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The wide shot angle shows Lady Gaga’s dancers wearing body suits that are revealing to their lower half of the body and they make people look at their private area more. This is a negative portrayal of women as I believe Lady Gaga may be trying to show the audience that women are only seen as sexual objects. This relates to Laura Mulvey’s ‘Male Gaze’ as they are dressed in provocative clothing that will make them seem appealing to men. This idea is enhanced as all the women are wearing a head gear that covers their faces. This suggests that women are only viewed and judged by their bodies. The wide shot allows the audience to see that all but one of the women are dressed in the same way which connotes that a lot of women dress to impress men and that there is the odd few that try to break the stereotype.

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The wide shot angle shows Lady Gaga’s dancers wearing body suits that are revealing to their lower half of the body and they make people look at their private area more. This is a negative portrayal of women as I believe Lady Gaga may be trying to show the audience that women are only seen as sexual objects. This relates to Laura Mulvey’s ‘Male Gaze’ as they are dressed in provocative clothing that will make them seem appealing to men. This idea is enhanced as all the women are wearing a head gear that covers their faces. This suggests that women are only viewed and judged by their bodies. The wide shot allows the audience to see that all but one of the women are dressed in the same way which connotes that a lot of women dress to impress men and that there is the odd few that try to break the stereotype.

This shot relates to Andrew Goodwin’s Theory on pop videos. Andrew Goodwin’s theory on Star image is that the star will be promoted through their video using frequent close-ups and other techniques. I think this still image supports his idea as Lady gaga is portrayed as being an out of the ordinary pop star that breaks the codes and conventions.