STUDY SKILLS - Stars + Celebrities in the Media world.
De Cordova speculated that a star was created by the publics appreciations of .
there work. In the case of Cinema, a celebrity would need to be seen in numerous films .
and adopt different roles, so that the star would then increase his audience; for they .
would all appreciate a different role he/she can play. .
To become a celebrity, there would already need to be an audience in the desired .
medium so that someone could see them perform. The continuous appearance of the star .
would leave the fan wanting two things, a similar role to what we had seen them do .
before, and something new to the character, so we can see even more of what the star is .
capable off. He also speculated that the star does not need to be constantly seen .
throughout the film, that there absences can even help them become more famous, as the .
audience will desire to see them when they are not on screen, so that when they do show, .
there appreciation of them grows more. He also speculates that the modern star is less of .
an attraction as the stars of year ago. This argument can be supported by the idea that .
with modern media, it is easier to reach a larger audience. However he later believes that .
it is the desire to search into a stars background and into there private lives, that helps us .
identify with a celebrity, and once we find that they have similar tastes to ourselves, we .
like the star even more.
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2) Relationships between the stars.
John Ellis believes that a start is created by the fans desire for a possible sexual .
encounter with them. That to be a great celebrity, they must be desired as an object of .
attraction, sometimes by both genders. He also remarks that the audience knows that the .
possibility of any interaction between them is negligible, yet it is the simple possibility .
that keeps the fan hooked to this celebrity, and continues to have them coming back for .