Star Image – theirs and mine

Researching the meta narrative of The Smiths helped me understand how much is put into how a band appears to the public, it also helped me understand Richard Dyer’s theory of the paradox of the star, this can be found in The Smiths as they present extraordinary skill and at the same time go on sell out tours, while dressing in average clothes and living an average life, this creates the idea of them being both extraordinary and ordinary, as well as appearing as present and absent.

This will be useful when creating my magazine cover, as my star will have to have their own meta-narrative and be conventional and slightly different of the indie genre. Below is a Mise-en-scene slide of what my indie star will look like.

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