ST AUDIENCES Flashcards

1
Q

When is the show set?

A

1980s

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2
Q

What is the target audience?

A

30-45

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3
Q

What are 2 examples of intertextual references in ST?

A

ET and The Goonies

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4
Q

How does the main protagonists being children help target and engage?

A

Younger audiences

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5
Q

Who are 2 strong female audiences that engage female audiences?

A

Eleven and Joyce

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6
Q

What is the genre of ST?

A

Sci-Fi, Teen, Horror, Comedy

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7
Q

What is it called when there are multiple genres?

A

Hybridity

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8
Q

Who is the theorist of genre theory?

A

Neale

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9
Q

How is the audience positioned across the boys?

A

Sympathetic as they are victims of bullying

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10
Q

How do we feel sympathetic for the boys? How is this communicated?

A

High angle shots

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11
Q

What does the school offer to viewers?

A

Familiarity

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12
Q

What does the series play on?

A

US audience fears of big technology and government conspiraries

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13
Q

What did the budget allow for the show to do?

A

The casting of famous actors e.g Winona Ryder

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14
Q

What is there in the show that encourages viewers to continue to watch further episodes?

A

Enigma codes

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15
Q

What is the online marketing campaign and hashtags a example of a theory?

A

Shirky - End of audience theory

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16
Q

What does the hashtags allow audiences to do?

A

To voice their opinions and get involved

17
Q

Fans made fan art and their own wiki pages, what theory is this?

A

Jenkins - fandom

18
Q

What did the trailers target?

A

A global audience

19
Q

What did the mobile game help target?

A

Casual gamers and people who may enjoy the retro graphics

20
Q

What does the crossover partnerships with Fortnite and Minecraft help target?

A

Young audiences

21
Q

What theory links with the idea of the US audience fears?

A

Gerbner - that the world is a scary place etc