The above are two interesting and funny videos I had taken from the You tube. First video contains lots and lots of the couple photos (but I doubted the accuracy, since they appeared fake or being made up by someone using photoshop, for example). As I continued to search for more reliable sources to prove the accuracy of the first one, I found the second video. The second one is obviously a made-up video clip, that consists of several clips of both Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson during different occasions, such as press conferences, TV talkshows, break during a movie shootings and etc (in the sense that I considered the latter is more reliable than the first video). Both videos might only a mere gossip??? or they are really true (who knows??). But most importantly, there are some factors that we should take into consideration if we want to analyze whether Dan and Emma are really dating..
Well, first of all, the two main characters of Harry Potter movie sequel appear to be almost chat together during some press conferences. However, interestingly Rupert Grint “Ronald Weasley”, the third main character, appear to be secluded from both of them even though the three of them are standing/sitting side by side with one another. This may contribute to one of the quantitative approach of interpersonal communication, Dyadic primacy, whereby the tendency of interpersonal communication that breaks down to two-person exchanges. Thus, such scenes might draw the public’s curiosity on the status of Dan and Emma, as the public consider them as a natural “paired-up” who have more things to share in common.
Secondly, both Dan and Emma were almost always seen together, whether it was during the break of movie shooting, CNN press conferences or some TV talkshows. I choose some evidences from these sources because they tend to be more reliable & accurate (as it is more difficult to make up). The closeness may reflect one of the relational formation factors, which is proximity. According to the concept of interpersonal communication, proximity may predispose one to relationship with another that he/she always hangs around with or shares the same space with. Therefore, the fact that Dan and Emma mostly seen hang around or stand close with one another shows that they have a greater likelihood of becoming close friends (or perhaps lovers…)
In summary, I found that both Dyadic primacy and proximity best described both Dan and Emma’s relationship. We may judge how close their relationship based on these two interpersonal communication factors.. Or perhaps if you guys have differing or additional perspectives, feel free to add on….
March 13, 2008 at 8:25 am
I doubt they are dating but who knows right? :p
hmm true that proximity and dyadic primacy can show us one’s relationship but perhaps it can be misleading too? Especially for on screen couples. Because of the screen scenes we tend to link it back to reality, in a way we will be confused with reality and fantasy.
That was just a thought i had, what do you think?
March 13, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Hey darling,
Ha-ha! So scandalous… Nah, I doubt that they’re together. Seriously, in this age, what cannot be done with the internet. This ubiquitous channel that has improved efficiency and convenience in communication has also served to satisfy unscrupulous souls with the hunger to destroy relationships. Look at Edison Chen and his string of photo scandal trouble. To what extent is it not caused by internet and technology?? While senders of the message choose to encode it in a way they want to, receivers might not have the wisdom to discern right from wrong, and with geographical etc limitations, it is not possible for us as receivers of the media to always be able to make well-informed evaluations. So, it might not be fair to judge the people affected although we still enjoy discussing about them anyway. I thought it was a good attempt on your part to pick out what you thought were the best factors that supported your perception, and elaborate on them. Keep going:)
Rach