KEY TERMS: Star image, ordinary, extraordinary, denotations, connotations, repertoire of elements, conventions.
Task 1
- Create a Google Slide called ‘Star Image Research and Planning’.
- Choose a famous artist who might appear on the front cover of your magazine.
- Complete some research in to how they are represented in the media.
- Look at a range of different media texts (Metanarrative)
- … social media, news items, cover stories, fan pages, headlines about them.
- Analyze how these images, headlines represent their star image (think ordinary and yet extraordinary).
- Use a rich variety of adjectives which help describe their ‘star image.’
See an example from this previous student
Task 2
On a second slide create a collage of mise-en-scene to represent your star in your first photoshoot – your ‘picture perfect’ design:
- Costume
- Make up
- Body Language & Facial Expression
- Proxemics (if more than one person)
- Framing & Angle
- Props
- Lighting
- Setting
Remember to identify the element of mise-en-scene and the impact / representation you hope that will convey.
An example
