For diegetic sound you can hear the couple on the bed giggling and hinting at something risqué. This is a typically feminine sound as it comes across as girly and Ella is being flirtatious, whereas because David's laugh is similar, it portrays him as more feminine because it is not a sound associated with masculinity.



The low camera angle suggests that Ella is weaker than the two terrorists because she is in a vulnerable place, and they tower over her. This is a stereotypically female portrayal as the male terrorists appear to have all of the power from this angle. The terrorists are presented as masculine because of this as they have control of the situation and are intimidating. Ella's diegetic muffled sobs show that she is emotional, which is a feminine trait and therefore depicts her as a stereotypical female.



For mise-en-scene, David, the main male, wears tracksuit bottoms and a black t-shirt. This is typically masculine because the colours are dark and the outfit in general is quite casual. Ella, the main female, wears leggings and a thermal top. This is arguably countertypically feminine because she's wearing dark colours and women stereotypically wear brighter colours, skirts and dresses. However, her clothes are close-fitting, so could be seen as feminine because they show her figure.



The diegetic sound of wind runs throughout the whole sequence in the background. It increases in intensity and volume as the terrorists are about to find Ella. This is parallel to the increase in tension and the cliff hanger, again showing the terrorists' authority as the loud noise connotes danger and shows and Ella's lack of control. We edited the sequence by cutting the end just as the extremists point their guns towards Ella, further showing their masculinity because of their weapons and threatening conduct.



The lack of editing immerses the audience in the sequence, and even though there are no cuts, changes in angle, or movement, the pace changes throughout. When the terrorists enter, the pace slows after the rush to hide. This depicts them as again having control over the situation, because they determine what happens when. They quicken the pace when they find David, and slow it back down again after shooting him. This dominance is a typically masculine representation.



In the background, you can hear the diegetic sound of another guest at the hostel pleading for his life. This is a countertypically masculine representation because although he appears to fight back, he is struggling and is clearly overpowered by the other extremists.



David's protection towards Ella is a typical representation of a man because he's being heroic by putting her safety before his and making sure she'll be ok first. His tone of voice is calm and clear, which shows him as taking charge of the situation.



David makes little attempt to fight back, and you hear the sound of him struggling and in pain. The only retaliation is him swatting the gun away from his face. This is arguably a counter-typical representation of a man because he appears weak and is totally unarmed compared to the extremists with their guns.



Because our extremists are represented as very masculine, their domination of the situation only makes David look less powerful, even though he does have masculine traits himself. Ella could be considered a 'damsel in distress' with the way in which she is depicted, and her flirtatious nature in the beginning emphasises her femininity.