28th April
Humans Fact Whack
Component 2 is all seen and in-depth.
There will be 2 questions in the TV industry this year, 1 for Humans and1 for Les Revenant.
50 minutes on each industry.
Magazines will be a media language question.
15 marks per question.
25 minutes per question.
Humans- Audience
Les Revenants- Representation
How can producers construct an audience?
How can audiences respond/interact/be fans of/ to Humans.
Humans is Sci-Fi.
Sci-Fi targets fans.
Robots and futuristic technology.
Themes- Humanity.
Cyborgs.
Speculative Ethics.
AI.
Synths.
Allegory- Metaphor
Humans Allegory;
Prostitution
Rape
Consent
Racism
Slavery
Humans was produced by Channel 4 and AMC.
Channel4; Skins, Inbetweeners, Friday Night Dinner and Fresh Meat.
Niche Shows
AMC: Mad Men, TWD, Preacher.
To what extent does Humans target a niche audience?
KJ: Yes high extent
Synthy music.
Consumer Culture.
Capitalism.
Green eyes.
Robotic voice.
Objectification.
Voyeurism.
Work.
Ascendant Music.
AI Vs Human.
'What is love?'
Domination/ humiliation
It preys on the sociological ideologies at the current time.
Electronic Music
Dark Mise-en-scene.
Hermeneutic code.
Meta-Narrative- Story about a story.
Use of dark humor.
"I hope she's pretty"
Pornography.
Complicated themes.
Gender Roles are sometimes switched.
Different representations of Synths.
A niche audience refers to a small targeted audience yet more enthusiastic and involved audience. In this essay, I will argue that Humans deliberately targets a niche audience in order to maximise profit and minimise risk. Humans is a science fiction TV show co produced by AMC and Channel 4 and first broadcast in 2015.
P- Use of science fiction conventions.
E- Heavy use of electronic retro synth music makes intertextual reference to German synth artists Kraftwerk. Highly conventional for the sci-fi genre.
A- By using Sci-Fi conventions, it allows humans to effectively target a pre existing fan audience and guarantees profit.
P- Controversial themes including themes of sexual violence.
E- Panning shot of Niska being raped which positions the audience in an uncomfortable position.
A- Anita is frequently sexualised (Van Zoonen) and her buttocks are emphasised through a close up as she's walking away. Highly uncomfortable shots of an attractive East Asian woman being bought by a middle class man
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