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David Gauntlet argues that audiences can use TV shows to reflect their own identity. To what extent does this theory of identity apply to the TV shows you have studied?

Audiences pick and choose their own identities using the media texts' ideologies. A way in which audiences can choose their identity is through the opportunity of identifying with characters that may specifically target a particular audience through that character. Audiences can take a variety of identities and interpretations for the TV shows that I have studied, to allow them to appeal to a range of target audiences. 

• identity theory
• mise-en-scene - costume, lighting
• camera work
• reception theory
• power and profit in the media industry
• audience
• fandom theory
• ideologies
• dramatic and upsetting storylines - narrative
• Les Rev- themes of death
• nuclear normal hegemonic family 
• close up shots of Camille looking awkward, relatability to younger teenagers
• wide angle shot of the family's house appeals to middle class audience
• mes - breakfast scene
• Camille opening the fridge wide angle shot - contrapuntal sound - mogwai - targets an existing audience
• tracking shot of Leo walking through brothel positions audience - allegory - ethics of prostitution - audiences will have different opinions
• post-colonial theory - separation of different characters of costume with controversial perspective on racism in the UK

- establishing shot - block of flats, w/c, 

- slow tracking shot

- small, cluttered - reflects the character of Julie being slightly all over the place

- mes - pile of books - she's intelligent 

- horror - texas chainsaw massacre - generic paradigm diegetic sounds of screams and music

- answering the phone - she is blunt

- lives by herself because no one else is there

- costume - baggy jumper and jeans, 

- Les Rev asks the audience what they would do if someone came back to life

- appeal to horror fans - generic convention - a woman by herself at a bus stop at night, raining - lowkey lighting, non-diegetic music

- the bus - colour is dull and washed out reflects Julie to have depression and is tired

- audience can identify with Julie

- representation of women

- representation of men

- Leo

- non-diegetic bassy music creates an uncomfortable ode of address - audience can identify with Leo's discomfort 

- Leo's mes costume, he is tough with scrappy clothes and body language is aggressive

- Stereotypical heterosexual young man, perhaps atypical representation of his behaviour in a brothel.

- controversial scene - taboo topic of sex work

- audiences may either identify with Leo or going to a brothel

- reception theory - preferred - uncomfortable; oppositional - allured.

- lighting - red symbolising - sex and danger

- Victor - he is silent and creepy

- Murderer, scenes of murder - purposefully pushes the audience away.