In the beginning of the opening clip, there are scenes shown from a previous episode, which are cut quickly between each scene in which the audience sees a high angle shot of the male character holding a gun to a male and female character in a low angle shot. This is a representational issue of gender as it emphasises the male character's power as the gun is seen as a manly weapon mainly used by males.
The next scene is a mid-shot of both a male and female character, which is accompanied by the diegetic sound of dialogue and non-diegetic sound of suspenseful background music. The shots in the scene are clipped back and forth between the two characters to capture the diegetic sound of dialogue and their facial expressions due to what has been said in the dialogue. Also, the clips between the shots emphasises the male character's superiority as he is sitting at the head of the desk, which supports the representational issue of gender. Also, the seconds last longer on the male character's shot, establishing the fact that the male character is more significant than the female character.
The next scene is followed by a high angle of a male character accompanied by the diegetic sound of dialogue as he speaks down to the female character, which supports the representational issue of gender as this emphasises the male character's demeanour.
After the title sequence, there is a high angle shot of an area, which appears to be a crime scene due to the a number of police and police cars. There is a medium wide shot of a female character as she steps out of the car in which the female character is dressed in smart casual attire in comparison to the other policemen. This is a representational issue of gender as this emphasises the female character's superiority as she has a higher position than some of the men. The is a pan as it follows the female character as she walks towards a male character accompanied by the diegetic sound of dialogue. There is medium long shot in which the male character seems to be walking a bit further forward than the female character as he is leading the way to the crime scene, which emphasises his superiority. This is a representational issue of gender.
The next shot is a medium long shot of the crime scene in which there is a low angle of the younger female character in which then there is a high angle of another male character looking after her. This is a representational issue of gender as this emphasises her vulnerability. The shot is then clipped between the various characters to capture the diegetic sound of dialogue and facial expressions. Then there is long shot of the female and male character as they leave the crime in which the audience hears the non-diegetic sound of dialogue, which clips onto the next scene.
The next scene is a medium wide shot of a male character and two police in which they are female and male accompanied by the diegetic sound of dialogue. The two police characters are in front of the male character in which they are not standing on the pavement,however, the male character is on the pavement which makes him taller than the two characters,;emphasising his demeanour. The male character's demeanour is more emphasises as another female character enters the scene, which supports the representational issue of gender as the male character is seen more powerful than the two female characters despite the female characters position of being policewomen. There is a mid-shot and over-the-shoulder shot which is accompanied by the diegetic sound of dialogue as the female character speaks to the male character. The shots are clipped back and forth between the male and female character to capture the diegetic sound of dialogue. There is a mid-shot of the female character and policeman as they walk off in which there is a high angle of the female character as her position is higher than the policeman, which supports the representational issue of gender. Then there is a long shot of the younger female character as she is again attended to by a male character, which is a representational issue of gender as this emphasises the young female character's vulnerability.
The next scene shows a quick close up of a case file, establishing the fact that the scene is now set in an office.Then there is a medium wide shot of the female and male character in which the female character is sat down at her desk while the male character is stood up at her side. This is a representational issue of gender as this emphasises the male character's demeanour. There is another close up of the case files as it is handed to the male character to emphasise the importance of the case files. As the case files are handed to the male character, there is a close up of the male character as he looks through the case files. This is a representational issue of gender as this emphasises that the male character is more capable of handling the case than the female character. There is then a mid shot of the female character accompanied by the diegetic sound of dialogue to capture her facial expression. The shots clip back and forth between the mid shot of the female character and a close up of one of the case files to emphasise the female character's point about the case file. Then there is a slight tilt down as the male character crouches down to the female character's height as they both look at the case file. This is a representational issue of gender as this emphasises the male character's demeanour as he tries to help the female character. There is then another close up of the case file to emphasise its significance.
In the next scene, there is a quick close up of the case file again, however, another female character holding it. There is then a medium shot of a policewoman as she walks down the corridor in which we hear the diegetic sound of a telephone ringing. There is a slight pan towards the door in which a policeman speaks the policewoman form the door in which the shot is accompanied by the diegetic sound of dialogue, As the female character goes to the door the male character opens the door for her, which supports the representational issue of gender as this emphasises the male character's demeanour. Then there is another slight pan, which goes back to the same place in which there is a medium wide shot of a female and male character as they walk down the corridor, which is accompanied by the diegetic sound of dialogue. Then there is a high angle of the female and male character as they walk up the stairs in which another male character joins them. Then there is a mid-shot of the three characters in which there is an over-the-shoulder shot as the female character is facing both the male characters. This is a representational issue of gender as this emphasises the male character's capability and demeanour. The shot then clips back and forth between the two male characters and the female character to capture the diegetic sound of dialogue.
In the next scene, the audience sees a large building in which we see the shot tilted down to a female character dressed in police attire, which is accompanied by the diegetic sound of a police siren. There is then a tracking shot of the female character as she walks towards another female character sitting on a bench. There is a medium wide shot of the two characters accompanied by the diegetic sound of dialogue. In the medium wide shot a male character also dressed in police attire enters the scene in which he stands by both the female characters in which there is a tilt as the male character crouched down. This is a representational issue of gender as this emphasises the male character's power and capability as he handles the situation. There are mid shots of the three characters to capture their facial expressions as this is accompanied by the diegetic sound of dialogue from the female character sitting on the bench. The shots are clipped between the characters to capture the exchanged dialogue between the characters and the facial expressions. Then there is a close up of a photo in which the female character holds up to use as evidence in which the male and female character look at each other.
In the next scene, there is a medium wide shot of a police car as it drives off, which is accompanied by the diegetic sound of the sire. Then there is a jump cut from the outside of the building to the inside in which we see a tracking shot of the female character exiting a door with another female character and a male character, which is accompanied by the diegetic sound of dialogue. Then there is a long shot of a male character as he speaks to the other three characters. This is a representational issue of gender as this emphasises his demeanour. The shot is then clipped back and forth between the male and female character to capture their facial expressions and dialogue. Then there is a tracking shot of the two female characters as they enter the room to console the female character on the news of her daughter. This is a representational issue of gender as this establishes the fact that the female characters have more capability of handling the situation than the male characters.
