Representation

This video shows a comparison of scenes in which females are being victimised, being shown as helpless, screaming victims.

This video shows the conventions of the horror movie, whilst my own movie is not technically a horror, it is a psychological thriller that follows many of the same conventions. The video also shows how the genre follows Mulvey's theory of the male gaze in which many of these are being sexualised as well as being victimised.  In my film it opens with a woman being victimised, though it also shows males being victimised at the same time, challenging such conventions. My film, also, does not really sexualise any characters, and particularly not the female character, Sarah. Although as said by Edwards, 1997, says that "the sexual objectification of men has increased in the media" This does not directly follow what is being shown in my films as none of the characters are particularly being sexualised or objectified, and my film is not, primarily, targeted towards women and homosexual men and so this is not really a requirement. Hugo being victimised by his murder, and Edward/Peter arguably becoming victimised by his weak mental state and Hugo's use of him.

Whilst my film does also include homosexual characters, it does not really follow any of the 'queer' theories. None of my characters are being portrayed as 'screaming queens' as talked of by Medhurst, 1998.