Definitions Flashcards
Define Genre
A media commodity. Has characteristic features known to and recognised by audiences due to repetition of same formula (known as repertoire of elements).
Define Narrative
The way the different elements in a story are organised to make a meaningful story. Some elements can be facts as in a documentary, or characters and action as in a drama.
Define representation
The ways in which the media portrays particular groups, communities, experiences, ideas, or topics from a particular ideological or value perspective.
Define audience positioning and response
To make lots of money – the media industry want the audience to respond positively not negatively.
Define audience appeal and targeting
Targeted through demographics (details to do with a group of people i.e. age, gender and race) and psychographics (details to do with specific people i.e. attitudes, values, emotional responses).
Define marketing and promotion
Industry wants to make maximum profit through their products therefore they will attempt to saturate the market with awareness and accessibility of the product, whenever there is something new.
Define distribution
The way in which products are dispensed to audiences.
Define global appeal
The scale of a product/act’s audience and what makes them liked.
Define regulation
Media regulation is the control or guidance of mass media by governments and other bodies.
What is a media commodity. Has characteristic features known to and recognised by audiences due to repetition of same formula (known as repertoire of elements)?
Genre
What is the way the different elements in a story are organised to make a meaningful story. Some elements can be facts as in a documentary, or characters and action as in a drama?
Narrative
What are the ways in which the media portrays particular groups, communities, experiences, ideas, or topics from a particular ideological or value perspective?
Representation
What is “To make lots of money – the media industry want the audience to respond positively not negatively. “?
Audience positioning and response
What is targeted through demographics (details to do with a group of people i.e. age, gender and race) and psychographics (details to do with specific people i.e. attitudes, values, emotional responses)?
Audience appeal and targeting.
What does this define: “Industry wants to make maximum profit through their products therefore they will attempt to saturate the market with awareness and accessibility of the product, whenever there is something new.”?
Marketing and Promotion
