Ancillary Task Research - Posters by Maddy Ryder

For our posters of our star Grace, we wish to create a specific 'star image' for her. In order to keep with the personality we have given her in the video - a down to earth, unmaterialistic person - we will keep things such as makeup and costume minimalistic.

We realise that this will be breaking convention, as it is almost unheard of for a female singer in the public eye to go without makeup, as you can see from this picture:

The artist, Katy Perry, is described as having a "natural, dewy look" here, despite obvious makeup, because it is still a lot less compared to what her, and other stars, usually wear:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Although it may seem like every female singer is 'all dolled up' these days, there are a few, especially the younger artists, who choose a more natural look:

 

 

 

 

 

These artists are all younger singers, between the ages of 16 and 20. This is perfect for us as Grace is also a teenager, so by following these examples and giving her a natural look, we are keeping in tune with our ideas for her star image while still somewhat following convention. Younger stars are often shown with less makeup, and in a less voyeuristic manner because people feel it is inappropriate to sexualise them. It is for this reason that artists such as Miley Cyrus are considered 'taboo' :



 

 

We would definitely like to avoid controversy such as this with our artist, another reason to display her in a more natural, more innocent manner.