Action Plan

Route Map Critical Research Study

Working hypothesis:Mulvey’s theory of the male gaze in modern society makes false assumptions about both film-makers and audiences.

Aims

This is an initial plan to start some

Results Strengths

sort of route through your Critical Research Study. Once the thoughtshower has been done, then you should break down your research into easily-achievable chunks. For each

Methods Examples

Weaknesses Evaluation Link

of these events, you should adopt the research structure format of :

what are the purposes of this research event/activity? how did I carry out this event? This must include sources. give some examples of your methods (questions, textual analysis...) what were the findings of this activity? what were the advantages of this method? what were the disadvantages of this method? what did I learn about the methods used for this event? what is the reason(s) for moving forward to the nextactivity? How does this link to your overall research structure?

First route

Read and note Mulvey’s article Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema (1975)

Research criticisms of Mulvey Secondary research of Mulvey Start at: (http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Documents/ Start at: (http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Documents/ gaze/gaze09.html) gaze/gaze.html)

Second route

My conclusions as to what she is saying

Other conclusions as to what she is saying How do others’ criticism compare/contrast to mine?

Third route

Do modern audiences accept her findings: empirical research

Questionnaire: pilot and then proper q’naire

Focus group perhaps to follow up. Use a clip from 1950s film and one from modern times

Fourth route

Why is she saying what she does?

Secondary research: feminist theories

Secondary research: psychological theories

Fifth route

Find out what film-makers think and do

Secondary research: Hollywood Studio System

Secondary research: specific film-makers