How do people make sense of and give meaning
to cultural products?
Big movie companies do huge studies to find out what the
audience want from a film. They also find out how to market their films and
other promotional material
How?
Research by:
Research by:
Surveys
Polls
Focus groups
Questioners
And can also use Blogs and other social media
They also talk to people regularly: show plans and test
screenings to see what there think of the movies. Find out the good ideas and
the bad ones.
What
to think about?
Upbringing
Lifestyle
Culture
Attitudes
Education
Emotions
Knowledge
Expectations are the main one we have to
think!
Joe, there are some good posts so far but still some analyses missing Please use the class notes you have to complete the following:
ReplyDelete- still images from a thriller with comments on suitability of setting, costume, lighting , props etc.
- analysis of two from No Country For Old Men, Se7en or Shutter Island (only one so far)
- analysis of the opening of your own choice of thriller film