Exploring Barcelona's portrayal in promotional videos and fiction films

This article analyzes the projected image of Barcelona using a combination of qualitative visual content analysis and frequency data. The study focuses on 48 promotional videos released by the destination management organization, Turisme de Barcelona, and ten fiction films. The results suggest that...

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Autores: Castro, Deborah, Nieto Ferrando, Jorge, Gómez Morales, Beatriz Maria
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Recursos:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10459.1/468483
Acesso em linha:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annale.2025.100192
https://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/468483
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Barcelona
Projected image
Promotional videos
Destination marketing
Films
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Resumo:This article analyzes the projected image of Barcelona using a combination of qualitative visual content analysis and frequency data. The study focuses on 48 promotional videos released by the destination management organization, Turisme de Barcelona, and ten fiction films. The results suggest that the projected image has been stagnating, primarily in the promotional videos, where the image draws on connotations of Mediterranean and Catalan identity. The fiction films rarely deviate from the image presented in the promotional videos, limiting their potential to diversify Barcelona's image and encourage visits to less popular yet equally representative parts of this tourist-crowded city. However, one of the distinctive contributions of films is their early emphasis on portraying Barcelona as a professional city.