This research aims at deepening the knowledge of the role of reality television in the creation of a personal brand. The study is focused on the specific case of Kim Kardashian, in order to gain a better understanding of the route that has brought Kim and her family to become a globally successful brand. What sparked my interest in this case was the possibility of analyzing the link between the television format in the contest of a broad and complex personal branding multi canal strategy. To develop the analysis I started from a background research focused on the main elements of the study: personal branding, television format and multi canal strategies.The analysis itself was accomplished through three different tools. A frame-by-frame analysis of two scenes, one from Keeping Up with The Kardashians and one from the more recent The Kardashians. Two interviews of two stakeholders of the television format from different perspectives: Sara Ristori, writer and film maker, and Fabrizio Buceti, responsible of media. The last element was using a scraping video tool horizontally to try and pin down narrative and visual elements that are transversal to both series and multiple episodes.
Questa ricerca nasce con lo scopo di approfondire il ruolo del format televisivo del reality nella costruzione di un personal brand. Ho focalizzato lo studio sul caso specifico di Kim Kardashian per approfondire il percorso che ha portato il personaggio di Kim, insieme a tutta la sua famiglia, a diventare un brand globale di successo. Ciò che più mi ha affascinato è stata la possibilità di analizzare il collegamento e il ruolo del format televisivo all’interno di una strategia di personal branding complessa e multi-canale. Per svolgere questa analisi sono partita da una ricerca di background sui concetti principali: personal branding, format televisivo e multi-canalità. Per l’analisi ho utilizzato tre strumenti. Un’indagine frame by frame approfondita di due scene, una appartenente al programma Keeping Up with The Kardashians e una al più recente The Kardashians. Interviste a due stakeholder del format con due prospettive diverse: Sara Ristori, autrice e regista, e Fabrizio Buceti, responsabile dei media. Per finire ho utilizzato uno strumento di scarping video in maniera orizzontale per provare ad individuare se gli elementi chiave riscontrati nelle analisi delle scene sono riscontrabili anche in altre puntate e stagioni.
Inventing Kim: personal branding e format televisivi, il caso Kardashian
CIRAFICI, MATILDE
2023/2024
Abstract
This research aims at deepening the knowledge of the role of reality television in the creation of a personal brand. The study is focused on the specific case of Kim Kardashian, in order to gain a better understanding of the route that has brought Kim and her family to become a globally successful brand. What sparked my interest in this case was the possibility of analyzing the link between the television format in the contest of a broad and complex personal branding multi canal strategy. To develop the analysis I started from a background research focused on the main elements of the study: personal branding, television format and multi canal strategies.The analysis itself was accomplished through three different tools. A frame-by-frame analysis of two scenes, one from Keeping Up with The Kardashians and one from the more recent The Kardashians. Two interviews of two stakeholders of the television format from different perspectives: Sara Ristori, writer and film maker, and Fabrizio Buceti, responsible of media. The last element was using a scraping video tool horizontally to try and pin down narrative and visual elements that are transversal to both series and multiple episodes.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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