Friday, November 20th 2020

 

The art of the selfie - video

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This document is a report made by Wolfgang Spindler, a journalist for Euronews. He is reporting about an exhibition of selfies, taking place in London Saatchi Gallery, which shows the history of selfies. In fact, we can recognize artists like Vincent Van Gogh and famous people like Hillary Clinton, Kim Kardashian, Donald Trump with three Misses (from Kenya, Syria and Mexico), and a famous monkey which is exhibited in London, in the Natural History Museum. 

Nigel Hurst, the curator and CEO (Chief Executive Officer of the gallery) explains that selfies today are modern self-portraits of the past. For him, selfies are the most expansionist form of communication because today, we live in a digital age. 

The journalist also explains that even if you take a selfie, it doesn’t mean you are narcissistic. In 2013, the word “selfie” became a word in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). The journalist finishes his report saying that thanks to mobile phones we can do a lot of selfies and this shows a great potential. 

 

Journalist: For hundreds of years we’ve been doing it, turning our own image into art. And at London Saatchi gallery, what’s hailed as the world’s first exhibition exploring the history of the selfie from the old masters to the present day is making quite an impression.

 

Nigel Hurst (curator and CEO of the Saatchi Gallery): The selfie has become probably the most expansionist form of visual communication that we’ve experienced in generations; and so for that reason, whether you’re running a cultural institution or not, you can’t ignore it. And what we’re doing really is embracing that further part of the narrative in that, you know, for centuries we’ve shared images of ourselves, now we do that on a mass level.

 

Journalist: In the digital age, the selfies become ubiquitous. The word was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2013. The exhibition, “from selfie to self-expression” runs until May 30^th. Our correspondent says doing selfies with your mobile doesn’t mean you’re narcissistic. Today modern smartphones photography’s socially acceptable. This exhibition shows the creative potential of a modern self-portrait.

 

Correspondent: Wolfgang Spindler, aus London, for Euronews.

 

 

Friday, November 13^th 2020.

 

The anatomy of a great selfie

 

An analysis

 

How to take the best selfie in the world?

 

Advice = conseils

 

This infographics gives us advice

 

-         Choose a good angle => the best angle is either straight on or above

 

-         Be ready for the photo

 

-         Choose a good background

 

-         Cut the photo / cut what you don’t want to show

 

-         Always smile

 

 

 

Young people aged 18 to 24 take 1 million selfies everyday / per day.

 

75% (per cent) of young adults (from 18 to 24) take selfies.

 

25% of old adults (over 65) take selfies.

 

 

 

Adults take selfies because:

 

-         35% of adults take selfies to remember a happy moment.

 

-         34% of adults take selfies to capture a funny moment.

 

-         15% of adults take selfies to capture a nice outfit / clothing.

 

-         14% of adult take selfies to capture a good hair day / a good haircut

 

-         13% of adults take selfies because they are confident.

 

 

 

To share our selfies, we use social media.

 

48% use Facebook to share pictures.

 

14% use text (messages) to share pictures.

 

13% use Whatsapp to share pictures.

 

9% use Twitter to share pictures.

 

8% use Instagram to share pictures.

 

5% use Snapchat to share pictures.

 

2% use Pinterest to share picture.

 

Personally, I use … to share pictures.