Media studies For AQA students - Peter Wall
'The direct communication chanel between artist and fans means that the artist have much more control over material that is released to the public, and ultimately more control over the image the convey.
Comment : A number of artist now promote themselves through websites such My space or Twitter , the often release snippets of there tracks , post pictures and often update statuses to keep fans informed of what they are currently doing. so the idea that artist release their material to the public they control how people react to them or how they are represented to their fans.
Cheryl Cole - Through My Eyes
' the paparazzi can be really scary. theres nothing you can do but put your head down and try to keep moving. you feel like youre being suffocated'
Media Studies - Theories and approaches Dan Laughey
'since the media are more or less omnipresent in all of out lives, this means we are all influenced to some extent by what we view, listen to, browse, play and read'
Comment: the media are present everywhere we go and in everything that we do. all of us are influenced through the media in some way. celebrities tend to be the most influential people in the media. celebrities are constantly being followed by paparazi and on the front covers of magazines and newspapers. this makes us some what involved in the celebrities life through what we read about them and how they are pictured.
The media Book
' we only accept reality through TV and other simulacra'
Comment : Many of us believe that what the media portrays to us is how we should live life - its our reality. so because celebrities are living the 'Glamorous ' lifestyle we should also do the same. when in reality its not real. also some people don't know the difference between reality and the media world so they generally tend to think they can do the same thing people in the media do.
Moral panic
'verbal aggression is a form of aggression which means that studies which are interpreted by most people are being about the representations of physical violence may actually be more concerned with the use of swear words . this is also related to violence.
comment: the media of often uses inappropriate language , this is often shown in music videos or videos . the verbal aggression used in theses text influence people especially the younger generation to use these words.
Celebrity and power : fame in the contemporary culture
'audiences have emerged out of the formation of two other social categories that are powerful'
comment: audience now have the power to make or break a celebrity , audiences are so important to celebrities as they can increase a celebrities popularity.
Image and representation: key concepts in media studies
'the media concerns itself with the factors that influence how we look at images of our world. images are created in order to communicate a message'
comment : the media industry , institutions have the power of how an image is portrayed to us. they can make something bad look exceptionally good or vice versa. these images are shown through magazines, newspapers , films , video games etc. for eg . sex, drugs , alcohol, violence can be be glamourised.
Heavenly bodies : film stars and society
'A celebrities image is not just his or her films, but the promotion of those films, public appearances, interviews and biographies. their image is also what people say or write about him/her'
comment:not only does a celebrity make themselves known but they are also known through what the audience think of them from positive and negative criticism.
the cult of celebrity : what our fascination with the stars reveal about us
' misbehaviour wont make us reject our favourite stars, its no wonder that when they do something good they seem almost superhuman'
Comment: celebrity behaviour does not affect our views on them, whether there doing something good or bad, well like them same way. even though their good behaviour is respected more.
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