This document provides an outline for writing an essay that compares the representation of women across two music videos. It includes sections for an introduction, introducing the artists and videos, analyzing the mise-en-scene, camerawork, sound, and editing of each video, and a conclusion. The analysis should discuss how each element represents women and compare the similarities and differences between the two videos, drawing on concepts like the male gaze. Captions screenshots from the videos should be included to support the analysis in each section.

1. Essay Structure – Comparative Assignment
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ESSAY QUESTION: Compare the representation of women across two music videos
Introduction:
 What topic are you going to discuss in this essay? (rephrase the question above)
 What are the names of the music videos you will discuss and who is the artist?
 What type of music videos are they (narrative/performance/parody)? Why?
Introduce the Artists & Videos:
 Provide a brief summary of the first artist – what genre of music are they best known for? Who is their
target audience? What style of music videos do they usually produce? (i.e. what are the conventions?).
 Do they conform or subvert the genre codes and conventions? Are they controversial in anyway? Or are
they stereotypical of the genre?
 Provide a brief summary of the second artist – what genre of music are they best known for? Who is their
target audience? What style of music videos do they usually produce? (i.e. what are the conventions?).
 Do they conform or subvert the genre codes and conventions? Why/why not? Are they controversial in
anyway? Or are they stereotypical of the genre?
Mise-En-Scene
 How does the Mise-En-Scene represent women in both of your videos? (Refer to your PEEL paragraphs).
 Remember to make comparisons between both videos – how are they similar and or different in the way
they use Mise-En-Scene to represent women?
 Include theory or context where relevant (male gaze/voyeurism, feminism, patriarchy, sexism)
Camerawork

2.  How does the Camerawork represent women in both of your videos? (Refer to your PEEL paragraphs).
 Remember to make comparisons between both videos – how are they similar and or different in the way
they use Camerawork to represent women?
 Include theory or context where relevant (male gaze/voyeurism, feminism, patriarchy, sexism)
Sound
 How does the Sound represent women in both of your videos? (Refer to your PEEL paragraphs).
 Remember to make comparisons between both videos – how are they similar and or different in the way
they use Sound to represent women?
 Include theory or context where relevant (male gaze/voyeurism, feminism, patriarchy, sexism)
Editing
 How does the Editing represent women in both of your videos? (Refer to your PEEL paragraphs).
 Remember to make comparisons between both videos – how are they similar and or different in the way
they use Editing to represent women?
 Include theory or context where relevant (male gaze/voyeurism, feminism, patriarchy, sexism)
Conclusion
 Summarise what you have learnt about the representation of women in music videos?
 How do you feel about these representations?
 Will this representation have a negative or positive impact on audiences? Why?
 How does this make you feel about the power of the media?