Luther: Representation of gender

Luther: Representation of gender

The scene start outside establishing shot of an apartment building in London, we know this because when they are seen outside the camera takes the view of long shots of the characters being included in the scenery of the city, so the audience has the knowledge of where they are. But once inside her apartment the camera takes very close up shots of the characters by looking close at there faces and is a visualisation of the characters emotions, this is a good way for the show to grow in tension.

The editing of these scenes is done in a very slow, long, drawn out way with the camera lingering on the characters so the audience can see how the characters interact with each other in the situation. The camera shots are edited in a smooth way going from back to forth from character to character when they're talking to one another.

When the characters move from outside to in the sounds of London traffic and the river Themes fades away into the background and inside is silent and no music or diegetic sounds can be heard, this builds the tension in the room and screen as the apparent antagonist of Alice Morgans character becomes more and more menacing to Idris Elba's lead character Luther. After a while of Non diegetic sounds however the some backing music begins to build up from quite to more and more loud, this further increases the tension and the menace of Alice Morgan.

When the scene takes place outside it is bright but also murky and dirty, suggesting to the audience that it is in a more rougher area in London, but once inside it is clean and spotless in Alice Morgans apartment, the contrast is seen instantly from grim to clean to show the contrast of even the characters from good and evil. This is an opportunity to learn more about Morgan's character and we can see thought how she lives, her apartment is clean and tidy which is stereotypy feminine unlike the stereotype of men being untidy and messy. Her personality and lifestyle can be seen though the lack of photos in the flat, showing she has little or no attachment to anyone or anything and her TV is dated and old showing she may not even use it often. The one picture or artwork in her apartment is one of a black hole saying she like likes the "evil" of it, this foreshadows the apparent problems she will cause the characters in the future.