For my final piece of coursework I would like to do an opening of a movie. I was thinking about film openings i have seen and the only ones i can really remember clearly are Tim Burton's openings to his films where he follows a certain thing on a journey. E.G. Sweeney Todd he follows a trail of blood; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory where you follow a bar of chocolate in production. Here are some examples:
This clip from The Nightmare Before Christmas also has this style, apart from instead of following around a production line or a single object you are taken around "Halloweentown" until you're introduced to Jack.
During the Corpe Bride you follow a journey of a butterfly throughout the town until you come into contact with the first character:
These are all good examples of The Male Gaze for they are all from the point of view of a male for Tim Burton has made them. Also, if it was from the perspective of a female then some of the events would be different, for example, in "The Nightmare Before Christmas" the main character of Jack might be a woman. The majority of characters in these openings are male, thus emphasizing the idea of The Male Gaze.
I like his openings because I think that they are memorable. I would like to take this idea and maybe include it in my coursework.
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Alex. Your blog is beginning to take shape. Try and extend your explanations a bit more and think how you can apply some theory. The one above is a prime example of the male gaze.
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