VCE Media U3O1 N&I: Introduction to Buffy quiz

The institutional context refers to...

• how the media narrative is read by audiences

• how the media narrative was developed, funded and distributed

• how the media narrative engages audiences

• how the media narrative uses codes and conventions

Answer explanation

The institutional context looks at how the media narrative was developed, funded and how it was expected to be distributed. 

It refers to people and institutions who have a role in the construction, production and distribution of media products and the considerable power they have due to their ability to produce and distribute a narrative to a large audience.

Institutions develop, cast, fund and distribute each media product differently. The way a product is funded, distributed and marketed can fundamentally affect the audience's consumption and reception of it.

The creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer is...

What are the different aspects of Joss Whedon's style?

• The 'loner hero' and superhero teams

• Use of POV shots

• Feminist themes and strong female characters

• Symmetry

What is the key genre combination that makes up Buffy the Vampire Slayer?

• Horror and Sci-fi

• Drama and Western

• Sci-fi and Comedy

• Horror and Teen Drama

The reason why Joss Whedon created the idea for Buffy the Vampire Slayer was...

• Because he had won an Oscar for screen writing

• Because he wanted to write about vampires

• Because he wanted subvert the idea of the blonde girl character in Horror films who was a hero where she had always been a victim

• Because he wanted to make a teen drama