ST AUDIENCES Flashcards
When is the show set?
1980s
What is the target audience?
30-45
What are 2 examples of intertextual references in ST?
ET and The Goonies
How does the main protagonists being children help target and engage?
Younger audiences
Who are 2 strong female audiences that engage female audiences?
Eleven and Joyce
What is the genre of ST?
Sci-Fi, Teen, Horror, Comedy
What is it called when there are multiple genres?
Hybridity
Who is the theorist of genre theory?
Neale
How is the audience positioned across the boys?
Sympathetic as they are victims of bullying
How do we feel sympathetic for the boys? How is this communicated?
High angle shots
What does the school offer to viewers?
Familiarity
What does the series play on?
US audience fears of big technology and government conspiraries
What did the budget allow for the show to do?
The casting of famous actors e.g Winona Ryder
What is there in the show that encourages viewers to continue to watch further episodes?
Enigma codes
What is the online marketing campaign and hashtags a example of a theory?
Shirky - End of audience theory
What does the hashtags allow audiences to do?
To voice their opinions and get involved
Fans made fan art and their own wiki pages, what theory is this?
Jenkins - fandom
What did the trailers target?
A global audience
What did the mobile game help target?
Casual gamers and people who may enjoy the retro graphics
What does the crossover partnerships with Fortnite and Minecraft help target?
Young audiences
What theory links with the idea of the US audience fears?
Gerbner - that the world is a scary place etc
