riptide - media component 1

• list 3 shots where the woman is riptide are objectified/ victimised

  1. bruised on stage

  2. tied to a tree

  3. tortured in a dentist chair
• what miss en scene is used to represent women as fearful

  high camera angles, terrified facial expressions, lowkey lighting
• what effect does the miss en scene have on the audience

  makes them feel uncomfortable, which encourages us to see victimisation of women as undesirable
• long takes of the woman singing

  hard to look away from and makes viewers feel uncomfortable and forces them to question why it is happening
• what do the fast paced shots shows

  (woman dragged under the bed and tied to a tree)

  sections of fast paced eating creates representations of women that seem scared, jumpy and feel 'horror' like
• what does the woman untangling herself from the tree suggest

  she escapes herself making her own hero, creating more powerful, independent representations of women
• what do the shots of women body parts portray (feet)

  dehumanises women and makes them seem like objects to be admired

  might appeal to a straight male audience
• what do the low angle shots seem like

  (from behind a bush)

  makes it look like the women are being stalked/watched
• the women singing: what does her glamorous makeup, hair and spotlight portray

  makes her seem important

  may also highlight her sexualised image and traditional ideas about beauty for women
• the video cuts back to the women with deteriorating makeup

  what does this do

  shocks the audience

  creates enigma about what has happened to her and emphasises the way women are often the victims of violence and control
• her eyes keep glancing to the side as though she is being? ...

  watched and the watcher is controlling her
• the woman's watcher is further emphasised by

  the bruising on her face

  forced to wonder who she's looking at and why she's been assaulted
• what do the on screen lyrics show

  she is singing the words wrong and this signifies she is panicked, emotional and scared
• what do the other images of violence reflect?

  (hand being stabbed, gun pointed)

  may reflect the increase in the rates of violence against women and also help us see women as victims

  might be to encourage us to think about the social issue

  or maybe just to entertain the audience
• what does 'intellectual montage' mean

  there isn't one clear message/specific reputation

  audiences can interpret the images themselves
• what is bell hook's theory

  feminism is the struggle to end oppression and the patriarchy
• how might feminist theorists feel about the video

  it may be difficult for them to decide if the video is feminist and trying to support women, or if it is offering them up for male entertainment
• how are men represented in the video

  positions of power eg, directors, producers

  we often see them looking at women through a 'male gaze
• why did vance joy wanting to join the American market potentially effect the video

  shocking representations of women to gain publicity and market the song