Theory Work: Application of the Feminist theory to our video

When considering our music video, the Feminist theory is the most interesting to apply to our video.

In terms of the gaze, it is true thhat the audience IS made to view the video through the mans perspective, particuarly as at times when we see the 'desired female', we see it through his eyes, as a point of veiw shot. Triple gaze applies; in the video, i am seen by Tom, through whom the camera sees the perspective of, and therefore so does the audience. Furthermore, in our music video, i am veiwed, to a certain extent, as an object, although knowing the male characters relationship with the female character, it is likely that he is not only viewing her as a physical object of desire, but also considers the the other aspects of their relationship that he misses. Due to their being no background on the story, and no dialogue in the video, the audience can only see the physical desire.

In contrast to the usual interpretation of agency, our video can be considered to go against 'the norm' where the man has all the control. In this case, also we follow the male characters side of the story, it is evidentally the woman that holds the influence over the female, as it is her decisions that effect and influence the story of the music video, such as at the end, when i choose Dan over Tom, upsetting him. In this case, the female is active, and the male is passive and powerless.

Looking at Mulvey's theory of erotic desire, although not to the extent of many music videos in this present day, in our video, i could be considered to be the object of the male characters desire; although i do not parade around in barely any clothing, i am still the female character desired by the male; not only on a physical level, but more extensively. In the music video, I do not consider myself to be an object of desire however for the audience; they would only see a plainly dressed girl, not knowing it is also the character of the girl that the protagonist longs for.