Reception Study/ Theory

Reception Study/ Theory provides a means to understanding media texts, by understanding how these text are read by audience, how events and moods can effect they ay an audience understands a film or television show.

In college we watch the film "Vantage Point", in this film the narrative structures break the normal formula, instead of a single protagonist, linear structure narrative, in "Vantage Point" the events of the film are played multiple times from the perspective from numerous characters, in these re-plays details are that we did not know about or see from that point are shown. In the first run we focus on a news crew at the summit in Spain when the President of the USA is shot, the second run is of one of the President's seconds, the third is on a man who we find out is one of the assailants, the fourth is of a man with a camera who records the events, the fifth is of the President, who has been swapped for a double and the sixth and final perspective is of the main assailant and who all of these characters interact in the final act.


I watch a film with an open-mind so I can enjoy it as a whole, some people will focus on the small points and critic it, this is one of the ways the theory works, how people watch a film. Secondly location my effect it, we were in a classroom, this can effect the way watch a film, I was in working mood because I would have to make this blog upon it, in a cinema I maybe in a more relaxed mood not really caring if I have to talk about it. Thirdly Weather, this can effect a person emotions, e.g. if the weather is cold and wet I may be a little grumpy and be more negative about a film. Fourthly who you are watching it with, all in the room were friends so we didn't wish to spoil it, in a cinema there maybe those who just seem to keep in talking and distract you. Anything that happened within the lesson was that the film was stopped so we could have a break, this gave me time to think a piece things together, on previous events shown and how the film may end, I got most of it right, but I was off on a few details.

All in all Reception Study/ Theory show that when you watch a film you cannot rely on one viewing alone, you have to watch it a few times to get a final view.