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
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
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 type of celebrity that is the 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
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.
www.ehow.co.uk
DEVELOPING CELEBRITY IDOLISATION
What are the audience evolving to be? What role do they play in the celebrity phenomenon?
• Media audiences were inactive recipients• Now media establishments encourage active
participation
The audience as ‘Props’
• Traditional methods for example quiz shows and documentaries which follow the normal lives of ordinary people have always needed audience participation.
• In the 1960s and 70s an example of a popular TV show is The Golden Shot. Many quiz and game shows of the time had members of the public participating as competitors.
Media Magazine
The Audience as ‘Curiosities’
• In the 1970s the main focus of successful shows was to investigate consumer health or issues
• Great concern & consideration was shown to audiences
• Example: That’s Life
The Audience as ‘Content’
• Participating audience provided the show’s content
• You’ve Been Framed was based around audience members submitting home videos, could be the originator of Youtube.
• Youtube now uses audience to provide content eg Robert’s Web C4: 2010
The Audience as ‘Subjects’
• A popular format in the 90s was a fly on the wall series called ‘docusoap’. Many of these shows focused on work environments ie Driving School and Airports.
• These shows had a few breakout characters, through being a participating audience they became celebrities.
• Early examples of the convention of reality television that some participants are provided with platform to move from being an audience member to being a celebrity
Audience Participation – Big BrotherPowerful Powerless
The producers of the show
• Controls who appears by holding auditions
• Creates specific representations of contestants through selective editing
• Constructs situation to manipulate who’s up for eviction
• Cant completely control the way participants behave or the relationships they form
• Cant control the way audience vote
Audience • Can select who stays or goes by voting during eviction
• Can choose not to watch programme if its not entertaining enough
• Cant always identify how much editing may be manipulating the perception of characters
Participants • They can alter behaviour in an attempt to make themselves more popular
• They are unaware how they are being presented by the institution or the tabloid press
Press • They can choose to represent contestants as ‘villains’, ‘victims’, ‘heroes’ etc
• They cannot directly influence the contestants activities in the house