Thursday 19 November 2015

contextual analysis

unrated version- Blurred Lines  SHEP AND MISE EN SCENE AND REP THEORY,AUDIENCE TEHRIES, MEDIA LANGUAGE, PROPSS CHARCTER, EQUIBLIBERUM
CINEMATOBTHER TRANSITION

    How are women represented in music videos like Robin Theicke’s Blurred Lines and what impact might this have on the wider audience

    Mise-en-scene

    The fact that they are naked in the original unrated version suggests that something as simple as what they were born with ie. Their body figure is the only thing they have to be proud about and therefore display, undermining their autonomy or intellectual ability. They’re nakedness shown in the long shot also irrefutably advocates the notion of dehumanising them to an animalistic and demeaning level. Furthermore the limited clothing on females compared to men suggesting dominance, making females look disrespected and unprofessional.

    Red lipstick may indicate danger, but also draw attention towards the females as they have no other eye catching colour on them except their red biting lips. The males Facial expression towards the woman, are zoom into displaying them in an evocative and suggestive way, almost like a predator. The fact that the women have to look up at the camera shows it’s been shot from a high angle, this portrays this depicts that they are powerless reinforcing their frailty. Their body language also follows slow movements exhibiting the notion that they are trapped and oppression is inevitable. In light of objectification, the women in the clip are passively allowing the men to touch them, expressing the view that women liked being touched by various men, further insulting them through derision. Another critical depiction from a particular part of the clip conveys the women in a submissive and meek way, as they often look timid and shy. This inarguably questions the individuality and deviancy of the women in the music video. 


    This interlinks with the Male gaze, Mulvey who suggests that visual arts of women are structured to entertain men. 

    The tracking shot follows their naked bodies, highlighting their body figure which reinforces their body's significance again rather than the females other more vibrant attributes, conveying misogynistic values by limiting their qualities. Close ups on the dominant protagonist, in this case the male emphasises his superiority and underscores his ability to sing and preform with passion in comparison to the female who just waves her body around in a futile, valueless and unproductive manner again representing her and women in society as candy to the eye. Therefore, in a critical view point women are being degraded to an object of pleasure to amuse the audience. The camera shots zooming in at girls face when she poses sensually, accentuates sexual behaviour, this is significant as it may be highlighting what society thinks women are for.

    Editing

    During post production they shot reverse shot has been utilised to accentuate continuity and engaging the audience with the female models on set.

    Sound:
    The diegetic music in the music video is


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