Biopics and other movies and television shows based on real events
are increasingly appearing at the multiplex and on streaming
platforms alongside blockbuster franchises and adaptations. The
appeal of movies and television shows based on true stories is that
they claim to tell us what really happened, with the public and
private versions of events packaged into one coherent narrative.
But how do they do it, and what makes this version of events so
appealing? The Biopic and Beyond investigates the process that
turns the distant public figures that populate news and
entertainment into screen characters that we can engage with and
try to understand a little better. Even though they aren’t the
real thing, our engagement with fictionalized versions of public
figures can, for better or worse, color the way we understand the
real person behind them. Screen engagement with the fake person
behind the real person doesn’t only happen in biopics and
docudramas, with media as varied as sketch comedy, fan fiction and
the celebrity cameo contributing to the ways we understand public
figures. Using case studies such as Mark Zuckerberg and The Social
Network, Sarah Palin and Saturday Night Live, and Louis C.K. and
Louie, The Biopic and Beyond will make you think about the way you
see the world through a fictionalized version of it.
General
Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Academic USA
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 2022 |
Authors: |
Melanie Piper
(School of Communication and Arts Sessional Academic)
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
184 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5013-6149-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
General
Books >
Social sciences >
General
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LSN: |
1-5013-6149-X |
Barcode: |
9781501361494 |
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