Assignment 8: Individual Coursework presentation

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A) What is the purpose of the documentary?

The purpose is to show viewers how much celebrities have changed and how active they have now become in

our lives.

Also, to provide an unbiased view throughout the documentary and allow viewers to form their own

opinions

DEVELOPING CELEBRITY & AUDIENCE TOPIC..

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B) What would people learn about this topic from your documentary?

They would learn about the different social media and how they make it easier for audience to be

participatory.

C) What style of documentary is it? Explain why/how

Observatory because..• Celebrity case studies will be viewed and analysed• Footage of participatory audience will be shown

Informative because..• Changing audience information• Social media types and what they provide etc

Episode 1: How celebrities become famous? Sport, tv, music, film etc Episode 2: What does it really meant to be a celebrity? Celebrities then and now (case studies) etcEpisode 3: How audiences have changed in how participatory they are (tv shows, concerts, social network etc)

D) A documentary series about ‘Celebrity & Audience: Then and Now’

AUDIENCEWho is the audience? Why? Audience: 17-34 year old females British and American, interested in social networking

sites, blogging, watching film and television

Because..• They use social media a lot more• They watch have a greater interest in all aspects of

celebrity life

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Who is the target audience? Why? 17-26 year old femalesEthnicity: British and minority ethnic groupsInterests: crime/factual television, debating and

socialising regularly

Because..• They use social media regularly• They are a lot more participatory as audience

Who is the secondary audience? Why?

32-38 year olds

• Could be interested in the great change in celebrity and audience over the years

Is it a niche or mass audience? Why?

Mass because..

• A lot of the public interact with social media• A vast majority idolise a type of celebrity• Many have been an audience at some point in

time

Massor

Niche?

Relate your target audience to channel/time shown

It will be shown on ITV2 at 9pm because..

• Target audience would be home from work and other commitments

• Other shows targeted to that audience will be on after that time

Connect purpose to audience – why should/do they want to learn about this topic?

Almost everybody interacts with social media and is an audience to some kind of celebrity

Inspiration

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Fearne Cotton and..

Establishing shot highlighting lavish life

Interviewing Craig David about his life then and now

Presenter taking part in activities during documentary

Close up – greater detail

Voiceover – guides and informs audience throughout documentary

One Direction: A Year in the Making

Hashtag for twitter – celebrities rely on audience to interact with social media

Archival footage – highlights journey

Establishing shot – a reminder of how it was auditioning

Interview – the audience get a trustworthy account of his experience

Font, 12 months earlier..Bold white capitals = importance

CHANNEL & TIME I

ITV 2 because..

• firm tradition of celebrity based topics are shown• documentaries show the change in time for celebrity & audience

Fearne Cotton and.. One Direction: Year in the making

CONVENTION USE DEVELOP CHALLENGE DESCRIPTIONArchival footage

Footage of audience and celebrities for evidence

Establishing shots Houses, arenas, studios etc

Interview Interview with public, sociologists, psychologists

Voiceover

Not just at the start but throughout

Supporting images Images of celebrities and audience

Presenter

Presenter will be a media student

Establishing shot

• Where celebrities & audiences meet• Where they are individually

Use of presenter/voiceover

• A media student studying about audience theories etc

• Presenter actually has relevance/knowledge to topic

Public Interviews

• Discuss why celebrities are admired• Audience participation then and now• Which celebrities they admire & why?

Expert interviews (with titles)

• Bold, white titles• Sociologists – theories concerning people in

society• Psychologists – theories concerning

attachment, admiration and relationships

Supporting Footage/Photographs• Photographs of audiences’ participation then

and now• Photographs of celebrities then and now• Footage of concerts, signings etc• Footage of audience participation then and

now

Use of statistics, graph or diagram

• Diagram for celebrities most respected/current

Structure

2 min introduction(series)

1 min introduction(episode)

2 min (to focus on first subtopic of episode)

Last 10-20 seconds(preview to next episode)

Celebrity & audience participation then and now throughout..•Tv•Film• sport• music

Audience interaction with celebrities then and now

the changing types of audience

What it means to be a celebrity, idea of instant fame e.g olympians are now global stars

Why do ordinary people have so much respect for

celebrities?

CELEBRITY IDOLISATION

Why do people idolise celebrities?

• More than just public figures• With support of internet celebrities are more

apparent in their lives• Difference in lives

Narcissistic Idolisation• Researcher Heinz Kohut says “idolisation is a

developmentally appropriate response to being a child“ and “adolescents engage in idolisation in order to compensate for the narcissistic injury of the inevitable failure of one's parents to live up to their child's lofty needs and desires.”

• This suggests that because that because parents aren’t the epic figure children aspire to, they avert focus to people living up to their expectations by leading extremely lavish lives.

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