Applying the male gaze

Applying the male Gaze in Hollyoaks

Hollyoaks EP - 11th Oct 2013

Throughout the episode i have noticed that most of the women wear make up and for the most part are very attractive and seductive through there personality which supports the male gaze. Women would be against this as they may see it as the characters are representing women as slutty. Although this can just be women being jealous as the character are attractive and get a lot of attention. In hollyoaks women always seem to have the more dominant role, we see this as one of the female characters has another tied up, in this scene dark lighting and close ups are used to show expression on the characters faces as well as to make it more dramatic. Close ups can also be used to show there attractiveness.