Whether viewers will choose to watch my product and enjoy it was very dependent on certain factors. I did some research and found this was very important in how they relate to the product and make the decision to if they like or dislike the media -
In a discussion a good example was mentioned that wasn't based just around film or tv shows. A class member bought up musician Bruce Springsteen - They enjoyed his music and obviously gained entertainment from watching or listening to him. It satisfied them socially as they were able to attend a Springsteen concert with their parent and having a musical admiration in common with someone from another generation has perhaps become quite rare with the introduction of music that's become engineered intro the latest generation as being the "correct" music to listen to, defeating such common musical interests. They were able to interact with going to the concert and enjoying the experience. Lastly, Springsteen's songs are very much open to relate to as a working class listener and relates to many of his prime time, these values can then be passed down to later generations.
Another debate that was brought up was that "does boredom encourage exciting media content to be viewed" and "does stress encourage relaxing media content to be viewed". On one hand I could agree; for example, I would perhaps be in more of a mood to watch a film like Lock Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels when I am bored rather than stressed as it's exciting and requires a bit of concentration to watch it (not really available when stressed). While when I'm stressed I would watch LA Ink, as I do not have to concentrate. Even though it entertains me, it's a great background program and I do not have to fully concentrate on it. The themes of it also generally relax me. However, if I'm stressed, I may not choose to listen to relaxing music such as Fleetwood Mac, but perhaps listen to aggressive music such as Gallows or Feed The Rhino etc. The anger and "heavy-ness" of this music would create a sort of outlet for my feelings and in the long term make me feel better, allowing myself to share my thoughts with something of similar themes.
Relating to audiences is also very dependent on factors of their own personality and values, such as -
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