P. David Marshall
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- August 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780816695621
- eISBN:
- 9781452949680
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Minnesota Press
- DOI:
- 10.5749/minnesota/9780816695621.003.0004
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Media Studies
This chapter discusses the film celebrity. As a general discourse, the film celebrity occupies a central position in the development of the twentieth-century celebrity. Because of cinema’s history ...
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This chapter discusses the film celebrity. As a general discourse, the film celebrity occupies a central position in the development of the twentieth-century celebrity. Because of cinema’s history and the relationship of the cinema apparatus with consumer capitalism, the film celebrity has provided a way in which the discourses of individualism, freedom, and identity have been articulated in modern society. These discourses were particularly concerned with consumption of film celebrities and their construction of lifestyles. A study of film actor Tom Cruise reveals how these discourses are modalized through the sign/text construction of the celebrity, developing a typology of celebrity and audience subjectivity as it relates to film.Less
This chapter discusses the film celebrity. As a general discourse, the film celebrity occupies a central position in the development of the twentieth-century celebrity. Because of cinema’s history and the relationship of the cinema apparatus with consumer capitalism, the film celebrity has provided a way in which the discourses of individualism, freedom, and identity have been articulated in modern society. These discourses were particularly concerned with consumption of film celebrities and their construction of lifestyles. A study of film actor Tom Cruise reveals how these discourses are modalized through the sign/text construction of the celebrity, developing a typology of celebrity and audience subjectivity as it relates to film.
Keith Beattie
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- April 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780252036590
- eISBN:
- 9780252093647
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of Illinois Press
- DOI:
- 10.5406/illinois/9780252036590.001.0001
- Subject:
- Film, Television and Radio, Film
This volume is the first book-length study of the extensive career and prolific works of D. A. Pennebaker, one of the pioneers of direct cinema, a documentary form that emphasizes observation and a ...
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This volume is the first book-length study of the extensive career and prolific works of D. A. Pennebaker, one of the pioneers of direct cinema, a documentary form that emphasizes observation and a straightforward portrayal of events. With a career spanning decades, Pennebaker's many projects have included avant-garde experiments (Daybreak Express), ground-breaking television documentaries (Primary), celebrity films (Don't Look Back), concert films (Monterey Pop), and innovative fusions of documentary and fiction (Maidstone). Exploring the concept of “performing the real,” the book's analysis interprets the ways in which Pennebaker's presentation of unscripted everyday performances is informed by connections between documentary filmmaking and other experimental movements such as the New American Cinema. Through his collaborations with such various artists as Richard Leacock, Shirley Clarke, Norman Mailer, and Jean-Luc Godard, Pennebaker has continually reworked and redefined the forms of documentary filmmaking. This book also includes a recent interview with the director and a full filmography.Less
This volume is the first book-length study of the extensive career and prolific works of D. A. Pennebaker, one of the pioneers of direct cinema, a documentary form that emphasizes observation and a straightforward portrayal of events. With a career spanning decades, Pennebaker's many projects have included avant-garde experiments (Daybreak Express), ground-breaking television documentaries (Primary), celebrity films (Don't Look Back), concert films (Monterey Pop), and innovative fusions of documentary and fiction (Maidstone). Exploring the concept of “performing the real,” the book's analysis interprets the ways in which Pennebaker's presentation of unscripted everyday performances is informed by connections between documentary filmmaking and other experimental movements such as the New American Cinema. Through his collaborations with such various artists as Richard Leacock, Shirley Clarke, Norman Mailer, and Jean-Luc Godard, Pennebaker has continually reworked and redefined the forms of documentary filmmaking. This book also includes a recent interview with the director and a full filmography.
