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AS - Level Media (Exam Part A) Flashcards on Theories, created by Sam Naidoo on 12/01/2016.
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Blumler & Katz: Uses and Gratifications Theory audiences look for 5 things when watching TV/Film: - escape - entertainment - education & information - social interaction - identification
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Young and Rubicam's Audience Classification System Explorer - needs new experiences Aspirer - materialistic Succeeder - enjoys control Reformer - anti-materialistic and interlectual Mainstream - enjoys security, family values Struggler - need escape from their own lives Resigned - enjoy tradition
Two Step Theory 1. product is seen by powerful audiences called "opinion leaders" 2. everyone else decides to follow the opinions of these people
Roland Barthes Code Theory Enigma Codes - elements of mystery in the plot Action Codes - actions carried out in the plot to help the audience work out what is going to happen Semantic Codes - elements of the text which can be deconstructed and analysed to add meaning to the text
Todorov's Narrative Structure Theory 1. Equilibrium 2. Disruption 3. Battle for Resolution 4. New Equilibrium
Vladamir Propp's Character Types Theory - Hero - Villain - Dispatcher - Donor - Helper - Princess / Prize
Steve Neale's Genre Theory 1. audiences enjoy TV shows because of "repetition and difference" 2. there is cycle that a genre goes through: - Form Finds Itself - Classic - Pushes the Boundaries - Homage - Parody
Robert Stam's Genre Theory believes the genre concept doesn't exist and it is too hard to 'pigeon hole' texts to one genre.
Rick Altman's Genre Theory Semantic Elements - visual, easy to identify elements, eg, guns for action Syntactic Elements - these are emotional theme elements such as love, revenge, grief.
Frankfurt School's Hypodermic Needle Theory believes audiences are passive and are controlled by the media. Institutions inject audiences with social messages via the media
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