The concept of the gaze is one that deals with how an audience views the people presented. The gaze can be thought of in 3 ways. 1.how men look at women 2. how women look at themselves 3. how women look at other women. Laura Mulvey Used the term "male gaze" in 1975. she believes that in film audiences have to view characters from the perspective of a heterosexual male. The featurs of the male gaze consist of: the camera lingers on the curves of the female body and makes women sexual objects. In 1990 a theorist called 'Jonathon Schroeder' said that " to gaze implies more than to look at- it signifies a psychological relationship of power, in which the gazer is superior to the objects of the gaze."
The gaze in Film and TV
1.sin city
2. James bong(collection)
3. Thelma and louise
4. Anchorman
5.Primeval(tv)
6.Heroes(tv)
7.disclosure
8. The martix trilogy
9.Hollyoaks (tv)
10.Skins (tv)
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Note spelling Ronnie. You need to think about The Matrix and how the gaze theory would apply to the trilogy. Also in what way does Thelma and Louise reinforce aspects of the gaze theory? Also how the theory applied to Hollyoaks and Skins.
ReplyDeleteYou need to address these questions Ronnie to establish understanding of the theory.