Sexuality represented in the clip

Is the sexuality of the characters easily identifiable?
The characters are clearly identifiable as the first camera shot we come across contains two young women, one of which is in the process of trying on a dress.  Our first impression as an audience of the two girls is that they are most likely very close friends who have probably known each other for a considerable amount of time, we may think this due to the fact that they are helping one another whilst in the scene. Next we realize that the narrators voice is one of the girls in the scene. The narrator states ‘She looked so beautiful’ this instantly makes us as an audience  reevaluate our perception of the two girls and therefore we feel as if the close friendship that we thought the girls had is more than that and that one of the girls is most likely physically attracted to the another. The narrator’s voice is part of the non diagetic sound in the scene, on the topic of non diagetic sound the pace of the sound in the scene recognisably increases dramatically to portray the passion in the scene.  Also the sound seems to display that one of the women beholds a slightly secretive sexual nature inside of her. The woman holds back, and seems to be rather nervous to ‘touch’ the woman, scared for the other to find out her feelings towards her friend.
Is the sexuality represented as being important in their life?
It appears as if the sexuality in the clip is a big part of the homosexuals life in the programme. In the late past when this programme was set, homosexuality was frowned upon massively by most people in society, this is why i feel the woman has to keep these secrets tight to herself so that she can be accepted into everyday society. In the next scene we see that the homosexual woman is painting in the garden with the other woman painting her body. With slightly paced shots of the woman’s body parts shows she is trying hard to hold back but is almost impossible. Going back to my point on sexuality being shunned upon, the man we see recognizes the sexual feelings the woman has and attempts to change her mind about the sexuality.
Are particular sexualities seen as more powerful, better, and normal? If so, how?
I feel that the prominent sexuality within the clip is the heterosexuality, as when the clip was set which was in the late past this sexuality was seen to be the norm and it was abnormal to go against this sexuality type. This was displayed with the heterosexual man being higher in the chain of authority with high angle shots making the woman look vulnerable and an outcast to society because of her sexuality.

What message is the clip aiming to portray about sexuality?
I feel that the clip is trying to portray how sexuality has changed in terms of people’s perception and also of society’s acceptance over the matter and how it has changed dramatically since for example 100 years ago where to be a homosexual was very much frowned upon. One thing that prominently stood out for me is the fact that no stereotypical images were displayed for example if lesbians were to appear in a programme in the present time it would be often expected that one of the partners would be butch and the other more feminine, on the other hand in this clip the producers have focused very much more on the aesthetic features of the women.