Textual analysis of Glamour Girls One example of a convention used in many documentaries which is seen in Glamour Girls is voyeurism. This is used because the audience are made to look in on something which they wouldnt usually do such as the model

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Textual analysis of Glamour Girls

One example of a convention used in many documentaries which is seen in Glamour Girls is voyeurism. This is used because the audience are made to look in on something which they wouldn’t usually do such as the models being filmed while on their photo shoots. This leads to another example used in Glamour Girls being the location. There are shots of the locations used in the documentary because it shows the reality of what being a glamour girl is like. There are many talking head shots used in interviews because they are confessional and is used to also show what the girls are like compared to what they are perceived as.

Glamour Girls explores the issues of body image and the ideology of beauty. This emphasis’ the way that body image is an important part of the Glamour Girls lifestyles. This leads the documentary to explore the lifestyles of the models, getting up close and personal to show the reality of modeling to the audience.

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The message given to the audience in Glamour Girls is that to be a model, you have to be “size zero.” It also shows that the industry is very harsh to models, especially if they aren’t thin enough or because of the way they look.

The female voice over is used in Glamour Girls reinforces the target audience which makes the documentary shown as a more feminine domain. This is because females are more wary as to what they look like and they compare themselves to girls which they see in magazines.

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