Audience Responses to Films Film Studies Audience Responses to Films
Gay characters can only be depicted on screen if they show repentance or are portrayed negatively.
6 elements that can affect how audiences respond to films.
Audience responses? Pre and post-viewing; expectations Conditions of reception? Media literacy? Frameworks of interpretation? Fandom? Pleasure? Active/ passive spectators? Readings? (Preferred/ negotiated/ Oppositional?)
Films classified 12A and video works classified 12 contain material that is not generally suitable for children aged under 12. No one younger than 12 may see a 12A film in a cinema unless accompanied by an adult.
Language
Sex
Violence
Violence
Drugs
Wednesday 5th April: Skype Session with BBFC Examiner
New and FINAL! Assessment Assessment 1: Film Theory and Analysis 2 x Grades Assessment 2: Essay on Film Production and Marketing 4 x Grades Assessment 3: Film article
Links for further reading… Beauty and the Beast controversy: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/mar/16/beauty-and-the-beast-disney-gay-scene-malaysia BBFC: Hunt for the Wilderpeople: http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/hunt-wilderpeople-film