Audience questions

1A: When it comes to the mainstreamer I believe a media like ‘Toy Story 3’ would appeal to them as when it comes to the mainstreamer they don’t usually like to be by themselves they usually like sticking with the crew and making sure they don’t watch anything that is away from the mainstream. I believe Toy story 3 would be a movie that the mainstreamer would watch as it is something that makes you talk about it every day so it would be a great conversation piece. Also the mainstreamer needs to feel very secure so this means that they could use this as a piece to relate to people.

The Explorers is basically the polar opposite of the mainstreamer  and so for this reason I believe that the program like ‘Youngers’ the reason for this is that it is a program that does not suit everyone as it is very different to most shows. The reason being is that it is something different as it’s about a group of teenagers trying to become massive music stars it sounds cliché but they all use street talk like bruv. But it shows originality and risk as it is about grime music teenagers and street language. This is for explorers as not many people watch it so does not make many conversation pieces and removes them from the safety of the wolf pack.

The Aspirer would enjoy a media text like ‘Elle’ and the reason being is that this magazine is for people that look up to others for their looks and personality and don’t really like using their own views or personality they believe whatever someone in a fashion magazine is wearing it what they have to wear. They listen to everyone else and change themselves based on that information but when they see people in magazines like ‘Elle’ perfect body, perfect face it is all photoshopped but they believe image is everything so they will look at the image and buy the dress as they will believe they will look like the model if they wear it.

The Succeeder is a person that strives to do the best in life for themselves but also they like to control the group not be controlled and be successful letting nothing step in the way so a show like ‘Dragons Den’ would really suit the Succeeder as this is a show with a group of rich businessmen welcome entrepreneurs to come and shoe them ideas. With the chance of both businessman and entrepreneurs getting a great deal entrepreneurs get a chance to expand and get rich and the businessmen get a chance of getting more money. This means the succeeder would want to watch this as for a brief moment of time they get to relate to someone apart from a mainstreamer they may gain confidence by it if they are act like someone in real life and that person got the money and businessman it might make the succeeder think they can do it as they are exactly like them giving them self-confidence.

1B: I think these categories are very useful to a point because everyone is apart of at least one group and I emphasis apart. The main reason is that I believe that people can be apart of more than one group I believe that as I am apart of more than one for example I really like Inception but I also like the movies Death Note and Battle Royale these films are both Japanese which makes it different already but both are based on Manga’s which are not huge apart from in Japan. This would also make me an Explorer meaning that it has a pothole as not all media texts appeal to people with more than one of the categories. So yes to a certain extent this works but not in all cases as a lot of people do not come under just the mainstreamer they come under a lot of categories.

1C: A program which is on television right now is How I Met Your Mother which is about a group of 5 people who are all in there 30’s and there love lives and the awkward things that happen to them throughout. This program is a sitcom that is on TV in the morning, midday and at Night time which shows this show is for all audiences and that it is a primetime show as it is on at half 8 at night which means it is aimed at all audiences apart from old people and people below 13. I can tell this as it would not be popular enough to be on all day otherwise which means it appeals to people in work and people without work.    

1D: I believe Egoists mostly suit the media text ‘Dragons Den’ as that show is all about thinking of a new and original idea am making the best of life they can from it. That is what a Egoists does they try to make the best of life for themselves so this is the perfect program for them. For the Rebels I think ‘Youngsters’ is the perfect show as this is different to anything else on TV and no one really knows about it so this would be perfect as they could try and make everyone else like it by watching it making everyone else like it as well. The movie ‘Toy Story 3’ is great for Groupies as everyone talks about it and 99 percent of people like it so if they really wanted to fit in they could join in or start a conversation about it. The ‘Elle’ magazine is perfect for Trendies as they would copy the dresses or any clothes in the magazine just the peer group is in approve of the person filling them with a lot of joy. Finally for How I Met Your Mother is perfect for Drop-outs as this show is on most of the so as they just flick through the channels they could just go onto it and get a few laughs for 5 minutes or even the whole show if they want. Also whenever you join in the program you are not out of the story as they explain everything in the jokes that are said in the show. Meaning anytime you watch is perfect.