Luther analysis

Camera- Shallow focus on Ian when Luther has a gun to his head to show that all of the power is in Luther hands. This is like the stereotype that younger people have the power and are more dangerous than elder middle aged people.

When Alice comes in to save Luther at the end of the clip the camera gains focus and stops shaking and this shows that she is bringing peace and control to the situation which again shows that the younger people are filling the stereotype of being in control over elder people. This is a counter stereotype because she is a women and she is saving the man and this is not seen as the norm.

When Ian stabs Luther they use a canted angle and point of view shot which shows that Ian is in control which is a binary opposite because the opposite is happening to before.

Editing- In this clip they use shot-revers-shot when one character is looking at the other who isn't in the shot, this is because one of them is always below which sows where the power is.

They used fast paced editing in this scene which is where there is loads of shots and angles shown one after each other and this is to show that everything is moving fast and that the tension is high and every small movement is picked up because they are twitchy and this, when Alice comes in to the scene the shots slow upland this is a counter stereotype because she brings peace and control to the situation.

Sound- They use synchronous sound when Luther has the gun to Ian's head because he is head and is quivering, they also use it when Luther gets stabbed he is stuttering which shows that he is scared and in pain and this is a counter stereotype that older people are more powerful and dangerous than younger people.

They also use synchronous sound when Alice actually shoots Ian and this is a counter stereotype because we always associate murders with men but she has just shot him in cold blood.

They use asynchronous sound when the tension is high between Luther and Ian when they introduce Alice to the situation because we don't expect it and this is a stereotype because we don't expect a woman in a dangerous situation or to be dangerous which she is so it is a counter stereotype.

They use music because it builds tension and it adds tension to the scene because the music gets louder and this is making you think that it is coming to the end, in this case the end of Ian's life but then the music goes back down when Allison comes back as she restores peace and calmness.

Mise-en scene- They are wearing suits because this is the stereotypical powerful man in London and when alice comes in she she is wearing black smart clothes which is a counter stereotype because she is portraying a powerful person in London and because she is a woman this is against the norm.

They use a gun as a prom to show where the power is and alice has it which is a counter stereotype because in a room of 2 men and 1 woman they would expect the men to have the power.