Voyeurism/ Panopticanisation/

ScopophilliaSection B Postmodernism

Snap Out of It by the Arctic Monkeys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8tLS_NOWLs

Why could this MV be considered postmodern?

Lesson Objective

To explore voyeurism/ panopticanisation/ scopophilia as a sign of postmodernism in media text

definitions

Voyeurism: the pleasure of looking at real people (characters), eg reality TV

Panopticanisation: the idea that the power lies with the watcher and that those under surveillance must act as if they are being watched all the time. Foucault

Scopophillia: love of looking/pleasure gained from watching others. Often sexual gazing at women by Hollywood.

Films

The Trueman Show (1998)

http://youtu.be/NkZM2oWcleM

Voyeurism, panopticanisition, self-awareness= postmodern

Catfish (2010)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xp4M0IjzcQ

Reality TV

Celebrity Big Brother

http://www.channel5.com/shows/celebrity-big-brother/episodes/episode-11-307

Celebrities under surveillance 24 hours a day, not knowing which parts will reach the final edit. This will effect how they behave as they will be trying to avoid eviction in most cases.

Task

Why are these text considered postmodern?

H/W Find two additional examples of voyeuristic media text and post them up to your blog. Under each explain how they use voyeurism to engage the audience. If it’s a reality show explain how panopticanisation applies.

Self-reflexivity

LO: To explore the term with reference to postmodern media text.

Self-reflixivity

marked by or making reference to its own artificiality or contrivance

where a text knows it's a text and draws attention to it's structure, production and/or conventions to the audience. In doing so, it reverses itself reflecting its own reality rather than an outside one.

Characters/actors often address the camera, thereby breaking down the fourth wall.

Modern Family

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aogZUDx51vQ

Miranda

http://www.criticalcommons.org/Members/crsbecker/clips/miranda.mp4/view

Watch an episode

How does Miranda use self-reflexivity to engage the audience?

http://www.netflix.com/WiPlayer?movieid=70299301&trkid=50361908&tctx=0,1,mi:3a646fd1-56ff-4ac8-bb65-05087a466c1a

Scream

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1M3w_o7cOc

In Scream horror conventions are employed literally and at the same time self-consciously. The dialogue of the film includes detailed descriptions of the mechanics and effects of the horror film, explaining at each step what is expected.