The history of the celebrity and the celebrity culture
The cultural significance of celebrity
Sitters - often acting scenes from mythology or religious themes
The Artist 2011
Silent movie
Portrayal of an early era
Contemporary icons used as case studies
Shows how how contemporary identity and celebrity are intwined
In a BBC interview with the producer of The Artist, Thomas Langmann describes why the film is such a success with particular audiences, "The Artist is perfect for their older, more conservative demographic, as was The King's Speech last year,".
In a BBC interview with the producer of The Artist, Thomas Langmann describes why the film is such a success with particular audiences, "The Artist is perfect for their older, more conservative demographic, as was The King's Speech last year,".
"Here's a film which is nothing but delightful, feel-good and reminds them of old Hollywood. It doesn't touch too deeply on anything in the contemporary world." Tim Masters. "Oscars 2012: How The Artist turned silence into gold". Feb 2012. Purdue U. 14/01/12 <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17178398>.
Julia Margaret Cameron
Celebrity portraits
The pictoralist traditionlate 19th and early 20th century
A style that imitated painting such as soft focus and sepia tones
Male celebrities were given different treatment photographically
Solid and less real
Focus on what they did than how they looked, not sex objects
Invention of moving pictures
Louis Aime Augustin Le Prince.
Inventor who lived in leeds.
Filmed moving images on leeds bridge in 1888.
Perfected the cinematography at the time.
Early celebrities
Josephine Baker (1906-1975)
Success coincides with the Art Deco movement
Becomes a muse for contemporary authors, painters, designers.
Even sculptors
American of mixed heritage
Found fame in france as a exotic dancer
Was nicknamed the 'black pearl'
Portrayal of exotic was popular at the time
Made a living on her looks on stage
she also worked for the resistance in WWII
Bette Davis
Play unlikeable characters and is happy to do so
Mildred of 'Human Bondage' (1934)
Regina Giddens in 'The Little Foxes' (1941)
Married a man who claimed he had never heard of her
Marilyn Monroe
Actress, singer but mainly sex symbol
Enjoyed for her physical presence - iconic as a sex symbol
Crosses into other areas like Barker
Relationships with Arthur Miller and the Kennedies
Her private life gets shown on screen due to her relationships and ease of photographing
Conspiracy over her death
Her death freezes her status as her image will never disintegrate
Andy Warhol pop art
Her face becomes a mask and is endlessly repeated in publicity and the news
Idea that there is a different women underneath
Television
Golden age from late 40's to 50's/60's
Focuses on drama as the entertainment
Celebrities from public to private domain is homes and paper
JFK speeches communicated through TV
TV = decline in cinema
The changing face of celebrity
The Jacksons as a brand of musicians and performers
1971 - Jackson 5 animated cartoon
1976 - comedians perform as themselves not acts.
Changes in Michael Jacksons appearance is symbolic of a society obsessed with appearance
Madonna
Changes image for each tour and album such as Material Girl (1985) // Vogue (1990)
Post modern recycling of the golden era of Hollywood
Lady Gaga
A post post modern icon possibly
Recycles her image for every public appearance like Madonna.
Meaning you can't connect with the real person only the spectacle of her instead of personality
Meat dress
Feminist statement
Looking at the hypocrisy in attitudes to eating meat
Possibly an anti fashion statement
Possibly no meaning
Modern Celebrities
Barak Obama seen by some as a 'pop' president
He is formed into a young, good looking, musical person, not a politician
Politicians reaching out through popular culture after his success
Reaching out to the masses
YouTube
February 2005
Produces self made celebrities and allows access to masses by reaching out
Princess Diana
1980's
Representative of innocence and beauty
Fashion icon
Mario Testino, uses her in fashion photography
Marketing herself world wide for good causes
Paparazzi seem to be to blame for her death due to demand for 'real life' images
Beckhams
90's and 00's brand
Cross worlds of fashion, sport and music like Dianna but instead uses for personal wealth primarily
Can seem to overcome private life scandals
Twitter
Public and celebrity can follow celebrities
Details of their home and private lives and able to find out about latest projects
This allows for income and wealth generation without much effort
Inner thoughts
Links between public and private
Described as gossip vehicle
Not a replacement of magazines but begins to take from print to screen.
Further Research
The following clip I felft best sums up how celebrity culture is mocked so heavily that it can effect people personally from the celebrities point of view. Although it is terribly hilarious, Amstell delivers the comedy incredibly well and the whole scenario is taken out of proportion simply due to the nature of the TV show, the celebrity is still effected by their (or in this case, another celebrities) presence in the media.
Further Research
The following clip I felft best sums up how celebrity culture is mocked so heavily that it can effect people personally from the celebrities point of view. Although it is terribly hilarious, Amstell delivers the comedy incredibly well and the whole scenario is taken out of proportion simply due to the nature of the TV show, the celebrity is still effected by their (or in this case, another celebrities) presence in the media.
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