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Postmodernism - Baudrillard

Hyperreality - The idea that something that is not real but people think is real

Simulacra - 

The world in which we live in is becoming vastly more complicated. Every single technology is making the world vastly more complicated.

A hyperreal is not just  better than reality, it's not just beyond reality. It is also a representation of something that never existed in the first place.

constant hyperreferentiality - constant reference to things that make no sense without prior knowledge. Making use of Barthes referential codes. In relation to Zoella, it gives the audience a sense of escapism.

'thats a big old crusty boy' - zoella - reference to a meme

'that was really hard' - zoella

Zoella is dressed like a pizza

Hyper reality of zoella holding her hand on her head to 'jog her memory'.

Expected to know who 'Mark' is from the title.

non-diegetic 'overly happy' sound track - ukelele soundtrack - low volume in sound-mix to emphasise the vlogger's importance - like a kid show soundtrack

She has specifically changed her voice to mature with her audience. - rebranding

Mark has certain stereotypical aspects of being gay due to his generic campness.

Leaving the food is wasteful.

mid-shot/2 shot - audience positioned as sitting at the table with them. Gives a sense of inclusiveness. - Escapism 

They are very skinny which reinforces hegemony.

This video is excruciatingly boring.

We live in a world of polished media where mainstream media feeds us perfect media. Vloggers give us more relatable form of seemingly unpolished media.

Cognitive Dissonance - 2 thoughts in your head that can't co-exist

She is reinforcing bad hegemonic norms. Girls need to wear makeup to look attractive. Gay best friend doesn't necessarily mean homosexual.

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