1) How the clip constructs & represents gender:
the woman is being watched, 'gazed' at, by the men.
there are two opposites male and female, and the lead female has the power over the man.
2) What stereotypes or archetypes?
The woman is feminine from the way she is presented, and there to be looked at,and the men are masculine, and tough looking
3) How the theories can be applied
The theory we looked at was the male gaze, this was applied when the woman was on stage, and the men were looking at her.
4) The differences and power relationships between gender
The woman had power, you can see this from the camera angles, as she was being looked up at using a low angle shot. The woman and the men in the audience had low power as they were looked down upon by the dancer, from a high angle shot.
4 areas of analysis:
Camera: low angles of woman - shows power. Close ups of sexual parts of body, and facial expression. The woman is in the middle of all shots, so all eyes are on her. the camera shots are showing what the audience are seeing
Mise - en -scene:
She has power, her outfit is red, tassels attract them to look at her sexual parts, snake is phallic, flames in the background show power, shes got a pristine body, and her make up enhances her beauty.
Sound: All goes silent when she comes on - gives us only visual senses, music moves with her movements (shes moving slowly), and then she builds up to a climax and the music suddenly gets fast and upbeat, music emphasises her movement
Editing: most of the camera shots are on her, pace is slow, shot reverse shot of her and man when she is manipulating him with her foot, contrast with the main lady and the more masculine lady in the audience.
