MS4: Media – Text, Industry & Audience

FILM Case Study: This is England

To explore and evaluate the appeals to an audience of Slumdog Millionaire

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To find evidence of these appeals from both a Textual and an Industry perspective

Audience Appeals

Think back to last year. What different ways can a media text appeal to an audience?

Hints: Consider the appeals particularly associated with film & also remember that increasingly media theorists see the audience as ‘users’ of media.

Narrative

Genre

Issues and Ideology

Uses + Gratifications

Marketing & Promotion

Stars/Director

Awards & Accolades (reviews & prizes etc)

Give your initial reaction: Write down two paragraphs based on

your own thoughts – which of the elements on the right is most

persuasive? What is your evidence?

Slumdog Millionaire & Audience

Audience Appeals meets responses!

As we move from looking at the appeals of the movie to looking at the responses to the film, we need to look at what other people have said about the film.

Find a positive review from the website Rotten Tomatoes – write down what they feel are the appeals of the movie – write down specific quotations that tell us why people should watch the film.

Do you feel that the arguments made by the reviewer are the things that were intended by those responsible for making the film?