...A star, in the sense of a brilliant presence that shines like a star, refers to a "star" in film, sports, and other fields. In film, a star is an actress or actor who can gain popularity with the masses simply by their screen presence, regardless of their innate talent or acting ability, as seen in the movie capital of Hollywood. They are the ones who guarantee the highest commercial success of a film, that is, they boast the highest "box-office production value," and are often more popular than the film itself (although sometimes a star's name alone becomes so popular that only his or her performance fee increases, resulting in a decline in the box-office performance of the film; such a star is called a "box-office poison of the film industry" in Hollywood). Therefore, a star does not first have a script and then plays a role; on the contrary, a film is planned for the star, a role is thought up, a script is written, and a film is made to suit the star. *Some of the terminology that refers to "box-office production value" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…星のようにきらめく輝かしい存在という意味でのスターは,映画,スポーツその他各界の〈花形〉のことをいう。映画におけるスターとは,映画の都ハリウッドにその原形および典型が見られるように,本来の才能あるいは演技力にはかかわりなく,ただスクリーンに存在すること(screen presence)によって大衆の人気を確実に得ることのできる女優なり男優なりのことであり,映画の興行的成功を最高度に保証する,すなわち最高の〈興行価値box‐office production value〉を誇る存在であり,しばしば映画そのものをしのぐ人気俳優のことである(スターの名まえだけが高くなって出演料のみ上がり,映画の興行成績が低下する場合もあり,そのようなスターはハリウッドでは〈映画興行のガンbox‐office poison〉と呼ばれる)。それゆえに,スターは,まずシナリオがあって,一つの役を演ずるというのではなく,逆に,スターのために,スターに合わせて,映画が企画され,役が考え出され,シナリオが書かれ,映画がつくられることになる。… ※「box-office production value」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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