Male gaze

22 seconds into the video we see Britney Spears in a very sexual dress sense in a small school uniform. She breaks the forth wall by constantly looking at the camera. With a mid angle shot.

Her dress style gives the idea of a stripper almost because of the small revealing clothing. This beginning part of the video shows that the male gaze from behind the camera as she is fully objectified. Also throughout the video it constantly uses long shot to show the full body of her to basically show her body off in a way. Again one minute in she starts looking down the camera breaking the forth wall in a sultry type look so this is suggesting a sexual nature to the video by her looking.

One minute twenty five seconds into the video she is suddenly outside, she is dressed in a different way but dancing in a way she is dancing with boys still gives off connotations of sex also she is still dancing in a provocative way. In this section it constantly uses the long shot to show her dancing and her full body. Also it still uses the looking down the camera shots to break the forth wall and again gives a sultry look. Also throughout the video they use a hazing camera effect and this gives the
idea that she may be a god or better than normal people.

In the photo above it shows a high angle and gives off that she may be submissive and giving the sultry look, this is used throughout the video. Again this connotes a need for male attention or a need for a male to help her. This is because the way she is basically giving puppy dog eyes for the attention. I think that this music video was made for males, however the song is about her getting over a relationship so the way she is dancing to try and attract males may be more towards the song lyrics, but also males gaze from behind the camera.

I think that this music video is degrading, this is because she is constantly dressed in small tight clothing as if purposely trying to attract male attention. Also that she looks down the camera as if she is pleading for this attention. Furthermore I think that this video is even more degrading because at the time of it being made Britney Spears was only 17, so with the added connotations of sex and want for attention makes it more degrading.

Camera angles

Long shot Establishing shot, Crab shot Over the shoulder shot Mid shot, tracking shot High angle Extreme close up Low angle shot Tilt, high angle, two shot, long shot

Ex_Machina

Ex_machina trailer

Ex_machina tv spot

UK tribes

UK Tribes

One of the tribes that I think I am apart of is the 'Get paid crew' this is because I am driven to do well and earn good money when I'm older. I also think I am apart of this tribe because I have already planned what I want to do when I'm older and how I am going to get into that job and I want to do as well as i can during that job and whilst at school.

I also think that I am a trackie, this is because I like to sit back, chill and watch a lot of movies. I do this when I have free time but I try to create as much free time as possible to I can fully be a 'trackie'. I also think I am apart of this because I want to achieve that why I have said I'm part of the 'Get paid crew' but sometimes people in my family don't think I have the full motivation.  

So overall I can class myself in the 'urban' tribe. This is because in the description for urban it says that "Urbans are best known for music – from r’n’b, grime, UK bass and funky to old school jungle and rap." This is further true and describes me in some ways that I do like some funky music like Kool and the gang and i also like Rap like Warren G. So I think that I can fully class myself in the overall 'urban' tribe because of the way it describes all the aspects that make you part of that tribe but also part of the smaller tribes like Get paid crew and Trackies.

Who I model myself after

I think that I style myself like Damon Albarn the lead singer of blur, this is because of the way he dresses, he wears Levi’s and Adidas Gazelles also he wears just a normal t-shirt. I wear Levi’s and Gazelles, i wear this because I just like the style that it is a casual way of dressing but it doesn't look scruffy unless the shoes are a mess. But I wear t-shirts that are made by companies that associate them selves with the skateboarding culture. I like the skateboard culture because they never seem to care about much and like they are laid back. I consider myself laid back that I don't worry too much about things and that everything will be okay, so in a way the way I dress can portray this even if it is only through a t-shirt. 

I also model my self on Liam Gallagher slightly this is because I wear clothes from his clothing company Pretty Green. I wear his clothing because I think that it looks very smart clothing, even if it is just a t-shirt with the logo on it still looks very nice and smart. Also that it can be worn when you are trying to look smart but also when you are just dressed normally. I also like this clothing because it is a modern spin on the mod that a lot of the clothing sold by pretty green are many remodels of old mod designs or styling, an example of this is the fishtail parka that pretty green have taken it and made it so it looks less like a military jacket and more formal and smart looking so it fits in more with the suit style. 

