The following tenets are employed in the feminist
analytic model of film analysis, whether reading
against the grain (criticizing mainstream Hollywood
cinema) or examining a feminist construct:

  Whether or not females are at the center of the narrative

  Character placement within the mise en scène  (Females may be entirely or partially off screen, thus visually mitigating any power they may have.)

  Whether the females' pictures are in or out of focus, especially compared with males within the narrative

  Scopophilia, which objectifies women (three different methods)

  How a woman dresses, i.e., is she decked out as a sex object?

  Implementation of the Electra complex

  The woman eschews or flaunts phallic imagery

  Sexual equality vs. double standard

  Angles

  Symbolic use of shadow and light

  Color

  Freedom of movement vs. being stationary

  Open vs. closed forms and other forms of entrapment imagery

  Camera distances, especially close-ups

  Adherence to or defiance of patriarchal standards for females, and if the latter occurs, if she is punished for her transgression(s)

  Having a voice and being heard vs. being silent and/or ignored

  Independence, education and type of employment

  Need (or lack thereof) to be rescued, e.g., dependent on a male for her well-being and happiness

  Implementation of the female gaze

  Whether the film features several women working behind the scenes, e.g., director, producer, production designer, cinematographer, etc., as well as the personae of the leading actresses

Female characters evince concern for other representations of the Other, e.g., slaves, other women being treating as property