TASK
§Q:
How many different types of ‘gaze’ can there be in a media text?
The spectator’s gaze
The spectator’s gaze
§the
intra-diegetic gaze
§the
direct [or extra-diegetic] address to the viewer
§the
look of the camera
§the
gaze of a bystander
§the
averted gaze
§the
gaze of an audience within the text
§the
editorial gaze
·Q:
Who controls the ‘gaze’ in each case?
The person who is in control of the camera is controlled by the gaze
The person who is in control of the camera is controlled by the gaze
·Q:
What other power relationships can be defined by the ‘gaze’ – or who is looking
at whom?
The mutuality of the gaze can reflect power structure, or the nature of a relationship between the subjects.
The mutuality of the gaze can reflect power structure, or the nature of a relationship between the subjects.
·Q:
How is this expressed in the music videos you have been analysing
The gaze builds tension and suspense in music videos by focusing on the eyes
The gaze builds tension and suspense in music videos by focusing on the eyes
TASK
Does this translate from magazines to music videos? Find visual examples of each type of ‘look’ from music videos, or explore ‘looks’ of your own, whether male or female, or from other groups eg. By age, ethnicity, power relationships
Does this translate from magazines to music videos? Find visual examples of each type of ‘look’ from music videos, or explore ‘looks’ of your own, whether male or female, or from other groups eg. By age, ethnicity, power relationships
Clear visual evidence given in response to the task set. Can you comment on these videos to give context - what kind of artist image, what genre, how is gender represented using camera shots, mise-en-scene and editing?
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