Pussycat Dolls!!

I decided to look into more than one video by the group the Pussycat Dolls, as there seems to be trend within all their videos, of a burlesque type theme.



This is the first video which i looked at, all 5 of the girls are wearing voyeuristic outfits, Nicole Scherzinger,in particular, is the most voyeuristic of the group and is also the leader, with more screen time than the other 4 girls. She is the only one on screen for the first 40 seconds of the video as well this the whole amount of that time she completely nude sat in a bubble bath.

The camera shots used portray the women in a none particularly voyeuristic way, for example the shot of Nicole when she gets out of the bath only shows her head and shoulders which is enough for the audience to know that she is naked, however it doesn't reveal anything that would be considered explicit.

The second video by the group which I looked at was the Whatcha Think About That, this video is even more voyeuristic that the previous one, it also conforms to the male gaze theory as well. The video is mainly performance based, as the girls are performing a burlesque show. This time round Nicole isn't the leader, another member of the group has solo's so therefore she has a close up, which doesn't happen often as Nicole is normally the main focus in the videos. 

As well as the performance based parts of the video, there are parts which are more narrative based as it show's the girls getting ready in the dressing room to perform on the stage. The dances that they perform are also very voyeuristic as the movements the girls do could be seen as sexual, also the hand gestures they do whilst dancing make it appear even more voyeuristic.

This is a close up of the other group member who get's a solo, however she's not the only one in shot, meaning she is still not seen to be as important as Nicole.











This video continues with the trend of the previous two, the outfits and the dance moves are all voyeuristic however as there are also men that are partially undressed it is also perceived to be attractive to a female audience as well as a male audience which it seems to be aimed at.

This is also one of the videos in which Nicole is the considered the leader and the only time any of the other girls get a close up is when they sing the 'ha ha ha ha' bit and they are in shot with Nicole at the same time.