Concept of 'Male Gaze' in our trailer

By looking into most horror films, I have learnt from my research that they involve the concept of male gaze in most films. We decided to follow this important convention that is portrayed in most films like “Carrie.” In the opening scene of “Carrie”, we see that the camera is purposely panning across the naked school girls. This shows that women are emphasised by showing a sense of voyeurism with camera work.

Me and my group decided to feature the sense of voyeurism and follow Laura Mulvey’s theory in our trailer. We are planning to feature close up shots of Flora’s sister Megan. We decided to pan the camera down from her legs. We thought this concept will speak out better to our potential target audience and this will overall make our trailer more effective. Moreover, our trailer will also look more realistic due to following typical conventions that most horror films hold and this will also make our narrative seem more interesting.

Also, I found a video on YouTube that explains Laura Mulvey’s theory in detail. There also examples of the male gaze in use in specific films overall. In the video, it shows examples of camera work for example there are pan shots from head to toe of a woman. This also emphasises the fact that woman are portrayed as sex objects in horror films.