In T.V drama, Sexuality is explored in the queer theory.
'Theorist ANDY MEDHURST (1998) claims that sexuality disrupt representation claims, like those made by Dyer (“How we are seen determines in part how we are treated; how we treat others on how we see them; such seeing comes from representation” Dyer, 1993), because in the REAL world you cannot ‘see’ sexuality. Unless someone tells you they are homosexual you have no way of knowing.'
“Films and television comedies are full of images of gay men as effeminate screaming queens…It chooses that aspect of gay male behaviour (SELECTION), inflates it into the defining male characteristic of male homosexuality (MAGNIFICATION), then establish it as the most easily recognizable image (REDUCTION).”
“The ideological implications of stereotyping are obvious, since groups most liable to be stereotyped are those with LESS social and cultural power; indeed one crucial distinction between powerful and less powerful social groups is that the former hold the ability to stereotype the latter.”
“Stereotyping becomes ideological the moment it stops being simply a method of description and becomes a vehicle for values: the image of the screaming queen does not just mean ‘all gay men are like that’, it means ‘all gay men are like that and aren’t they awful’, which in turn means ‘and they are awful because the are not like us.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5upbNkAWgY
Thursday, 20 October 2016
Tuesday, 18 October 2016
Thursday, 13 October 2016
Gender
Laura mulvey - 1975
"As erotic objects of desire for the characters within the story, and as erotic objects of desire for the spectator"
David Gauntlett 2002
" Images of the conventionally rugged super independent Extra strong macho man still circulate in popular culture"
Mackillon 2002
In 2002 Mackillon said males are now used in the similar was as women, in so far as they are being presented sex objects and are seen to be more image conscious and sensitive.
Mulvey, summarised the role of female characters in traditional media products through saying that they simply function on two levels: “As erotic objects of desire for the characters within the story, and as erotic objects of desire for the spectator.” (Mulvey, 1975).
In short, using sex to sell is one of the most common tactics used on any media product. If you want to attract a male audience putting an attractive woman in a sexy pose on the cover will probably get their attention and sell your music magazine.
Contrary to some of Mulvey's feminist ideas, this does not automatically put off female readers because some women in the secondary or primary target audience may feel the woman represents them because they want to be seen as a sexy attractive woman themselves.
Also, it is worth noting, since 1975 times have changed and men are now used in a similar way to women to sell magazines to a female target audience. In other words, female sexuality is recognised and sexy men are put on products to attract women. As the example shows, even magazines pitched at young teenage girls use this tactic because there is a topless man in one of the minor images and Justine B. is posed showing off his figure while looking flirtatiously at the potential target audience.
Males:
- Strong and attractive
- Hero
- Masculine
- Have jobs and go to work
Females:
- Sexualised
- chores
- house work
- usually the victim
- skinny
- Attractive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgVvswGSZPo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6UUAE2CXXM
"As erotic objects of desire for the characters within the story, and as erotic objects of desire for the spectator"
David Gauntlett 2002
" Images of the conventionally rugged super independent Extra strong macho man still circulate in popular culture"
Mackillon 2002
In 2002 Mackillon said males are now used in the similar was as women, in so far as they are being presented sex objects and are seen to be more image conscious and sensitive.
In 1975, feminist critic Laura Mulvey publish a paper entitled; "Visual Pleasure & Narrative Cinema," decades later her theories can still be applied to TV drama, film and media products like magazines.
Mulvey, summarised the role of female characters in traditional media products through saying that they simply function on two levels: “As erotic objects of desire for the characters within the story, and as erotic objects of desire for the spectator.” (Mulvey, 1975).
In short, using sex to sell is one of the most common tactics used on any media product. If you want to attract a male audience putting an attractive woman in a sexy pose on the cover will probably get their attention and sell your music magazine.
Contrary to some of Mulvey's feminist ideas, this does not automatically put off female readers because some women in the secondary or primary target audience may feel the woman represents them because they want to be seen as a sexy attractive woman themselves.
Also, it is worth noting, since 1975 times have changed and men are now used in a similar way to women to sell magazines to a female target audience. In other words, female sexuality is recognised and sexy men are put on products to attract women. As the example shows, even magazines pitched at young teenage girls use this tactic because there is a topless man in one of the minor images and Justine B. is posed showing off his figure while looking flirtatiously at the potential target audience.
Males:
- Strong and attractive
- Hero
- Masculine
- Have jobs and go to work
Females:
- Sexualised
- chores
- house work
- usually the victim
- skinny
- Attractive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgVvswGSZPo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6UUAE2CXXM
Saturday, 8 October 2016
Editing
There are many ways to edit a peice of film... The most famous ways are below...
- Transition-
- Continuity editing
- Axis match
- Cross cut/ Parallel cut
- Direction match
- Dissolve
- Duration and pacing
- long take
- Eye-line match
- Fade in
- Fade out
- Graphic match
- Iris in
- Iris out
- Movement match
- Wipe
- Straight cut
- Jump cut
- Sound bridge
- CGI
- Slow motion/Fast motion
A short video explains a few of these
Thursday, 6 October 2016
Sound
Three main sound guys
- boom artists
- sound recorder
- sound editor
Dijetic- stuff the people in the film can hear .voices. radio. objects
Non-digetic- only audience can hear .music for suspence . narrators commentry .sound effects
Sound is recorded separately to footage.
Title music - theme tune - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQqC6_6Wf0M
synchronised sound- sound synchronised with footage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmxSk0wZxss
chord music - instrument music.- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meK0G3o9mPw
sound motifs - sound that is associated with a a certain character . Jaws-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tMqcARKRSE
sound effects - sounds added to create effect - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQfZ13MiZjo
Dialogue- characters speech -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlyYBtASteQ
voice over- characters thoughts-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meK0G3o9mPSteQw
voice over- characters thoughts-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meK0G3o9mPSteQw
ambient sound- natural background sound . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBFTk59j4S0
sound bridge- running between two shots- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlyYBtASteQ
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