Audience and Institution

Task 1

1. Do you think the audiences for most media texts do come “from all walks of life” or do different kinds of people watch very different kinds of programme? Are there any examples of media texts that you can think of that do seem to have audiences of all kinds of people?

i think its actually abit of both in a way, everyone has different interests and even if they share the same interests their personality or their stereotype may differ from what they chose to watch on tv, however generally it is the case that different kinds of people watch very different kinds of programmes. for example things with a big count of people tuning in to watch them, eg. Soap opera's (Coronation street, Eastenders, Emmerdale), X-factor/ Britains got talent, programme's on at 'prime time'.

2. How much of your media experience occurs when you are on your own and how much when you are with others?

70% on your own (tv, laptop, phone) and 30% with others (films, programme's etc)

3. How do you experience/consume media (i.e. watch or listen to it)?

tv, ipod, twitter, facebook, films, cinema, blogs, youtube, websites, computer, phone, magazines, newspapers.

4. Are there any ways in which you share your experiences of the media with other people who weren’t around when you experienced the text? List as many ways as you share experiences (e.g. msn etc)

word of mouth, text, facebook, twitter, phone, chatting.

Task 2

McQuail and Katz didn't focus solely on film, but you have to. Try and identify a film for each of the FOUR areas identified by McQuail and Katz

a) the need for information about our geographical and social world news and dra

Hotel rowanda, remember me

b) the need for identity, by using characters and personalities to define our sense of self

and social behaviour film celeb

S.trinians, harry potter

c) the need for social interaction through experiencing the relationships and interaction of

others

My sisters keeper, love actually

d) the need for diversion by using the media for purposes of play and entertainment.

Mean girls, inbetweeners