CIN105Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Tom Cruise, Jane Fonda, Richard Dyer
16 Mar 2018
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Early 1980s stardom started to be taken seriously. Author/book richard dyer stars (1979) Rationale phenomenon of stardom seriously how star is formed and accepted/rejected by people. Key identification between audience and film authoring process. Equally as the study of director as the true author. Stars are constructed through a combination of textual, intertextual and extratextual material. How this particular stardom is constructed textual (films), intertextual (film relating to film) and extratextual (film relating to society) Textual phenomenon: individual film can solidify star persona to come (james dean identified with rebel without a cost character persona lasted for decades) : harrison ford: han solo and indiana jones. Extratextual phenomenon: possibly stardom and extratextuality are most closely linked. Fan magazine these ele(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts of e(cid:454)trate(cid:454)tualit(cid:455) fir(cid:373) up a star"s perso(cid:374)a for us promotion and publicity interviews, tabloid coverage create and shape and refine an a(cid:272)tor"s perso(cid:374)a relationship to the audience.
