1A. The main targeted audience of mad men is 40 – 50 years
old these are generally in the social economic grouping of C1 – A.
1B. Man men can be identified to appeal to that specific
audience in a way as the older generations will have a feeling of nostalgia
because the mise-en scene is clearly representing the 1960s set in New York.
1C. The nostalgia feeling set by the mise-en scene connotations
gives pleasure to the audience because they may reminisce how things used to be
in the past when they were children or they may just enjoy this period in time
which appeals to them for information, entertainment reasons.
1D. There is a narrative sequence where nostalgia is present
this is where the business in mad men go the Jaguar car conference we notice
the old fashioned cars, streets, clothing styles that people had back in the
day the mise-en scene shows a lot of this, also the only time diegetic music is
playing is in this narrative sequence it is of a stereotypical jazzy feeling
which is related to the 1960s music.
2. Lost does target a passive audience because it is done by
a well-known company for its passive audience releases of media texts so it has
audience which is mainly passive, Lost is also shown on at time when the
majority of its passive audience would watch it meaning it wouldn’t be on too
late or too early in the morning.
3. Lost is encoded in many ways to give pleasure to the audience
it includes a lot of action already in every episode to keep the audience
interested and on edge, it also includes a lot of well know actors which may
interest a wide audience range as well as providing a lot of diegetic sound and
effects to make the drama scenes more effective and aesthetically appealing and
even the ending and opening sequence is produced to leave suspense in the air.
4. Lost would have to use less diegetic sound, less action
all the time in the episodes also the use of more encrypted symbols may change
the audience such as adding symbols instead of explaining or showing what is
happening at this point in time. Lastly the use of less famous or famous actors
appealing to the niche audience of mad man would help too.
5. Peaky blinders has been encrypted to provide pleasure to
both active and passive audiences because it keeps a balance by using some
effects and diegetic sounds when the action is occurring attracting the passive
audience but also using more symbols and less diegetic sound attracting the
active audience.
6.The statement “lost is encoded to be inclusive” shows that
the producers made the show to be targeted to a passive audience and also an
active audience to gain a wide range of viewers.
7.The use of a score is important to the passive audience because they judge if a film or series is decent enough to be watched. For example a series with a high rating is very popular and has probably gained awards for its appeal meaning it is more worth a watch than a series that has much lower rating because this may not have any awards or any famous actors in it meaning it is likely to not appeal as much as it should have.
7.The use of a score is important to the passive audience because they judge if a film or series is decent enough to be watched. For example a series with a high rating is very popular and has probably gained awards for its appeal meaning it is more worth a watch than a series that has much lower rating because this may not have any awards or any famous actors in it meaning it is likely to not appeal as much as it should have.