I think that I don't consciously copy or imitate these Celebrities or cultures apart from skate boarding clothing. I wear the skateboard clothing because I like the style of it this is because it looks nice also that it is designed to be comfortable and casual clothing and I like that aspect of it that you can wear it and feel good about yourself. I think that I don't consciously copy celebrities I just dress in a certain way or act a certain way which then may come off as looking or being like celebrities. Also it may be Liam Gallagher's company but he doesn't design the clothing so in effect I'm not copying Liam Gallagher just designs that he likes.

Film Roles

The man

The man

Who is he? It gives the impression that he is homeless, this is because he is dressed badly with scruffy clothes and has a beard, also he doesn't look like he has had a wash for a while. His clothes also give the impression that he is homeless because he has put patches onto his trousers which most likely are to patch up holes, so he is doing this probably because they are his only trouser so he's trying to get all the use out of them he can.

What does he do? Because I think he is homeless I obviously think that he does nothing but sit begging everyday and smoking like he is in the picture. 

What is his story? I think that he has been left homeless after his wife left him and his wife fell apart, he lost his job, and all his money so he was left homeless.

True story: He is Doug Bihlmaier buyer for Ralph Lauren.

Who is she? I think that she is a grandmother but she is wealthy due to how she's dressed because he clothing looks expensive due to its odd design that she is wearing red leather sandals but it coordinates with the colour of her bag so she may be an artist that she has made it so the colours are matching.

What does she do? I think that she is an author or an artist this is because of the way she is dressed it looks like expensive clothing, also she has glasses that look expensive, because they look designer because of the posh or clever design that they have they must be expensive.

What is her story? As I think that because she is an author she will sit at home writing or caring for grand children as she looks caring so she will look after the grandchildren a lot.

True story: She is called Julie Christie and she was a famous  actor in 1960.

Who is he? I think that he is a very wealthy man by the way he is dressed.

What does he do? I think that he is an Italian designer or architect because of the way he is dressed, all the colours are matching and he's very smartly dressed, i can tell that he is smartly dressed because he is fully matching and coordinated also he is wearing a hat and scarf and this makes him look smart. So he is either a designer or an architect. Also even though he does look scruffy by being unshaven he looks like the type of man that will wear expensive clothing but it doesn't look well on him, like it does with him, even though it does look like expensive clothes and shoes.

What is his story? Because I think he looks like a designer or architect I think that he owns his own company with a group of people working for him and designing. Because he looks wealthy he must own a company rather than working for someone else. 

True story: He is called Christian Louboutin and is a shoe designer.

7 areas of representation

7 areas of representation

You need to understand how specific representations of individuals, groups, events or places are created.

Particular areas of representation that may be chosen are:

1. Gender
2. Age
3. Ethnicity
4. Sexuality
5. Class and status
6. Physical ability/disability
7. Regional identity.

The 4 areas of textual analysis

These are the 4 things you use to analyse the clip and answer the exam question.  These 4 things will all help to construct the representation of the individual/group (the 7 areas of representation).  It is your job to discuss how.

Camera Shots, Angle, Movement, Composition.

• Shots: establishing shot, master shot, close-up, mid-shot, long shot, wide shot, two-shot, aerial shot, point of view shot, over the shoulder shot, and variations of these.
• Angle: high angle, low angle, canted angle.
• Movement: pan, tilt, track, dolly, crane, steadicam, hand-held, zoom, reverse zoom.
• Composition: framing, rule of thirds, depth of field – deep and shallow focus, focus pulls.

Editing

Includes transition of image and sound – continuity and non-continuity systems.

• Cutting: shot/reverse shot, eyeline match, graphic match, action match, jump cut, crosscutting, parallel editing, cutaway; insert.
• Other transitions, dissolve, fade-in, fade-out, wipe, superimposition, long take, short take, slow motion, ellipsis and expansion of time, post-production, visual effects.

Sound

• Soundtrack: score, incidental music, themes and stings, ambient sound.
• Diegetic and non-diegetic sound; synchronous/asynchronous sound; sound effects; sound motif, sound bridge, dialogue, voiceover, mode of address/direct address, sound mixing, sound perspective.

Mise-en-Scène

• Production design: location, studio, set design, costume and make-up, properties.
• Lighting; colour design

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