TFIOS Fandom Presentation
- 1. The Fault in Our Stars: Fandom Project Allison Williams November 21st, 2014 COMM 326
- 2. Overview of Presentation • Background of both the book and the movie • Demographics targeted • Language or Jargon of the Fandom • A Fandom within a Fandom? • Fan Artwork • Fandom Communication
- 3. “My thoughts are stars I cannot fathom into constellations” • The Fault in Our Stars is the sixth novel from author, John Green. • The novel follows the love story of two cancer stricken teenagers: Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters • Framing and the “master narrative” • During its first few months of publication it spent its time on the best sellers list of the New York Times, Wall Street Today, and US today. • Time Magazine’s #1 Fiction book of 2012
- 4. “I fell in love the way you fall asleep, slowly and then all at once.” • The film adaption was released on June 6th, 2014 from 21st Century Fox • The Fault in Our Stars two main leads are Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort • During the first weekend of its release, TFIOS opened to huge sales of over 48.2 million dollars (Deadline.com) • The film’s release edged of Tom Cruise’s summer release, Edge of Tomorrow (Deadline.com)
- 5. “It would be a privilege to have my heart broken by you.” • Forbes Magazine highlights that TFIOS appeals directly to women • Disrupts normal Hollywood Rules • Hollywood Reporter stats: • Opened to an audience of 82% women • Nearly 80% of the audience were women under the age of 25 • Twilight was ranked at 55% • The film received this kind of exposure due to the success of the book • Rested on the top of the bestsellers list for 130 weeks, 13 at number one • Of those who saw the film, half of them had read the book • Minimal Effects Theory
- 6. “Maybe okay will be our always.” • Okay? Okay. • Some infinities are bigger than other infinities. • It’s a metaphor • That’s the thing about pain, it demands to be felt. • Fandom Name? • Little Infinities Galaxy • Fans name? • Side Effects • #FaultFanatics
- 7. “Hazel Grace, tell me I have not reached the end of the book!” • An interview with John Green revealed TFIOS is a fandom within a fandom • An Imperial Affliction • Hazel and Gus’ obsession • Origins of the TFIOS • “It's also about what it means to be infatuated with a work of literature, a feeling with which the members of the audience at the screening were clearly familiar.”
- 8. “I want to leave a mark.” • Continuum of a Fan • Fandom Artwork • Prosumers • Personal accounts of the film’s star Ansel Elgort and author John Green highlight fan’s artwork • Fanfiction • Etsy • Replications of Okay? Okay. are EVERYWHERE
- 10. “It’s a metaphor.” • Active Audiences • Film’s Instagram account • Little Infinities Bracelets • Facebook • Tumblr • Youtube • Most viewed or liked Youtube Trailer to date • #TFIOS • 3.8 million Twitter mentions • 2.5 million Twitter followers
- 11. “Some tourists think Amsterdam is a city of sin, but in truth it is a city of freedom.” • The famous bench from one of the most note scenes in the film went missing in July 2014 • Officials can’t be sure if it was locals tired of the hustle and bustle • But most likely it was the result of overzealous superfans • Returned to its home on the Amsterdam street a few days later • Gus takes a trip back to Amsterdam
- 12. I do, Augustus, I do.
- 13. References • Busch, A. (2014, June 8). BOX OFFICE: 'The Fault In Our Stars' Slides Hard Saturday But Still Phenom $48M ; 'Edge Of Tomorrow' Won't Break $30M And Bows At No. 3. Retrieved November 17, 2014, from http://deadline.com/2014/06/box-office-the-fault-in-our-stars-astronomical-opening- knocks-tom-cruise-off-edge-of-tomorrow-741800/ • McClintock, P. (2014, June 8). How 'Fault in Our Stars' Mobilized Teens to Topple Tom Cruise (Analysis) - Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 17, 2014, from http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/how-fault-stars-mobilized-teens-710123 • The Fault in Our Stars by John Green - Penguin Books USA. (2012). Retrieved November 18, 2014, from http://www.penguin.com/book/the-fault-in-our-stars-by-john-green/9780525478812 • Strecker, E. (2014, July 1). The ‘Fault in Our Stars’ bench in Amsterdam is missing | EW.com. Retrieved November 18, 2014, from http://popwatch.ew.com/2014/07/01/the-fault-in-our-stars-bench- in-amsterdam-is-missing/ • Zuckerman, E. (2014, May 6). 'The Fault in Our Stars' Author John Green on Fandom and His Favorite YA Romances. Retrieved November 18, 2014, from http://www.thewire.com/entertainment/2014/05/the-fault-in-our-stars-author-john-green/ 361732/
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