Posted by Anima77 at oakes-pc09.ucsc.edu on February 08, 2000 at 14:58:38:
I really need the help of the entire board for this, if anyone will be kind enough to oblige. I am currently taking my senoir thesis seminar for Film and Digital Media and I need to collect some insightful responses to an interview I was asked to conduct as a part of the class. I am looking to analyze the roles of celebrity, not fame necessarily, and the methods in which celebrity is affected/manipulated/and perceived. My subject? The View Askew Web board of course.
Disclaimer:
Bear in mind that i do not intend to accuse anyone of anything negative in these questions. When I refer to celebrity, I equate it more with popularity than I do fame. For instance, while many people across the world may not know the names of the various posters on the board itself, those within the community recognize the different posters. Although he may not be worldwide famous, someone like Huber, or Bryan Johnson, or Smalls, or Chiusano are all recognized as posters and to a degree, celebrity status within the world of the web board (and in some cases outside too, I am sure.)
Although I would like to have Kevin or Vin respond to these directly, I am also looking for everyone else's input, as I feel it is equally important to my paper.
thanks for your participation,
mario
here are the questions:
1. If you had to choose a celebrity (preferably a director) that has influenced you the most in your life, who would you choose?
2. In what ways did this person influence you (ie: when where you first introduced to their work, when did it first effect you and your goals, and in what ways does it do so?) Describe the situation to the best of your ability.
3. How would you best describe this director's representation as a celebrity? (Bear in mind that the term celebrity is not necessarily referring to their status as a star, but rather their image perceived by the public and this individual's fans)
4. In what ways are this director's role of celebrity manufactured and marketed toward his/hers audience?
5. In what ways do this individual's marketed traits appeal to you?
6. Do any of these traits disgust you, or taint your image of the individual in any way?
7. What do you feel are important duties of an individual in a celebrity status?
8. How do you define celebrity, personally?
9. What was your first major project released, and how has it's reception adjusted your role as a celebrity?
10. Has the inception of this celebrity role affected your work in any way?
11. How has your own role as a celebrity (within your own filmmaking endeavors and/or through your participation on the Viewaskew Web Board) been a product of construction; proved a profitable marketing tool?
12. How has your role as a celebrity affected your personal life and your relationships with fans?
13. Are their any aspects of celebrity status that have discouraged you, or garnered a negative influence on your role as an individual?
14. What is your take on the notion that any individual can attain a celebrity status?
15. In what ways does this web board help create celebrity status for both the filmmakers that frequent it, and the posters that post here?
16. Does the formation of internet based celebrity status rely solely on the inclusion of an already publicly known celebrity? (in other words, is it the fact that Kevin Smith is involved with the discourses found on the web board that makes it easier for any poster to harbor a celebrity-like status on the board?)
17. In what ways has the function of the board changed since its inception? What were the contributing factors to this change?
18. How does the media perceive the web board in regards to celebrity status? Do you agree with this interpretation of the board?
once again, I really appreciate this!
thanks!
Mario