Media Comp 1. Pt 2

Match the following Uses and Gratification Theory labels to the correct definition.

Surveillance

• Aesthetic and emotional experiences whereby the user gains pleasure.

• To enhance/build relationships with others either through the ability for media products to produce a topic of conversation between people/by substituting friendships on screen

• To learn about new experiences or other people, gain knowledge and satisfy curiosity. 

• Computer games and action films let viewers escape their real lives and imagine themselves in those situations, releasing tension from their everyday lives, shifting their attention from unpleasant to pleasant

• Viewers can recognize a person or product as role models that reflect similar values to themselves and mimic or copy some of their characteristics, building their integrity and personal stability.

Match the following Uses and Gratification Theory labels to the correct definition.

Escapism

• Aesthetic and emotional experiences whereby the user gains pleasure.

• To enhance/build relationships with others either through the ability for media products to produce a topic of conversation between people/by substituting friendships on screen

• To learn about new experiences or other people, gain knowledge and satisfy curiosity. 

• Computer games and action films let viewers escape their real lives and imagine themselves in those situations, releasing tension from their everyday lives, shifting their attention from unpleasant to pleasant

• Viewers can recognize a person or product as role models that reflect similar values to themselves and mimic or copy some of their characteristics, building their integrity and personal stability.

Match the following Uses and Gratification Theory labels to the correct definition.

Personal Identity

• Aesthetic and emotional experiences whereby the user gains pleasure.

• To enhance/build relationships with others either through the ability for media products to produce a topic of conversation between people/by substituting friendships on screen

• To learn about new experiences or other people, gain knowledge and satisfy curiosity. 

• Computer games and action films let viewers escape their real lives and imagine themselves in those situations, releasing tension from their everyday lives, shifting their attention from unpleasant to pleasant

• Viewers can recognize a person or product as role models that reflect similar values to themselves and mimic or copy some of their characteristics, building their integrity and personal stability.

Match the following Uses and Gratification Theory labels to the correct definition.

Personal Relationship

• Aesthetic and emotional experiences whereby the user gains pleasure.

• To enhance/build relationships with others either through the ability for media products to produce a topic of conversation between people/by substituting friendships on screen

• To learn about new experiences or other people, gain knowledge and satisfy curiosity. 

• Computer games and action films let viewers escape their real lives and imagine themselves in those situations, releasing tension from their everyday lives, shifting their attention from unpleasant to pleasant

• Viewers can recognize a person or product as role models that reflect similar values to themselves and mimic or copy some of their characteristics, building their integrity and personal stability.

Match the following Uses and Gratification Theory labels to the correct definition.

Entertainment

• Aesthetic and emotional experiences whereby the user gains pleasure.

• To enhance/build relationships with others either through the ability for media products to produce a topic of conversation between people/by substituting friendships on screen

• To learn about new experiences or other people, gain knowledge and satisfy curiosity. 

• Computer games and action films let viewers escape their real lives and imagine themselves in those situations, releasing tension from their everyday lives, shifting their attention from unpleasant to pleasant

• Viewers can recognize a person or product as role models that reflect similar values to themselves and mimic or copy some of their characteristics, building their integrity and personal stability.

Media products can be classified into categories or

• Media

• Audio/Visual

• Image

• Genre

Media texts uses ________ to create meaning

• Decodes

• Codes

Audiences ________ the text when they read it.

• Decodes

• Codes

What genre would this film be?

• Comedy

• Science Fiction

• Horror

• Romance

What genre would this film be?

• Comedy

• Science Fiction

• Horror

• Romance