Wednesday, 12 October 2011

Representation of women in horror trailers

Feminist film theory: Laura Mulvey's audience theory argues that the film industry creates products for a male audience. Filmmakers use this 'male gaze' in a variety of ways: women are objectified through 'lingering' camera shots and females are characterised as passive in narratives.
Textual analysis of a horror trailer:

'Demons Never Die' (out 28th October) is a new teen slasher/horror film set in London

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