of emotion and an objective behind the traveling for the "mission". In this case it seems Martha is throwing herself in the arms of death with sorrow and guilt of seeing the disappointed looks on the surrounding peoples' faces (this to the audience). The backing music stops as the person opposite commands Martha to "kneel" suggesting her mission or strive is complete. Although walking up to him was not her mission - that is showcased later. The sound used after Martha kneels is what would usually be used to create a eerie atmosphere, however it can also be used for motivational speaking. In this case the sound satisfy both uses. The eerie part is for the audience and the other people in the scene. The motivational part is done on behalf of the villain as he is trying to portray how he will dominate the world. There is also the use of diegetic sound when he flick on the switch the start conversing with his allies in the universe, there is also diegetic sound used for the ticking of the clock. After the countdown begins, there is also use of what seems to be a violin track, this could be to symbolise time passing the nearing of something big. There is a change is sound as Martha starts laughing, the sound is more upbeat played on a guitar - this could be highlight the change in position of superiority, because Martha knows something the rest do not until she tells them.

The editing shows continuity between the different shots, however, at 0.27 there seems to be slight glitch in the music, as it stops for a split second. However, this could just be this particular video facing the glitch in sound.