1. Ladies in Lines follows a group of women as they’re trained for the armed forces and follows their struggles and achievements. Normally we would associate the armed forces with men but with Ladies in Lines we see and learn that women can be trained up for the armed forces just like men are. Women are usually seen as being innocent and so at first we wouldn’t expect the women in Ladies in Lines to be able to cope with their new environment in the training centre. However, Ladies in Lines breaks down the walls of what we would see as being feminine and places the women into what would normally be classified as a “male dominated environment.” We as viewers respond to Ladies in Lines, at first, as being quite a dramatic and confronting documentary that shows the intimidating and strict personality of the training officers and how the women respond to this, but as the documentary progresses and the women grow to accept and appreciate the environment they’re in the viewers respond in a appreciative and
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Ladies in Lines use many different technical aspects to strengthen and express the themes and issues presented in the documentary. Different forms of camera angles are used such as close ups of the faces of recruits as they are being yelled at by the recruitment officers to express the intimidation and to some extent fear that the recruits possess. Scenes in Ladies in Lines are very carefully placed so that the viewers can easily follow the women in the training centre and respond to the particular themes and issues expressed. This is displayed as the documentary progresses through the different days in the training centre and jumping from a scene where the women are having fun and enjoying themselves to a scene where they’re getting trained in physical activities. These technical aspects that are expressed throughout Ladies in Lines encourages us as viewers to follow through with the women and to some extent grow as they grow in their time in the training
Ladies in Lines use many different technical aspects to strengthen and express the themes and issues presented in the documentary. Different forms of camera angles are used such as close ups of the faces of recruits as they are being yelled at by the recruitment officers to express the intimidation and to some extent fear that the recruits possess. Scenes in Ladies in Lines are very carefully placed so that the viewers can easily follow the women in the training centre and respond to the particular themes and issues expressed. This is displayed as the documentary progresses through the different days in the training centre and jumping from a scene where the women are having fun and enjoying themselves to a scene where they’re getting trained in physical activities. These technical aspects that are expressed throughout Ladies in Lines encourages us as viewers to follow through with the women and to some extent grow as they grow in their time in the training