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audience effects theory

  1) Write a definition of a  passive  audience:  Consume media without engaging with it 2)  Write a definition of an  active  audience:  Someone who actively engages with media and doesn't passively take it in 3) Write a definition of the  hypodermic needle  theory:  Lead to uniform behavior which means they also don't want it INFORMATION/SURVEILLANCE:      BBC NEWS - Shows new information around and also sends in surveillance like evidence PERSONAL IDENTITY: Religion- This is a personal belief which does not allow anyone else to change it DIVERSION/ENTERTAINMENT: Cineworld- Is a place where u can watch entertainment and also is a self diversion RELATIONSHIPS: Social life - This means they will depend on their relationship with someone or something The blue planet  clip shows the audience enjoyment by showing interesting underwater plants and animals. The visuals are relaxing and beautiful, letting the audience...

Reception theory

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1) What is the preferred reading of a media text? When the producer wants the audience to follow their beleif 2) What is the oppositional reading of a media text? When the consumer takes in the opposite beleif which is not intended by the producer 3) How does the Harry Brown trailer position the audience to respond to the teenage characters in the film? Most teenagers just cause problems and they also they do unsafe and dangerous acts causing safety isues in their local areas 4) Why might young people reject this reading and construct an oppositional reading of the trailer? They might think that teenagers are jst like kids which are innocent and that they still have a long way until they grow up prefered  5) Talking about prefered reading the producers might want the consumers to think this new burger (big mac) which is representing the meal being a sandwich is a tasty new option u can now buy from mcdonalds. This also allows consumers to wanting to buy a new product from a famous ...

demographics research

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 Age: most likely 18+ This is because in the poster you can clearly see its a horror movie involving blood which in cinemas is over a certain age limit.This means it is restricted to a smaller amount of people due to the age limits the movie holds. gender: typically ane gender male or female This is because a horror movie generally doesnt bring a certain type of gender meaning any sort of gender is allowed to watch whithout being affected by anything. Education: highchool to 6th form This is because anyone under age could mean there is a age limit meaning they cant watch it but over highschool age 16+ might be a small chance that you can watch it  Social class: middle class I chose middle class because maybe people who are lower class might watch it as it could be a cheap film also upper class because it would be like pocket change to them going to movies to watch a film whith money Race Any race can watch this because this film isnt mentioned to a certain type of people and r...

Demographics and Psychographics

  1) What information do media companies use to create a demographic profile of their audience? Answer:Age Gender Race Social class Job placement Location 2) Why are media companies and advertisers increasingly using audience profiling and not just demographics? This way they can even earn more people to join in whith their business making them more profit and this way they can beat other companies 3) What are the seven different Pychographic groups?    The struggler The mainstream The resighned The explorer The reformer The aspirer The struggler 4) Write a brief summary of what each Psychographic group is seeking or motivated by.   The mainstream: Mainly focus on family and big famous brands whithing the 4cs living in the world of domestics The aspirer: People who mainly focus on other people then themsleves and are caring on their fashion driven by the crowd The reformer:They are independent people who are often percived as intellectual and pride them selves whith ...

blog feedabck post

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  denotation and conotation improved and finished complete and ordered the correct image in place whith no duplicates more improved poster analysis and added camera shots and miss en schene