Narrative Theory: Laura Mulvey

Laura Mulvey highlights the idea that camera and shot angles are positioned in a way that makes them seem like they are being looked at through a male's perspective. This is an idea that has been researched into and proven in some cases, as when the female character appears on screen in films of different genres, her femininity and curves are emphasised, hinting at the idea that the camera is viewing her from a male point of view. A few of my shots follow this theory, for example when the female's body is emphasised to show her femininity, in one shot the outline of my female characters bum is made very obvious due to a low angled camera, this links very closely to this theory and offers  support for it. However in the majority of my shots the camera is positioned neutrally and shows the male in the same way as the female without emphasise on gender, this subverts the theory and goes against some conventions of certain romance films. Particularly in films where there is a femme fatale character, as the camera is often used in a way to make the audience perceive the character as attractive and sexy.