Gaze Theory

In lesson we learned about the Gaze theory, which showed how the characters in a film or tv programme acknowledge the audience in their speech direction.

Intra-Diegetic Gaze - Intra-Diegetic gaze is when one character is shown to be looking directly at another character whilst talking.

 Intra-Intra-Diegetic Gaze - When the audience is watching the character(s) in the text watching TV.

Extra-Diegetic Gaze - Extra-Diegetic gaze is when the person in the frame is depicted as looking ‘out of the frame’ or otherwise known as acknowledging the forth wall and talks directly to the audience.