Celebrities and the media : an investigation of visual form and processes.

• Main Authors: Chow, Grace Sok Theng., Lim, Tsiao Hui., Mashizan Masjum., Ng, Wee Hiang.
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Mass media::Broadcasting::Motion pictures and films::Documentary
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/14831
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study examines the construction of the celebrity image in Singapore. Using video documentation as a mode of research, the authors attempt to de-layer the various levels of image construction of an up-and-coming Television Corporation of Singapore actress, Phyllis Quek. In doing so, the process...