The mise en scene in this shot from the transformers movie is a medium shot with a prop of a car.  The shot is also in focus on the women, which is called short depth of field, it has a shallow focus. The attention is drawn to the most significant aspect of the scene, which is the woman bent over the hood of the car, and the rest of the scene is blurred out. The woman is the most important part of the scene due to her being attractive and doing something that is typically a man’s job. She is also showing a lot of skin.

 

2.     Explain specifically why it would be considered "male gaze."

This scene is pretty degrading to women, because it is also followed by a variety of other camera angles and shots which are clearly only included in the movie for sexual gratification targeted towards the male. Women were not necessary for this movie, but to add a woman in the film as a love interest was simply just to attract the male gaze and added nothing to the movie. She is wearing minimal clothing and showing a lot of skin. She is doing what is considered a “man’s work”, so when women do it, it is often sexualized for the male gaze. The viewers have a direct view of her face, and she is in a provocative stance bent over the hood of the car. 

 

3. Finally, explain the meaning of whatever mise-en-scene techniques you identify. 

As I explained in question number one, the medium shot, and shallow focus is used to create a more intimate view of the woman. The car is slightly in the shot to allude that she is bending over the hood of the car checking the engine. By using these mise-en-scene techniques to portray the women, it intrigues the male gaze and objectifies the women, when she is doing a task that is seen as more masculine. Men are often not objectified this way when doing the same task. 

 

2. This image is considered “male gaze” because it is meant to show the women characters in a sexual way. This scene sexualizes the characters eating popsicles, which would normally be a harmless activity. To add, their clothing, or lack of clothing, makes it clear that the film director wants them to be looked at in a way that highlights their body. The female sitting back further is also making direct eye contact (with the viewer) while eating the popsicle. This eye-contact is targeted for men to “gaze” at and potentially enjoy.

 

3. The meaning of the mise-en-scene techniques is to bring emphasis to the female characters as sexual beings. To restate from question one, this scene is used to oversexualize both female characters. The use of props (the revealing bikinis and popsicles) is used to keep the male audience intrigued and interested. They are not doing anything significant (just eating food), but the way they are meant to be perceived by an audience is clear. They are shown as “bodies” doing an activity that can signify something much more sexual.

 

This poster is a long shot of Marvel’s Black Widow with a little bit of a low angle shot. While there is destruction and chaos happening in the background, Black Widow is very clearly the center of attention. She is standing with her back facing the audience and she is looking off camera with a blank stare. While all of the action happens in this scene, she is standing still to pose for the camera and show off her curves. 

 

 

2. Explain specifically why it would be considered "male gaze."

 

This shot was specifically made to cater to men. Black Widow is contorting her body in a way that doesn’t make sense to only appeal to onlookers. She’s supposedly in an active battle stance but has awkward positioning in a way that would limit her range of movement in reality. Her suit is skin-clad which allows the viewer to see the shape of her body without disruption. She also has a sultry look on her face which is a frequent choice that male directors make for their female characters. 

 

3. Finally, explain the meaning of whatever mise-en-scene techniques you identify. 

 

In the poster, they choose her back-facing pose in a way to accentuate the curvature of her body. It’s a fictional pose that is used only to show off the attractiveness of the character and no male counterpart in the film got this kind of treatment in their character posters. The long shot allows the viewer to see her character in its entirety and take in every physical detail. Even though the poster shows her in the middle of an action scene, she doesn’t seem in the middle of or ready to take action. 

2. Explain specifically why it would be considered "male gaze."
This is considered male gaze because male gaze is simply when a female character is being sexy on purpose. The first thing Gisele did in order to get what she needed was strip down to her bikini. Next shifted to what I described before in the mis en scene, a slow mo bikini shot to add to the drama. 

3. Finally, explain the meaning of whatever mise-en-scene techniques you identify.
The slow mo in the shot adds to her body and the attention to it. it shows only Gisele and Han mainly to show his attention to her. The beach setting makes sense to why she is in the bikini. This male gaze helps to get Gisele what she wants.