10 key terms i may use in my independent study

Connotation --> (certain object/image may have hidden meanings to it beyond its denotation)
Whilst talking about representation I can evaluate what the representation refers to for example (irrelevant to CSI) a red rose has a denotation of a flower but it can have connotations of love and passion.
Denotation--> (the simple and actual meaning of an image)
Representation of women in CSI is so mixed up so it would be important to differ between connotations and denotations of how women are dressed, whether they just normally dress a certain way or are there connotations behind it.
Empathy--> relating to a persons feelings (pleasure or pain) by going through the same experience.
Catherine willows second in command in the team of CSI: LV is seen to empathise with prostitutes and the suffering they have been through because she used to be an ‘exotic dancer’
femme fatale--> French theory which states women use their sexuality in order to gain what she wants
Many female victims or suspects are seen as whores who manipulate situations to achieve what they desire even if it concludes in someone’s death. So when talking about representation of victims or suspects I can refer to the femme fatale French theory.
Ideology--> is a key concept which I will constantly refer back to. It basically means attitudes beliefs and values.
CSI has a dominant ideology with it being very masculine in the fact that there are only 2 main female characters and the rest are males, this concept is held in all CSI series(reference to CSI:NY or CSI: Miami)
Mise-en-scene--> is another key concept which refers to everything within the frame. This involves lighting characters props dress/outfit make up etc.
The surroundings of the science labs refer to intellectual people and a woman around this area makes her seem quite clever in the sense that they are on the same level with men working in the labs.
Laura Mulvey--> has a theory about the male gaze and how media objectifies women for male voyeurism and pleasure.
I will be referring to Laura Mulvey a lot throughout my independent study because she states how women are objectified in the media and to a certain extent they are but CSI also shows them as strong powerful women. Auteur, Antony Zuiker has tried to avoid agreeing with Mulvey and has tried to contradict her theory.
Stereotype--> a social classification which refers to general characteristics about a group of people, which is extremely simplified and generalised which makes it quite inaccurate.
Women are stereotyped in many ways, we have dumb blondes, but films such as legally blonde or even in CSI blonde women are shown to be just as clever as any other hair colour. I will be bringing up the issue of stereotypes in my study.
Voyeur--> a person who watches other people or a situation from a detached area and do not know they are being watched.
Examples of voyeurs could be stalkers or peeping toms, or even an average TV audience because we are able to watch situation or programmes.
Watershed--> a set time which separates late evening shows to avoid any one to young to watch programmes with sex violence or bad language.
CSI is often shown after watershed because of its high explicit rate. It used to be shown at tea time in America but in the U.K has almost always been shown after 9pm