The Face of Fame / BBC Worldwide Ltd.

In this film, the power and creation of fame and celebrity are explored through the art forms of portraiture and photography. Though renowned fame and celebrity status are not the same, the public has a similar appetite for devouring images and information about the rich and famous, as Simon Schama...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Films on Demand. Face of Britain (New York, N.Y.) Face of Britain ; Episode 3.
Corporate Authors:	BBC Worldwide Ltd Infobase (Film distributor)
Language:	English
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : BBC Worldwide Ltd, [2015]
Series:	Films on Demand. Face of Britain (New York, N.Y.) Face of Britain ; Episode 3.
Subjects:	National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain) Portrait painting. Portrait photography. Internet videos.
Genre:	Internet videos.
Online Access:	Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (50 min., 36 sec.)) : sound, color.
Format:	Electronic Video

Contents:

Princess Diana's Death (2:55)
Cult of the Hero (3:18)
Portrait of Frances Drake (3:27)
Faces That Shaped Britain (4:00)
Shakespeare's Kiss of Life (3:52)
Creating a Celebrity Culture (2:28)
Self-Promoter: Kitty Fisher (4:01)
Celebrity Painting (4:01)
Types of Fame (3:58)
Cultural Perception (1:57)
Soulless Age of the Machine (2:19)
British Destiny (2:17)
Celebrity Marketing (2:40)
Impresario of Public Craving (2:53)
Photographing Celebrities (3:20)
Cult of Diana (2:03)
Credits: The Face of Fame: Episode 3-The Face of Britain (0:38)