Linked production- An opening to a documentary discussing the issues of female representations in hip-hop videos.
Deep focus- A camera technique that allows both near and far objects from the camera to be in focus at the same time.
This is important as it is a very tough skill to master, and could be used very effectively in a documentary to convey meaning.
Low Angle Shot- a shot where the camera approaches the subject from below eye level.
This could be key as when doing a documentary on representation, lower angled shots connote power, which is used frequently in hip-hop videos. For example 50cent-P.I.M.P, a variety of low angle shots are used to connote his power over the females in the video.
Male Gaze- Laura Mulvey's term used to describe what the camera shows in a male's point of view. Therefore the females are also forced to identify with what a male would see.
This term is important as again it shows how women are represented in texts, which is vital as that is what the critical investigation and linked production purely focus upon.
Dominant or Hegemonic reading- A response to a text in which the reader shares the value system of the text and accepts the preferred meaning without questioning it.
This is key as some women may not feel offense to females representations, and just choose to accept it as the texts forces them to.
Documentary- Any film about real life as opposed to being fictional.
It is important to understand this as someone about to produce a documentary will need to understand how they are constructed, for examples the conventions of voice overs, variety of shots ect. This will need to be done to produce and effective and professional documentary.
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