Laura Mulvey coined the term Male Gaze in an article which she later expanded to a book, looking at films such as Hitchcock's psychological angst classic Vertigo.
The theory of male gaze can be applied to all media texts, from Page 3 in The Sun, video games,
The idea came from Pretty In Pink's opening where the protagonist And puts her white stocking on.
I was very careful in making sure that my actor Hannah felt comfortable with everything, and would have left if she had not felt alright with it.
The "Uses and Gratifications" Theory states that sexual arousal is one of the aspects that attracts audience. It is unavoidable that my male heterosexual and female bi/homosexual audience will be aroused and thereby participate in a Male/Female Gaze.
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