Voyeurism

Voyeurism

This idea comes from the psychoanalytical theory of Sigmund Freud and originally refers to the notion that erotic pleasure may be gained by looking at a sexual object (preferably when the object is unaware it is being watched).

It has been proposed principally by Laura Mulvey, 1975 that, because the filmmakers are predominantly male, the presence of women in film is often solely for the purpose of display rather than for narrative purposes. The purpose of this display, it is argued, is to facilitate oh voyeuristic response in spectators, which presumes a male gays regardless of the gender of the spectator, one that is, or may feel like, a powerful controlling guys at the female display, who is effectively objectified and passive.

The idea of voyeurism is also frequently evident in music video for a system within screens – characters shown watching performers or others on TVs, via WebCams, and images on a video camera CCTV. Indeed it has almost become an obsession and music videos.

Eric Prydz – Call On Me 

In this music video by Eric Prydz there is an apparent use of voyeurism with the use of women wearing basically nothing and using camera shots and angles which emphasise the performers bodies .Sexual objectification is clearly displayed in this music video as it involves one man dancing with a room full of half naked women, he has the satisfaction of watching them along with the audience. Voyeurism is also commonly seen in the rap genre as the stars want to show of the uber attractive women they can now attract thanks to their money and success in the industry, putting across that if one has money and fame they can have women with a click of their fingers.