We examined theorists Laura Mulvey and her Gaze Theory which states that film has been called an instrument of the male gaze as it produces representations of women, the good life, and sexual fantasy from a male point of view.
This is reflected in the dominant forms of cinema. For example, narrative films in Hollywood not only typically focusses on a male protagonist but also assume a male spectator. In traditional, hollywood, cinematic films, men are presented as active, controlling subjects that treat women as passive objects. Women are treated as passive objects of desire for men. These types of films place women in relation to "the controlling male gaze" presenting them as objects of desire and as 'spectacle'for men to look at. Men do the looking, and women are there to be looked at.
After this lesson in theory we began to plan for our music videos. While we are still trying to think of a suitable video to make we came up with a number of songs that could be viable candidates.
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication
- Misfits - Scream
- Aerosmith - Walk this way
- My Chemical Romance - Black parade
The title of this post (theory) would make the examiner hope for more substance: You need to refer much more precisely to theoretical frameworks. When you do:
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2. Give sources (eg books, articles, URLs)
3. Relate this to coursework not exam, eg. the way that females are sexualized and objectfied in music videos.