Friday, 20 September 2013

Audience



Coronation Street is a TV show which falls under the soap opera category. It is aired at 7.30 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays so the intended audience is around 14 and onwards. Coronation Street features all kind of characters from Children to Pensioners so people at home watching can relate to a certain character. The viewers can identify themselves as part of an audience.
In this particular clip from this episode, Dev confronts Karl about the murder of his wife and the mother of his children. Uses and Gratifications in scenes such as this make the entertainment in the show, its gives people an escape from reality because they are so gripped on the show. This storyline has been building up for weeks because no one knew Karl was the murderer except himself and the audience so dramatic irony is presented here.
This storyline also blends with social integration because people watch this when then get in from work and then when they go back to work the next day they will be talking about it, things like how will everybody find out about Karl, when will it be revealed and what will Karl do when his secret gets out.
Before this scene you keep seeing camera shots of Dev, this is mediated because Dev has figured out that the murderer is Karl and everybody at home is waiting for him to approach Karl to see how he will react.




Danny Dyer's Real Football Factories is a documentary about real life football hooligan gangs. In this episode he investigates gangs of the midlands but in this part of the show, Birmingham City's notorious football gang the "Zulus". The audience for this would mainly be adults, it also appeals to people who may be affiliated with the gangs, who want to learn about the gangs or entertainment. This links in with a personal identification as some people may have grown up around these people going to football games and bring back memories.
This show shares information like when the gangs were first formed, the background, incidents they've been involved in and why they are a part of it. People who are not familiar with this criminal lifestyle can learn a lot from this documentary. Along with information, this show also features entertainment. It tells stories of violence which people crave to be entertained nowadays. People are used to seeing violent content so they will enjoy the stories and clips of battles in the streets.
There is sense of social integration in this TV show. Football hooliganism was at its peak in the 1980's so many adult's teenage life would be reminisced in this, so people would talk about it to one another, reminding each other of events that happened in the past. In this case it might be the Leeds riot in 1985.
Mediation in this features clips of gangs fighting other gangs to show the audience the terror and fear they give off. By showing intimidating pictures it makes the audience hooked and entertained because they like to see violence.


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