Do you think the audiences for most media texts do come 'from all walk of life' or do different kinds of people watch very different kinds of programme. Are there any examples of media texts that you can think of that do seem to have audiences of all kinds of people?
Audiences vary depending on the type of programme that they are watching. What I mean is that the older generationg isn't going to watch something which is based at a younger generation target market. A good example of this would be Misfits, The Inbetweeners and Skins. Therefore, I think that different kinds of people watch very different kinds of programmes. I think this because it depends on what the individual is interested in and what time the programme is on during the day or night. For example, if it was late at night, say 10 o'clock, teenagers and young adults would most likely be watching TV because they have time and want to 'escape' from their lives. This provides refuge and a break from routine. Also, movies which have just come out in the cinemas can affect what different kinds of people would watch them. For example, if there is a movie which has a certificate of a 15, then noone under that age can watch it. This automatically cuts down the audience in terms of age because it is not considered for persons under that age. Last point, peer pressure can affect what people watch tremendously. This is because people automatically want to impress people and to do that they think that they must be interested in whatever the group of people they socialise with are interested in.
Examples of media texts which have audiences of all different kinds of people would be reality and game shows which aren't intellectual. Examples of this would be programmes such as Jungle Run and X Factor. These kinds of shows would be based at a very large target market because they don't require much use of brain power and therefore they are easy to watch. Companies like this aim to do that because they want to get as much viewers as possible.
Another example of a media text would be the news. Everyone in the world will watch the news and therefore it has a huge target market. Even though young children might not be able to understand the news fully because it's in formal language, young children will still watch it and look at the pictures which are shown as there is a narrator explaining what is happening in the pictures. This helps young children understand what is going on because pictures can tell us a lot about what is happening in a particular place around the world.
How much of your media experience is when you are on your own and how much when you are with others?
Media experience varies depending on what you are doing. First example could be if you are going to the cinema. You are more like to go to the cinema with a group of people rather than going on your own. This is because you don't want to be on your own and it is a much better experience when you are with a crowd of people. But, when you buy it on DVD you are less likely to see it with many people because you can watch it in the pleasure of your own home. Although, it depends who is watching TV when you are about to watch a DVD and who has the control for the TV.
Second example, newspapers, books and magazines are things you would do in solitary company because you want to concentrate on reading and not get distracted by doing something completely different. Also, this kind of media experience would want to be done when someone is alone so that music and TV can't put you off and distract from what you are reading. It's also and individual thing because it depends on what that person likes to read.
Third example, a games console is more likely going to be used by males and with other males. This is because males are more interested in playing games than females. Females are less likely going to be playing a games console because they have other things that they would prefer to be doing. This could include talking about the latest gossip, fashion and/or tidying and cleaning up around the house.
An iPod is a media text that is considered to be used in solitary company and therefore people would use it be independant. The iPod is individual itself depending on what the person who is listening to the iPod wants to listen to. After all, people are interested in different kinds of things.
Are there any ways in which you share your experiences of the media with other people who weren't around when you experienced the text?
Probably the main way in which people share their experiences of the media with other people is by telling the face to face about it. If you were to give a bad review about a particular film or game, it could influence what the person thinks about it. Therefore, it might change their mind about going to watch the movie or bying the game because you have given a bad review about that particular product. Also, reading different reviews, going on internet forums and looking at different blogs can influence a person hugely because it might put them off going to see a movie which had really bad reviews. Although, different people do have very different tastes interests.
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