To conclude Laura Mulvey's theory, as a audience we view the content of a music video through the perspective of a male which is referred to as 'The Male Gaze'.
Mulvey studied that 'The Male Gaze' projects its fantasy onto the female figure and as an audience we see that majority of music videos will present females wearing a lack of clothes such as in the genre of Hip Hop/Rap. This portrays that the man behind the camera wants to capture the women in a sexual image, but do the females actually enjoy being represented in this way?
Below are examples of Hip hop/ R&B videos that show 'The Male Gaze' being captured:
1.Chris Brown ft Usher & Rick Ross- New Flame
Example 1: The music video opens with an 'appealing' view of a female wearing a lack of clothes, as the camera pans across her face and body projecting that the woman is attractive.
At 0:16, a wide shot is seen of a "faceless" female in a bikini as she perches her body upwards whilst sitting, clearly 'showing off' her assets to the camera or the 'man' behind the camera who envisions her in a sexual image.
This emphasises on Mulvey's theory of projecting a fantasy onto the female figure through the eyes of a male.
2. T.I ft Iggy Azalea- No Mediocre
Example 2: Throughout this video, majority of the base tracks used show a female in a sexual image as we see them wearing revealing clothing or captured in the specific area of the chest, legs or bum. 0:15, 1:15 and 1:56 are examples of how the main artist/ man behind the camera wanted to have the women visualised.
At 0:15, A mid shot captures the main performer is fully clothed with a female model who is wearing a revealing swimsuit, which represents his image of how he prefers a female to dress.
At 1:15 & 1:56 we see more females captured in revealing clothing, as the camera shots exaggerate the focus on their assets through the use of close ups clearly reflecting 'The male gaze'.
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