A2 Media Studies Section 1b: Representation

Read through the two quotes below (you should be familiar with at least one of these). In a world ordered by sexual imbalance, pleasure in looking has been split between active/male and passive/female. The determining male gaze projects its fantasy onto the female figure which is styled accordingly. (Laura Mulvey, 1992) OR What is different in [music] videos is that [some women] directly look back at the viewers through the camera and they cease to be passive. (Andrew Goodwin, 1992) Which do you think of these two is more appropriate for your video or is it both? How would you describe the dominant representation in your video? Now make notes on the construction of representation in your video using the 4 technical codes we used for TV Drama in the AS year. Description of how you used the Technical Area Mise-en-scene How it constructs the representation

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