At the beginning of this clip, an establishing shot is used which shows the audience that an older century is scripted (possibly 19th Century), due to the old fashioned transport of horse and cart. Jump cuts are regularly used to quickly switch between scenes. This shows that everything is happening with short timing which shows that men are quick thinking and faced paced. The characters in the scene are all wearing dark clothing apart from the one man in custody who is wearing white. this may be done on purpose to highlight the man and show that there is always a hero in a situation. The focus is on him which is why he is dressed differently and put in a different colour to the other males. This may suggest he is a man of good will and speaking for what he believes in, but the others are dull and following the norms and values of the law.
Most of the men in this clip portray the typical 'alpha male' stereotype. They all have side burns and facial hair which represents the men they are which is wealthy, and of high importance. It is more manly because women cant grow facial hair and so shows the superiority to females. The faced paced non-diegetic music gives the impression n that something will happen and creates tension. There are no women to be seen which gives the impression that they are at home. portraying the stereotypical mage of a women, filling the expressive role while the man works. It is depicting gender segregation. The dark lighting is foreshadowing the dark situation that is about to come.
There is silence in the clip when the man in handcuffs is taken to a man seen of higher importance. He is stereotypically representing a man as it is clear he is to do with the law, which accounts for the fact men have are seen to have better and higher paid jobs - which this man clearly has. We can see this from the many fancy bottles on the table and the attention to detail on the carving of the wood. the diegetic sound of their accent is very posh which shows the superiority.
The flashbacks in the scene are done using jump cuts which shows the Sherlock has thought about what he is going to say and do. he is following the stereotype of a man in that century by observing the other mans actions in order to catch him of his own mistakes. he is daring and so both men are proving their masculinity by starting a fight. One of the characters is stood up which shows he is ready to fight and the gun in his hand further makes the point that he is representing a man of himself. The camera uses and extreme close up to emphasise the fear on the mans face... When the smoke fills the room, the character cant see where Sherlock is, which may foreshadow that he actually doesn't know what's about to happen. When the handcuffs slide along the floor from the smoke, the camera zooms into his face which shows fear as he knows he is man of strength and the handcuffs took that strength away from him.
When Sherlock jumps from the window, this represents the man to be stereotypically fearless and daring. The diegetic sound of the splash shows the lengths of which he took to escape. In the boast, the woman there is portraying the stereotypical view of a female. She is wearing make-up and red lipstick which gives the impression she is trying to impress the male which agrees with Laura Mulvey's ideas of the male gaze, that the women is only there for the pleasure of the male character or the male audience. The men on the boat are wearing top hats and smart suits which suggests wealth and a higher occupation. The men are all stood up but the women sat down in the frame which follows the stereotypical ideas that men are superior to mean as they're looking down on her.
