Comp 1A - Riptide

• What is the title of Vance Joy's debut album?

  EP God loves when you're dancing
• How many views did the Riptide music video garner on YouTube?

  Over 400 million
• What artistic approach does the Riptide video utilize?

  Surrealist and avant-garde approach
• What does Goodwin's theory relate to in music videos?

  Narrative and conceptually driven content
• What type of ideologies does the Riptide video demonstrate?

  Potently misogynistic ideologies
• What does the beach scene in Riptide illustrate about women?

  Unconsented voyeurism and sexual objectification
• What theory does Laura Mulvey's 'The Male gaze' relate to?

  Women as objects for male gratification
• What societal movements does the video's portrayal of women conflict with?

  Gender equality and feminism
• When did the 'MeToo' movement gain momentum?

  In 2006
• Who co-directed the Riptide music video?

  Laura Gorun
• What does the intellectual montage in Riptide depict?

  A stereotypically attractive woman and abuse
• How does the woman's body posture change throughout the video?

  From confident to meek and fearful
• What genre does the video intertextually link to?

  The horror genre
• What does the woman's disheveled makeup symbolize?

  Her abuse and victimization
• What does Gauntlett's theory suggest about audience identity?

  Audiences may adopt weaker representations
• What does bell hooks' feminist theory emphasize?

  Struggle against a patriarchal society
• How does the video depict female victimization?

  Through themes of inability to resist violence
• What are the main themes of misogyny in Riptide?

  • Sexualization of women
  • Portrayal of women as weak
  • Unconsented voyeurism
  • Narrative of female-targeted abuse
  • Intellectual montage of abuse
• What are the key representations of women in Riptide?

  • Objects for male gratification
  • Victims of abuse
  • Lacking individualization
  • Stereotypically attractive yet vulnerable
• How does Riptide's portrayal of women relate to contemporary issues?

  • Conflicts with gender equality movements
  • Reflects societal misogyny
  • Challenges feminist perspectives
• What cinematic techniques are used to convey misogyny in Riptide?

  • Close-up shots for fetishization
  • Intellectual montage for narrative impact
  • Symbolic imagery of abuse
• What are the implications of the female co-director on Riptide's message?

  • Attempt to address misogyny
  • Generates oppositional readings
  • Highlights complexities of representation
• How does Riptide's representation of masculinity compare to van Zoonen's assertion?

  It conforms to van Zoonen's assertion
• How are women depicted in the video Riptide?

  As victims or erotic spectacle
• What conventional ideals are used to depict women in Riptide?

  Conventional beauty ideals
• What power do men have in the video Riptide?

  They have the power to look and act
• What actions do male characters in Riptide perform?

  Point guns and drive sports cars
• How are the male characters in Riptide described in contrast to female depictions?

  They are active, while females are restricted
• What does Riptide's portrayal of men and women suggest about media representations?

  It reinforces men as powerful and women as weak
• What is van Zoonen's notion regarding media representations of gender?

  • Media encodes men as powerful
  • Media encodes women as weak