Synthesis

Reflection - A man's world

The final pages of my visual journal were a kind of resolution to the development I have been doing during this module. This image in particular embodies the idea taking from Mulvey's quote of describing the notion of an icon (in this example - Audrey Hepburn) as a 'cut-out', which fuelled the methodology of collage within my practical work throughout the concertina book.

A constant theme within my work and research was the portrayal of women in relation to the perspective of a man (the male gaze), therefore the phrase 'a man's world' becomes relevant here, which is something I explored in this image, along with the idea of icon. 

The final page of my book is a general depiction of what I have been researching in regards to the separated gender roles in transformation films, which shaped the basis of what I looked at for my essay.

Feedback Session

Today's feedback session was probably the most interesting one so far - mainly because there were many different projects to look at, whereas before Easter a lot of people hadn't really done much in their visual journal. I have nearly finished my journal now, and the feedback I got was really encouraging - I am glad that people seem to clearly understand what I am trying to say in my work. Not long left until the deadline now!

Study Task 9

The words I chose to highlight the overall synthesis and development of my project were Patriarchy, Male Gaze, Aesthetics, Modification, Reinvention, Transformation, Fashion, Film, Stars and Icons. Overall, one thing lead to another during the research stages which is evident in my visual journal, the progression of start to finish is something I tried to show especially in my practical work.