With regard to the quotation from Alexis, the realm of mass communication within the scope of this course is a competition between the fans and the favorites.
The fans (or audience) may have a larger picture of previous competitors playing styles and habits, but if they take the message as given, they are not perceiving the whole picture. Their impressions must be deciphered as they have been viewed through the media’s spin. The media manipulates the message the audience receives through editing hours of film into an episode which includes the dramatic parts and few, if any of the mundane scenes in order to entertain viewers.
The favorites (or media) are the voice of experience. They have a better understanding from the media’s perspective as they understand firsthand the reality transformed into episodes. This point of view has the advantage of understanding why and how to edit parts together to convey a story message which is compelling to the audience. This behind the scenes view works only when they understand the functions of combining various tools and tactics to have an impact on the audience’s reactions.
2 comments:
I completely agree with the points you make. I think the people who have played the game in the past have a better understanding of how the show will be edited to make it into entertaining television.
I agree that the media's main objective is simply to entertain the audience. With all of the editing that goes on, who even knows if any of the scenes we watch are even real.
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