Theory application
Roland Bartes - Semiotics - Life on Mars
Is Sam in a coma or is this reality? What happened to Maya?
Henry Jenkins - Fandom Theory - Zoella
Lots of fan accounts, instagram or tiktok Fan edits on instagram, tiktok and youtube Lots of reaction videos to Zoe's content on youtube Multiple fan-fictions on watpadd
David Hesmondhalgh - Cultural Industries Theory - The Big Issue
Maximise profit and minimise risk by remodelling the magazine and creating a website that people can order copies of the magazine from The magazine has become more politically focused as the topic has become more popular New issue out every Monday
Jean Baudrillard - Post-modernism Theory - Life on Mars
Parody to The Sweeney Pays homage to High Noon with the poster in Gene Hunt's office Simulacra of 1972 Iconography of test card
Judith Butler - Gender Performativity Theory - Vogue
Suggests that to be a woman you have to care about and look after your appearance Suggests women's role within society is to look after children and take care of the household
Stuart Hall - Representation Theory - Vogue
Suggests that women only care about their appearance Suggests it's a woman's role to look after children and the household
Curran + Seaton - Power in Media Industries - The Big Issue
TBI is a smaller, independently owned magazine and therefore results in more choice and more creative articles TBI isn't all about money and is more about spreading awareness and giving money back to the community
Blumer + Katz - Uses + Gratifications Theory - Zoella
The audience uses Zoe's makeup tutorials for educational purposes Zoe's youtube vlogs can be used for entertainment and escapism from reality as some of them can be quite long (40mins) Some audience members may identify with Zoe's personality and opinions or find her content relatable
Tzvetan Todorov - Narrative Theory - Life on Mars
The show starts in equilibrium with Sam doing his job trying to solve the kidnapping crime Disruption occurs when Maya disappears and when Sam is transported to 1972
Liesbet Van Zoonen - Feminist Theory - Vogue
Women are primarily represented in a domestic setting in the set edition Lots of adverts for makeup
Roland Bartes - Semiotics - The Bridge
enigma codes - who killed Helle Anker? Why did they kill her?
David Gauntlett - Identity Theory - Vogue
simple straightforward ideologies of women represented as domestic, nurturing + shallow
Vladamir Propp - Character Theory - Life on Mars
stock characters: fallible hero, damsel in distress, police / detectives, cop duo
Vladamir Propp - Character Theory - The Bridge
stock characters: fallible hero, damsel in distress, police / detectives, cop duo
Steve Neale - Genre Theory - Life on Mars
the show is a hybrid the show has elements of a regular crime show but the sci-fi element of it is different
Tzvetan Todorov - Narrative Theory - The Bridge
the show starts with an immediate disruption and the characters are working towards a resolution to return to equilibrium
Levi Strauss - Binary Opposites - Life on Mars
2006 vs 1972 Sam vs Gene
Clay Shirky - End of Audience Theory - Zoella
Comments on all social media platforms Beauty Curious - comments such as 'lots of love xxx' 'Any foundation recommendations?' 4 selfies of Zoe on her Insta - 220k likes Flowers in a glass post on brand Insta -5.8k likes The audience interacts with @ZoeSugg than @Zoella
Levi Strauss - Binary Opposites - The Bridge
Denmark vs Sweden Saga vs Hanne