ACTION ADVENTURE FILMS

AUDIENCE BENEFITS

LEARNING OBJECTIVES• Explore why

audiences enjoy and like action adventure films so much.

• Revise Blumler and Katz’ theory about audience benefit.

• Apply this theory to the action adventure genre.

WHY DO ACTION ADVENTURE FILMS APPEAL TO SO MANY?

Action adventure is one of

the most popular film genres.

Audiences love this genre!

This is shown by how

successful they are globally!

YOUR FIRST TASK…• In front of you are

a number of statements given by fans of ac/ad.

• Read through them.

• Write down three things that these statements tell us about why audiences like action adventure.

You have now read the

statements…

…what do they tell us about

why audiences like and

enjoy action adventure?

BLUMLER AND KATZ…• These theorists

say the media helps and benefits us.

• They say that the media offers five benefits.

• Can you remember what they are?

THE FIVE BENEFITS…• Social

Interaction

• Education/infor

mation

• Escapism

• Identifying with

others.

• Entertainment

THE FIVE BENEFITS…

•Some

•Elephants

•Eat

• Ice cream

•Everyday

DISCUSS…

Can action adventure films

provide the five benefits?

How?

AC/AD & BLUMLER & KATZ

• Social Interaction - watching with others, discussing the film with others.

• Education/Information - you could learn more about a particular historical or scientific topic.

• Escapism - ac/ad films provide a diversion from stress or boredom AND they transport you to a more exciting world.

• Identifying with Others - we can relate to or empathise with the characters situation.

• Entertainment - action adventure films excite and amuse us and drag us to the edge of our seat.

THE FIVE BENEFITS…• We are now

going to watch the trailer for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

• You will focus on one of the five benefits and record how the film provides that benefit.

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THE FIVE BENEFITS…• Blue piece of

paper - focus on social interaction.

• Pink piece of paper - focus on escapism.

• Green piece of paper - focus on identifying with others.

• Yellow piece of paper - focus on entertainment.

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PRESENT…

On the piece of coloured

paper, write down how the

clip provides that benefit…

NOW REFLECT FULLY…• Fill in the grid in

front of you.

• Using the ideas

we have just

discussed, record

how the Harry

Potter film

provides the four

benefits featured

in the activity.

NOT SURE?

There are lots of ideas on

the board! Ask my

permission first, though!

FINISHED?

Well done! Consider this: is

there any potential for us

to learn anything from the

film?