Paparazzi Research Paper
Katiana Thoby
Civics
Period 1
12/15/14
Paparazzi Freedom
It isn’t often that you hear good things about the paparazzi. We mostly know them for stalking the celebrities, making the celebrities feel unsafe, and taking pictures to make up stories based on how they look in it. The word "paparazzi" began in Federico Fellini's famed 1960 film
La Dolce Vita
, which had a photographer character named "Paparazzo." This word came from the Italian word, papataceo, which means an oversize mosquito. Federico says, “Paparazzo suggests to me a buzzing insect, hovering, darting, stinging
.”
The first American use of the word appeared in the 1961
Time
article , "
Paparazzi on the Prowl
." The article called them a
"ravenous wolf pack of freelance photographers who stalk big names for a living and fire with flash guns at point blank." The photo with the article is chilling image of the paparazzi blocking a princess' car. That basically meant that the paparazzi was a bad reputation. But there are not a lot of bad things about them. They do have some good qualities of the use of the photos they take. Paparazzi are mostly found in L.A. taking pictures of celebrities, invading their privacy.
But sometimes good results can come out of it. One thing is that it provides celebrity gossip which the public love. We want to know what’s going on in their lives and what current news (or drama) that is happening in their lives. Many times if they keep being mentioned in the news or at least have their picture found in a magazine, their fame won’t decrease. The more the celebrities are mentioned in the news, the more their fame increases. For example, Lupita
Nyongo’s fame increased after the movie, “12 years of Slave” and they mentioned her a lot in
Peoples’ Magazine of how her fashion is, how people think about her, and her gorgeous outfits at the red carpets. Some celebrities are known for tipping of the paparazzi of where they are
Civics
Period 1
12/15/14
Paparazzi Freedom
It isn’t often that you hear good things about the paparazzi. We mostly know them for stalking the celebrities, making the celebrities feel unsafe, and taking pictures to make up stories based on how they look in it. The word "paparazzi" began in Federico Fellini's famed 1960 film
La Dolce Vita
, which had a photographer character named "Paparazzo." This word came from the Italian word, papataceo, which means an oversize mosquito. Federico says, “Paparazzo suggests to me a buzzing insect, hovering, darting, stinging
.”
The first American use of the word appeared in the 1961
Time
article , "
Paparazzi on the Prowl
." The article called them a
"ravenous wolf pack of freelance photographers who stalk big names for a living and fire with flash guns at point blank." The photo with the article is chilling image of the paparazzi blocking a princess' car. That basically meant that the paparazzi was a bad reputation. But there are not a lot of bad things about them. They do have some good qualities of the use of the photos they take. Paparazzi are mostly found in L.A. taking pictures of celebrities, invading their privacy.
But sometimes good results can come out of it. One thing is that it provides celebrity gossip which the public love. We want to know what’s going on in their lives and what current news (or drama) that is happening in their lives. Many times if they keep being mentioned in the news or at least have their picture found in a magazine, their fame won’t decrease. The more the celebrities are mentioned in the news, the more their fame increases. For example, Lupita
Nyongo’s fame increased after the movie, “12 years of Slave” and they mentioned her a lot in
Peoples’ Magazine of how her fashion is, how people think about her, and her gorgeous outfits at the red carpets. Some celebrities are known for tipping of the paparazzi of where they are